Interim CTA President Nora Leerhsen on Wednesday faced questions from members of the Chicago City Council who are seeking to crack down on smoking on trains and buses. Members of the City Council ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to start using cameras on CTA buses to enforce parking laws. The proposed city pilot would establish two separate, two-year pilot programs within ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is looking to expand its efforts to go green with a new fleet of electric CTA buses. The six bright blue buses are designed to provide a cleaner, quieter ride that reduces ...

Chicago aldermen are calling on the CTA to enforce the smoking ban, a problem widely reported on Chicago's mass transit system. A group of City Council members called on the CTA to make data about ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday signed an executive order to elimiate smoking on the Chicago Transit Authority system. Smoking is already banned on the CTA, and a group of Chicago alderpeople ...

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The reporters interviewed transit and campaign officials, transportation planners and bus riders, and rode up and down Flatbush Avenue using a stopwatch. Oct. 26, 2025 Some of the slowest buses in ...