CTA President Dorval Carter, Jr. announced his retirement at the end of the month after 40 years of service in public transportation. "The City of Chicago is grateful to President Dorval Carter for his decades of service with the Chicago Transit Authority,

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

CTA president and CEO Dorval Carter announced Monday he'll retire at the end of the month. Why it matters: Carter has been under fire in recent years from other city officials and CTA riders who think the leader hasn't done enough to improve service since the pandemic decimated ridership.