Chicago Transity Authority.: Chicago Government PaymentsGovernment payee
as recorded by Chicago: CHICAGO TRANSITY AUTHORITY.
This payee is itself a government entity, public authority, or public fund, not a private vendor. Its payments appear here because they are on the Chicago city government ledger.
Chicago Transity Authority. is the 16th-largest recipient of Chicago city government payments tracked by SpendLedger. Its payments amount to 1.5% of everything the Unknown Department has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 89% year over year.
$320,478,172total received
78payments
3agencies
Feb 8, 2022 – Dec 30, 2025first / last payment
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Payments by fiscal year
Payments by fiscal year and agency
| Fiscal year | Agency | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | Unknown Department | 22 | $62,166,903 |
| FY 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | 4 | $41,205,968 |
| FY 2025 | Department of Finance | 2 | $6,000,000 |
| FY 2024 | Unknown Department | 19 | $57,862,985 |
| FY 2023 | Unknown Department | 16 | $69,923,634 |
| FY 2022 | Unknown Department | 15 | $83,318,681 |
| Total | 78 | $320,478,172 |
Largest payments by fiscal year
The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.
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FY 2025top 20 of 28 payments$109,372,871
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $41,000,000.00 | – | PO 115455 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Unknown Department | $6,502,197.09 | – | – |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,904,099.72 | – | – |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,662,024.45 | – | – |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,584,359.21 | – | – |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,582,364.57 | – | – |
| May 15, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,552,460.20 | – | – |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,968,577.34 | – | – |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,958,893.33 | – | – |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,916,123.03 | – | – |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,750,844.56 | – | – |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,206,721.85 | – | – |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Unknown Department | $3,430,995.28 | – | – |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Department of Finance | $3,000,000.00 | – | PO 7581 |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Department of Finance | $3,000,000.00 | – | PO 7581 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $126,371.00 | – | PO 270810 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Unknown Department | $75,500.00 | – | – |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $49,410.00 | – | PO 270810 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $30,187.00 | – | PO 270810 |
| May 21, 2025 | Unknown Department | $16,375.00 | – | – |
FY 2024top 19 of 19 payments$57,862,985
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | Unknown Department | $6,533,731.81 | – | – |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Unknown Department | $5,491,279.94 | – | – |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Unknown Department | $5,455,290.76 | – | – |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Unknown Department | $5,189,655.63 | – | – |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Unknown Department | $5,147,060.95 | – | – |
| May 31, 2024 | Unknown Department | $5,050,152.12 | – | – |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Unknown Department | $4,845,320.69 | – | – |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Unknown Department | $4,782,402.98 | – | – |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Unknown Department | $4,683,690.83 | – | – |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Unknown Department | $4,120,825.94 | – | – |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Unknown Department | $3,871,877.34 | – | – |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Unknown Department | $2,672,203.65 | – | – |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Unknown Department | $5,109.60 | – | – |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Unknown Department | $4,359.02 | – | – |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Unknown Department | $3,584.00 | – | – |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Unknown Department | $2,100.00 | – | – |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Unknown Department | $1,925.00 | – | – |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Unknown Department | $1,800.00 | – | – |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Unknown Department | $615.00 | – | – |
FY 2023top 16 of 16 payments$69,923,634
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2023 | Unknown Department | $11,639,190.42 | – | – |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Unknown Department | $6,478,280.79 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Unknown Department | $5,668,493.47 | – | – |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Unknown Department | $5,148,849.06 | – | – |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Unknown Department | $5,086,150.22 | – | – |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Unknown Department | $4,876,508.50 | – | – |
| May 31, 2023 | Unknown Department | $4,596,906.68 | – | – |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Unknown Department | $4,542,807.30 | – | – |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Unknown Department | $4,172,133.12 | – | – |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Unknown Department | $4,031,304.40 | – | – |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Unknown Department | $3,990,945.53 | – | – |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Unknown Department | $3,595,845.75 | – | – |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Unknown Department | $3,518,991.69 | – | – |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Unknown Department | $2,573,578.33 | – | – |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Unknown Department | $3,000.00 | – | – |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Unknown Department | $649.15 | – | – |
FY 2022top 15 of 15 payments$83,318,681
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Purchase order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2022 | Unknown Department | $7,859,195.97 | – | – |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Unknown Department | $7,845,652.55 | – | – |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,920,873.74 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,874,111.11 | – | – |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,792,085.24 | – | – |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,372,068.43 | – | – |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,369,200.75 | – | – |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,346,974.06 | – | – |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Unknown Department | $6,238,455.39 | – | – |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Unknown Department | $5,912,682.26 | – | – |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Unknown Department | $5,882,141.06 | – | – |
| Oct 31, 2022 | Unknown Department | $4,930,804.81 | – | – |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Unknown Department | $4,917,348.21 | – | – |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Unknown Department | $56,697.90 | – | – |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Unknown Department | $390.00 | – | – |
Recent payments
| Date | Agency | Amount | Category | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Unknown Department | $6,120.71 | – | – |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Department of Finance | $3,000,000.00 | – | – |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,662,024.45 | – | – |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Unknown Department | $900.00 | – | – |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $49,410.00 | – | – |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,584,359.21 | – | – |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Unknown Department | $8,250.00 | – | – |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,916,123.03 | – | – |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Unknown Department | $2,250.00 | – | – |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,358.38 | – | – |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,958,893.33 | – | – |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Unknown Department | $11,033.56 | – | – |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Unknown Department | $6,502,197.09 | – | – |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,582,364.57 | – | – |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Unknown Department | $14,204.28 | – | – |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,904,099.72 | – | – |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Unknown Department | $75,500.00 | – | – |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $126,371.00 | – | – |
| May 21, 2025 | Unknown Department | $16,375.00 | – | – |
| May 15, 2025 | Unknown Department | $5,552,460.20 | – | – |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Department of Planning and Development | $41,000,000.00 | – | – |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,750,844.56 | – | – |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Unknown Department | $8,250.00 | – | – |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Unknown Department | $4,968,577.34 | – | – |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Unknown Department | $3,430,995.28 | – | – |
Other vendors serving Unknown Department
- Municipal Employee Pension FD $3,014,848,176
- Cook County Treasurer $1,840,920,574
- Policemens a & B Fund $1,410,477,739
- Amalgamated Bank of Chicago $1,317,947,108
- Zions Bank $858,852,583
- Nationwide Retirement Solution $824,738,719
- Bank of New York Trust $768,529,171
- Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago $702,129,889
- Firemens Annuity Benefit Fund $662,442,132
- State of Illinois Treasurer's Office $531,099,387
VerifiedData refreshed Jul 20, 2026 from Chicago Checkbook (data.cityofchicago.org): 266,585 payments on record, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025. How we verify this data