Chicago transit system getting mobile fare app

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CHICAGO (AP) — Starting next year passengers on Chicago trains and buses will be able to use smartphones to pay.

Transit officials announced Wednesday that a free mobile app will be available in the first half of 2015 from Ventra, the company that produces fare cards.

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