Forrest Claypool

50 Additional Policemen for CTA

By Jessen O'Brien | Published July 27, 2011 | Comments Off

On Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Forrest Claypool and CTA Board Chairman Terry Peterson announced that the CTA will spend $10 million to hire 50 full-time police officers from the Chicago Police Academy to patrol Chicago’s rail and bus stations. “The CTA is proud to announce [...]

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Chicago Transportation Leadership Team Announced

By Yasmin Rammohan | Published April 19, 2011 | Comments Off

Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that he’s tapping Forrest Claypool to run the CTA. Claypool, a former Cook County Commissioner, will take over for Richard Rodriguez, who has been CTA president since 2009. Emanuel also announced that current CTA Board Chairman Terry Peterson will stay on board. And he named Gabe Klein as commissioner of [...]

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