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 ...

At $28.64 an hour, the top wage rate for Chicago Transit Authority bus drivers ranks third-highest among U.S. transit agencies, according to an analysis conducted for the Tribune.CTA bus drivers ...

The CTA employee is then heard shouting "you better get your a** home, boy," as the man lies motionless on the ground. Madden said he was just trying to defend himself when the second bus driver ...

CHICAGO (CBS)--A CTA bus driver was attacked near 94th and Ashland. According to police, the CTA bus was stopped when a man got on and started beating the driver. The man ran off with the driver's ...

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.

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241, which represents CTA bus drivers, says he has since resigned. Under the transit agency’s rules, that means he could apply for another CTA job in the future.

City health officials confirmed the driver, who operated a bus working out of the Forest Glen bus garage at 5914 W. Armstrong Ave., was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a statement from the CTA.

Keith Hill, president of the local union that represents bus drivers, attended the buzzing fair, his fifth lately. “Staffing levels are low because [CTA] didn’t hire during COVID-19,” said Hill.

The CTA bus driver who ran a red light, lost control of his bus, and caused a pedestrian fatality 10 days ago had worked for the CTA for nine months.