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CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr., CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, Chicago Scholars, and Walsh-Fluor Design-Build Team announced today that three Chicago Public School seniors have been awarded scholarships from the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund,” which provides assistance to CPS students who want to pursue construction and engineering related college educations and future careers. Read More about CTA, CPS, Chicago Scholars, Walsh-Fluor Announce Final “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Student Winners for 2023-2024 Academic School Year

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today announced that applications are now being accepted for the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, an innovative program that provides a path for economically disadvantaged youth to pursue education and careers in construction and engineering. Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Is Now Seeking Applications from CPS High School Students

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr., CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and Walsh-Fluor Design-Build Team announced today that two Chicago Public School seniors have been awarded scholarships from the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund,” a program that provides financial assistance to CPS students who want to pursue construction and engineering-related college educations. Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Student Winners for 2022-2023

Mayor Lightfoot, the CTA and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced that applications are now being accepted for the third year of the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, an innovative program that provides a path for economically disadvantaged youth to pursue education and careers in construction and engineering. Download Document

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval Carter Jr., joined by Senator Dick Durbin, Representatives Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Alderman Tom Tunney (44th Ward), and other dignitaries today announced the completion of the Red-Purple Bypass and announced the start of demolition work to reconstruct 100-year-old elevated track structure north of Belmont Red Line station. The North Belmont Red-Purple Reconstruction project will remove a curvature in the tracks be​ Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA, City and Federal Leaders Commemorate Completion of New Red-Purple Bypass, Announce Upcoming Historic Work in Red & Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. and CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson announced today that three Chicago Public School seniors have been named recipients of the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, launched by CTA and the Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One project contractor Walsh-Fluor in 2020. Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Student Winners for 2021-2022

Mayor Lightfoot, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today announced that new applications are now being accepted for the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, an innovative program that provides a path for economically disadvantaged youth to pursue education and careers in construction and engineering. Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Now Accepting Applications from CPS High School Students

Mayor Lightfoot, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today announced that new applications are now being accepted for the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, an innovative program that provides a path for economically disadvantaged youth to pursue education and careers in construction and engineering. Download Document

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. and CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson announced today that three recent Chicago Public School graduates have been named recipients of the “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”, the first students to be awarded these scholarships sponsored by the CTA's Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project. Download Document

In partnership with Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) contractor Walsh-Fluor and nonprofit Chicago Scholars, CTA unveils college scholarship program for low-income Chicago youth Read More about Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce New Scholarship Program to Help Students Pursue Education and Careers in Construction