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Loretto fraud trial stalls as CTA reliability faces a reality check
Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 8 min
Loretto Hospital’s former executive saw his $300 million fraud trial delayed as prosecutors seek a new indictment, while Chicago transit watchdogs keep pressing beyond CTA schedules toward delivered trips, cancellations and real wait times.
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Loretto Hospital’s former executive saw his $300 million fraud trial delayed as prosecutors seek a new indictment, while Chicago transit watchdogs keep pressing beyond CTA schedules toward delivered trips, cancellations and real wait times.
In this episode
- $300 Million Fraud Trial For Ex-Loretto Hospital Executive Delayed — Block Club Chicago
$300 Million Fraud Trial For Ex-Loretto Hospital Executive Delayed Loretto Hospital in Austin on Aug. 18, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago CHICAGO — The trial for a former Loretto Hospital executive accused of defrauding the federal government of about $300 million has been delayed. Anosh Ahmed, who resigned as CFO and COO from Loretto Hospital after a series of Block Club…
- Step Back — When the CTA says service is getting better, what should riders actually look at — scheduled trains and buses, delivered trips, wait times, or something else — to know whether the ‘ghost bus’ era is really ending?
Background sources
- Chicago ‘ghost buses’ may be a thing of the past as CTA shares new data with transit apps - WBEZ Chicago — Wbez
- Chicago 'ghost buses' may be a thing of the past as CTA shares new data with transit apps - Chicago Sun-Times — Suntimes
- Regional transit ridership continues to grow in 2025 with 12.3M more rides year-over-year | Regional Transportation Authority — Regional Transportation Authority
- CTA Leaders Tout Ridership Gains, Lower Crime Rates on System | Chicago News | WTTW — WTTW
- What transit riders are telling us: 2025 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results | Regional Transportation Authority — Regional Transportation Authority
- [PDF] sixty-day report - on implementation of executive order no. 2019-2 — City of Chicago
CITY OF CHICAGO SIXTY-DAY REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2019-2 LORI E. LIGHTFOOT MAYOR OF CHICAGO 2 C I T Y O F C H I C A G O • S I X T Y D AY R E P O R T To the residents of the City of Chicago: On my first day as Mayor, I signed Executive Order No. 2019-2, which prohibited any City department from deferring to aldermanic prerogative. What this change means as a practical…