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The days of buses belching out black diesel soot could be coming to an end.
The days of buses belching out black diesel soot could be coming to an end. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A new pass could be coming that will allow passengers to use both Pace and CTA buses.
The CTA, Metra, and Pace want to thank bus drivers and train operators for being heroes to the city during the pandemic.
Errol Shakes, 51, was arrested for the stabbing, and charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
A PACE bus was involved in a crash on I-94 at 63rd Street early Monday morning.
Pace already paused 73 routes in the spring and now, to save money, Pace wants to cut those routes indefinitely.
In April, both CTA and Pace began allowing customers to board buses through the rear doors, to limit contact with drivers, and slow the spread of the virus.
Pace Bus service was suspended for the second evening in a row Monday night, this time starting at 7 p.m.
Barriers will be installed on PACE busses to protect driver from COVID-19.
Pace Bus said as of Monday, it had seen a 53% drop in bus ridership and a 70% drop in ridership for paratransit services for people with disabilities, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While the advice is to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, not everyone has that option.
"We have to keep the public transit system going," the mayor said. "People need to be able to get to work. Lots of folks depend on public transportation to get to and from."
James Gilliard's snags with the taxpayer-funded Ride DuPage have led to frustrations and even a painful fall.
Snowy conditions were blamed for an accident involving a Pace Bus on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Rosemont late Monday afternoon.
Pace has unveiled its 2020 budget—and it holds some bad news for some suburban riders.
Pace on Wednesday will reveal the changes it plans to make next year to save money – which could include cutting several routes.
"If this was your kid or your child, going through the same thing that I go through everyday, you would feel the same way I feel, because some days, I feel bad."
You'll soon see big purple buses along Milwaukee Avenue on the northwest side of Chicago and neighboring suburbs.
"This is a substantial package and this will address a substantial portion of the maintenance needs that we have in this region."
The crash, which involved the bus and three other vehicles, happened about 7 a.m. on Route 31 north of Oak Street near North Aurora.
The RTA board approved Thursday fare increases for CTA, Metra and Pace as part of the 2018 Regional Transit Operating Budget.
The Regional Transportation Authority board is the last stop for fare increases and related budgetary matters.
Pace strongly defends the service it provides to riders with disabilities, following criticisms from an advocacy group.
The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace announced Friday that the Ventra transit app has been downloaded more than two million times.
Amtrak said two locomotives and eight cars on an eastbound Southwest Chief train derailed after hitting a dump truck at a railroad crossing in the town of Mendon around 12:45 p.m.
Christopher Gunn, who also goes by the name DeBoSki, was arrested on Saturday in Chicago on a charge of making threats involving serious bodily injury or death.
Police on the scene said a stolen vehicle from an earlier carjacking just blocks away was used as the getaway car.
Police said the shooting took place around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Barry Avenue, Clark and Halsted streets.
A 29-year-old man is in serious condition at Northwestern Hospital.
The justices heard arguments in April in the case addressing religious rights in public schools.
"We've seen an uptick in the semi-automatic handguns that are being recovered a crime scenes you know, the more bullets, you can shoot the more people, you can kill."
The Illinois primary is coming up Tuesday, and early voting numbers ahead of that date were down in Chicago. But that has not been the case everywhere.
Antwan Reed, a second grade teacher at the school, said his students came up with the idea to spread their message via a billboard, but realized there would a big hurdle.
Amtrak said two locomotives and eight cars on an eastbound Southwest Chief train derailed after hitting a dump truck at a railroad crossing in the town of Mendon around 12:45 p.m.
Christopher Gunn, who also goes by the name DeBoSki, was arrested on Saturday in Chicago on a charge of making threats involving serious bodily injury or death.
Police on the scene said a stolen vehicle from an earlier carjacking just blocks away was used as the getaway car.
Police said the shooting took place around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Barry Avenue, Clark and Halsted streets.
A 29-year-old man is in serious condition at Northwestern Hospital.
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Ald. Anthony Beale has been trying for more than a year to raise the threshold for speed camera tickets from 6 mph over the limit back to the original to 10 mph.
"We've been trying to right the wrong on this corrupt red light camera/speed light camera system," said Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).
One Chicago alderman is hoping the fourth time is the charm when it comes to changing Chicago's speed camera tickets and fines.
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey spoke with two organizers from Auntie Network USA as they were preparing for the justices' decision.
The Illinois primary is coming up Tuesday, and early voting numbers ahead of that date were down in Chicago. But that has not been the case everywhere.
"The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote.
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, it will be up to the states to decide if abortion is legal; and, if it is, under what circumstances.
The rally and march comes after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade decision Friday.
Former President and former Kenwood neighborhood resident Barack Obama and a surprise visit to Chicago on Friday.
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
How does a City of Chicago water bill for $70 turn into a $10,000 tab from one bill to the next?
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
Panels of outside vaccine advisers to the CDC and FDA both voted unanimously this week to back the shots from Moderna as well as Pfizer and BioNTech.
"We have been trending in the right direction of late with lower case rates and very few hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, so we're happy to see this," Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
The company will get the Clif, LUNA and Clif Kids brands of bars.
The moment Ross hits the airwaves, you know he's doing exactly what he was meant to do.
The Chicago Wolves are now the first American Hockey League team in 22 years to achieve two shutouts in the finals.
Austin Voth and four relievers combined on a one-hitter, Jorge Mateo had a heated exchange with White Sox starter Michael Kopech after getting nailed by a pitch and the Baltimore Orioles beat Chicago on Friday night.
Kyle Hendricks carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Nico Hoerner homered to help the Chicago Cubs to a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
The Wolves are now one win from the Calder Cup, after they topped the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 4 of the finals.
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
The Sueños Music Festival transformed Grant Park into a colorful celebration of Latino culture this past Memorial Day Weekend.
Will the new law make Chicago any safer? CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey is digging into that question.
The Illinois primary is coming up Tuesday, and early voting numbers ahead of that date were down in Chicago. But as CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports, that has not been the case everywhere.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a check on the forecast.
Dozens of people were hurt and at least three people were killed when Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon in northern Missouri, while en route from Los Angeles to Chicago.
Prosecutors said the two men illegally sold 10 firearms to undercover law enforcement officers on Friday.
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