The CTA then refunded the swipe amount minus 1 cent.
CTA refunds $2.49 to Chicago Cards used NYE
January 11, 2010 (CHICAGO) The transit authority tells ABC 7 that they didn't reprogram all the fare boxes to accept a penny for the 14-hour span of the offer.
However, after receiving a few complaints, the
CTA investigated the situation and found that approximately 2,500 customers swiped their cards when they shouldn't have.
