An out-of-control CTA bus that plowed into vehicles and killed a pedestrian during the evening rush hour on Michigan Avenue last week exposed systemic weaknesses in the way the transit agency ...

An unruly CTA passenger accused of throwing rubbing alcohol in a bus driver's face after a Friday argument over an expired fare card on the Near West Side was ordered held on $75,000 bond Sunday.

Miller was one of 10 CTA bus passengers — and 13 people overall — hurt in the fatal three-vehicle crash involving a stolen Jeep at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Washington Park neighborhood.

Across CTA trains, buses, and stops, there have been 259 violent crimes through May of this year. ... Hill insisted many of his 6,000 members are now sacred to show up for their shifts.

Officers followed the vehicle to an intersection in the 6000 block of State, where it first struck another vehicle and then hit a CTA bus, according to Chicago police.

Six CTA buses will soon enhance city’s efforts to ticket drivers for blocking bus, bike lanes by: BJ Lutz. Posted: Mar 13, 2025 / 06:18 PM CDT. Updated: Mar 13, 2025 / 06:18 PM CDT.

Since the early 1980s, the CTA has hosted a competition to find the city’s best bus driver. Over the years, it’s expanded to include competitions in mechanical and janitorial categories.

Perhaps more significantly, the CTA wants a more detailed understanding of its more challenging routes - the 40 routes that take buses through the Loop and Central Business District 6,000 times a ...