The Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday that chief of staff Nora Leerhsen will take over as acting president of the transit agency when current President Dorval Carter Jr. retires at the end of the month.

CTA chief of staff Nora Leerhsen will be the interim president of the CTA, taking over after Dorval Carter’s retirement at the end of January. She will, for now, take on leadership of an agency that has faced rampant complaints from riders in recent years,

Accusations of mismanagement left the majority of Chicago's City Council to call for Carter’s removal last spring. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.

Carter’s resignation comes as a debate brews in Springfield about whether to combine the CTA with Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority.

Chicago Transit Authority Board members met Wednesday to appoint a new interim leader after longtime president Dorval Carter announced his retirement. “This job can be very

The exec who has fiercely defended the Chicago Transit Authority's independence against calls to consolidate with Metra and Pace is retiring.

Carter has been on the job nearly 10 years. But over the last year, pressure has been ratcheted up to remove him amid questions of safety, cleanliness, and timeliness of buses and trains. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.