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Pace Expanding Shoulder-Riding Buses
More shoulder-riding Pace buses begin to roam I-55 beginning Monday. WBBM’s Bob Roberts says an even bigger expansion may be in the works.
VIDEO: School Bus Driver Plows Through Flood Water
After days of flooding, it’s something we’ve heard over and over again: Don’t drive through flood waters. But a school bus driver did just that Monday.
Woman Killed In Pace Bus Accident On South Side
A Pace bus traveling south swerved to avoid a pedestrian and crashed into a light pole in the 4600 block of South Halsted Street.
Greyhound Passenger: Bus Left Us Out In The Cold
When a Greyhound bus dropped passengers off at a stop in Iowa, the station was closed, and an Illinois college student and other passengers were left outside in -17 degree weather for an hour. He was wearing only a sweatshirt and jacket.
Woman Shot While Riding CTA Bus
A 57-year-old woman was shot while riding a CTA bus Thursday night in the Hamilton Park neighborhood, authorities said.
Fares Increase Monday For Half Of The CTA’s Riders
The price of a one-day pass will nearly double, from $5.75 to $10. A three-day pass that now costs $14 will cost $20. The seven-day pass will increase in price from $23 to $28 and the 30-day pass will increase in price from $86 to $100.
Police: Woman Left 3-Year-Old Granddaughter On CTA Bus
She remembered the drugs, but not the child. Police say when a South Side who left her 3-year-old granddaughter on a CTA bus in the South Loop was arrested Wednesday night, they found heroin in her pocket.
CTA Buses Now Displaying ‘My Jihad’ Ads
The CTA ads display jihad goals like building friendships, saying fit or marching on despite loss of a child.
Ads Stir Controversy On CTA Buses
Controversial ads have appeared on 10 CTA buses — and the transit agency says it could do nothing to prevent them from running.
CTA To Test Bus Service On Part Of 31st Street
The Chicago Transit Authority will test bus service on a portion of 31st Street for the first time in 15 years, beginning next month – but the line won’t go to the lakefront as activists have hoped.
2 Investigators: Alleged Abuse Leads Parents To Lobby For Cameras On School Buses
The mother and father of twin 3-year-old daughters want to keep their names private — but not their battle. CBS 2′s Dave Savini reports.
Bus, Semi-Truck Collide Downstate
A school bus carrying 6th-grade students from Highland has collided with a tractor trailer near the southern Illinois community of Litchfield.
Two Injured When Car Hits CTA Bus In South Loop
Two people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when the CTA bus they were on was struck by a car in the South Loop.
2 Dead In 6-Vehicle Crash On Dan Ryan
The winter storm turned deadly overnight, as a six-vehicle accident killed two people on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Bus Passenger Says Greyhound Did Little After Man Sitting Next To Her Exposed Himself
College student Lydia Young was traveling from Milwaukee to Chicago when, she says, the guy sitting next to her rubbed her leg and put his hand on her thigh a few times. It got worse, CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman reports.
Visually Impaired Man Dies After Being Hit By Pace Bus
The victim, believed to be in his 60s, had both of his legs run over by the bus near Oak Park, an emergency official said.
Several Injured When CTA Bus Hits Pole
Twenty-six people were injured Friday afternoon when a CTA bus struck a pole on the South Side.
Gay Couple: We Were Kicked Off CTA Bus For Kissing
A man says a CTA bus driver kicked him and his boyfriend off a bus for kissing, and they are considering filing a lawsuit.
Man Who Killed Teen Girl On CTA Bus Sentenced To 70 Years
A South Side man sentenced to 70 years in prison for killing a teenage girl on a CTA bus apologized in court Thursday, claiming the death was “an accident.”
Man, 81, Killed When Bus Hits His Bike In Evanston
An 81-year-old Evanston man is dead, after he was hit by a CTA bus while riding his bike earlier this week.
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- Man Charged With Videotaping Women In Hospital WashroomA poorly secured cell phone in a west suburban hospital washroom that a man had allegedly set up to secretly videotape women in the toilet area was discovered by a woman when the phone fell to the washroom floor on Friday. She alerted police, who then arrested and charged a 49-year-old Franklin Park man with unlawful videotaping.156
- Young Man Shot Outside Old Orchard Shopping CenterA young man was wounded in a shooting in north suburban Skokie Friday night, outside the Old Orchard Shopping Center.227
- 3 Dead, 8 Shot In Citywide ViolenceThree men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night.167
- Orange Line Service Resumes After Train-Pedestrian IncidentCTA commuters were temporarily stymied on the Orange Line during the Friday rush hour after a train fatally struck a man on the tracks.401
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