Pregnant, gimpy, overburdened or all three: What's a girl gotta do to earn a seat on the jam-packed El? In the mezzanine level of the Chicago Blue Line stop, there are two bathroom doors.

After cuts in transit service during the pandemic, more than two dozen Chicago bus routes will return to “near pre-COVID-19 scheduled service levels,” in the coming days, according to the CTA.

This Memorial Day, the Chicago Transit Authority kicked off summer with added bus service to beaches, museums, and Navy Pier.

People board a westbound #47 bus on 47th Street at Ashland Avenue on Feb. 28, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) The CTA also considered routes that would connect people to health care ...

Over the weekend, two buses also arrived from El Paso, Texas, the first time El Paso has sent migrants to Chicago since last December. Chicago has now received 71 buses from that city. As of ...

Chicago's CTA holiday train and holiday bus are hitting the roads and rails for a 30th year, and the holiday fleets are offering even more chances to ride. Here's where you can catch Santa and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Transit Authority announced new efforts Thursday to keep bus drivers and passengers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Thursday ...

Chicago Transit Authority ridership has plunged since mid-March, when Illinois’ stay-at-home order went into effect. But the declines in train and bus ridership were much smaller on the city’s ...