A student walks off the bus at Willa Cather Elementary School, 2908 W. Washington Blvd. in East Garfield Park, for the first day of school for Chicago Public Schools, Monday morning, Aug. 22, 2022.

Getting around Chicago just got a whole lot smoother: Chicago Transit Authority just announced a brand-new Regional Day Pass ...

Service started in Chicago helps students book ride-hailing cars to get to class on time. ... Only 17,000 of the district’s 325,000 students are eligible for school bus rides.

Officials with bus companies in Chicago say they're facing an extra challenge. Many candidates cannot pass background checks. BRENDYN MORGAN: We'll get, you know, some 2,000 apps in a given season.

Elementary and high school students in the Chicago area can ride for free on Metra, Pace, and the CTA on ... Students 12 and older will pay the full fare of $2.25 for buses and $2.50 for trains.

Citing the district’s progress, Illinois state education officials are no longer formally monitoring Chicago Public Schools to ensure that students with disabilities don’t have overly long bus ...

PiggyBack Network, co-founder and CEO Ismael El-Amin sits in his car for a portrait with the PiggyBack ride-share App Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Chicago.