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Yahoo
01-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Beloved CTA worker dubbed the ‘Queen of Armitage Avenue' honored for decades of service at retirement party
GLENWOOD, Ill. (WGN) — The Lincoln Park community on Friday celebrated a longtime CTA employee who has greeted passengers for decades. Chicago residents hosted a retirement party for Janet Martin, who has served the neighborhood at the Armitage Brown Line station for 25 years. Known as the 'Mayor of the Armitage Brown Line' and the 'Queen of Armitage Avenue,' CTA passengers in Lincoln Park say Martin's infectious smile has greeted them for 29 years. So, for a final time Friday, Martin relayed the greeting so that many have become accustomed to hearing over the last three decades. Left on read? 'Ghosting' more than likely living in Chicago, survey finds 'Good afternoon, passengers,' Martin said with a smile to a chorus of cheers and applause. Speaking at the retirement ceremony, Martin expressed gratitude to the many faces she has come to know over the years. 'You know I love you. I know I'm going to miss every last one of you,' she said. 'But you're still going to be in my heart.' The Chicago City Council also designated Friday, Feb. 28, as 'Janet Martin Day.' Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley also had Martin's years of service and kindness put into the congressional record. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
28-02-2025
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- CBS News
After 32 years, CTA worker celebrates her retirement with help from Lincoln Park community
After more than 30 years of dedication to the Chicago Transit Authority, a beloved customer service worker on the Brown Line is retiring. That many years of service deserve a big party. There may not have been many retirement parties held at CTA stations before, but this one seemed to bring out the whole community—all celebrating Janet Martin. Janet has been with the agency for 32 years, 25 of which as a customer service representative at the Armitage Brown Line Station. Thursday was her last day, but her booth at the station on Friday was filled with flowers and cards from a very grateful community. Neighbors in Lincoln Park came together to throw Martin a party and to say thanks. Community members said she went above and beyond in her job by being helpful, caring, and kind—genuinely interested in people's lives and their pets, especially dogs. Martin said the people she's met over the years on the job have become family, and she's never had a day quite like this. "It's never happened before, so I'm enjoying every bit of it. I love people and my mother always told me 'be nice to other people. You never know what they're going through in life.' So, I've always took that and run with it and helped people along the way as I go," She said. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) also attended the celebration with a proclamation, signed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, declaring Feb. 28 "Janet Martin Day" in Chicago.
