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We know you may be CTA-ed out, but we wanted to remind you about the expiration dates on Chicago cards so you aren't caught with your pants down. Why? Because the Summer of No Pants is over!
Nearly 10,000 cards that some of you have held in your hot little hands for four years are set to expire October 17. The upside is that existing balances can be transferred to new cards, issued free of charge. The downside is that you will lose your balance if you procrastinate, which we are often wont to do.
So if you've had your card for a while, check the dates online or in person. Contact the CTA by phone or in person, and let them know your old card is old hat, and request a balance transfer if you don't want to lose any more money to the agency. Unless you do. In which case, disregard.
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shoot, i was all panicked so I checked the expiry on my card, but then realized this is for the Chicago Card only, not the Chicago Card Plus. Whew!
Wait, I missed the Summer of No Pants AGAIN?
GODDAMNIT!
It's going to hit the Chicago Card Plus too... It's pretty hidden in the FAQ for the card plus, but it's mentioned.
"If I don't use the card for a while, will it still work?
Yes. Each Chicago Card Plus has a life cycle of four years. To obtain a card's expiration date or to order a replacement, call CTA Customer Service at 1-888-YOUR-CTA (1-888-968-7282), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can also check a card's expiration date at the passenger information unit (PIU) located at all CTA rail stations"
Who still has their original Chicago Card Plus? My latest card is about 3 months old. I think this is number 8. To be fair, the post office lost my first one and I lost one, so it's only 5 that have stopped working on me.
alicia is turning pro.
that said, i kind of miss her little "well this is what I really think" editorials at the end of every story. I admit i used to hate it, but now i miss it.
Actually, as one of the guests who complained most vehemently about Alicia's writing, I have to say she's been churning out some pretty good stuff lately. I don't know what happened, but she's improved dramatically.
Way to go, Alicia.
As another one of Alicia's most ardent critics, I too appreciate the recent upswing in writing quality, though the sudden proliferation in semi-redundant linking has made her posts like reading something out of the good old days of the internet.
However, since even Chicagoist is not exempt from Newtonian laws, suck cannot be created or destroyed, merely transferred, so Jocelyn seems to be picking up where Alicia left off pretty handily.