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CTA committee moves FarmerBox vending-machine license forward after equity questions

Chicago Transit Authority Board · December 11, 2025
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Summary

CTA staff presented a three-year license with FarmerBox LLC to place specialty vending machines at select rail stations. Directors pressed staff on location choices, pricing parity for pharmacy items and placing machines in communities with reduced pharmacy access.

CTA staff on Dec. 10 presented an ordinance authorizing a license agreement with FarmerBox LLC to install, operate and maintain specialty automated vending machines at designated rail stations.

Staff described three concepts: CVS-branded PharmaBox machines selling over-the-counter pharmacy and hygiene products, FanStand machines selling collectible trading cards, and LuckyBox “mystery” machines. The initial pilot…

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