CTA unveils 'Better Streets for Buses Plan' to enhance Chicago's transit

In an effort to revitalize Chicago's streets and bolster public transportation, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Chicago Department of Transportation have launched the "Better Streets for Buses Plan."

What does the 'Better Streets for Buses' plan mean for CTA riders?
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Improvements are on the way for the CTA after the agency unveiled their Better Streets for Buses plan. The CTA's Jennifer Henry joined First at Four to talk about how the plan will impact riders.

3 hurt after car crashes into CTA bus in Calumet Heights

Three people were injured after a car crashed into a CTA bus Sunday night in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood.

CTA Yellow Line service remains suspended after crash that injured 38

As people head back to work following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Yellow Line service remains suspended, more than a week after the Nov. 16 crash near the Howard station that injured 38 people and has spurred several lawsuits.

2 more lawsuits filed against CTA in Yellow Line train crash
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A total of four lawsuits have been filed against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) after dozens were injured in a train crash on the Yellow Line on the North Side last week.

CTA Yellow Line train crash: 2 more lawsuits filed after NTSB releases preliminary cause

The law firm representing victims of the Yellow Line train crash in Rogers Park last week announced two additional lawsuits against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on Wednesday. 

Waukegan family brings woman's body home • Scooby's heads to Hall of Fame • Chicago firefighter dies in blaze

A suburban family is grieving the loss of a loved one whose body was temporarily stuck overseas; a Downers Grove restaurant has been inducted into the Hot Dog Hall of Fame; and the city of Chicago is mourning a firefighter who died battling a blaze in Lincoln Park. 

Preliminary cause of CTA crash released by NTSB
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New details were released Saturday afternoon about a CTA Yellow Line crash that injured dozens of people this week.

Skokie man files second lawsuit against CTA following Yellow Line crash

A second lawsuit has been filed against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) after a commuter train on the Yellow Line crashed, leaving dozens injured Thursday morning.

Second lawsuit filed in CTA crash; Yellow Line suspended
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Clifford Law Offices, filed the case on behalf of Matt Jones, 67, an architect from Skokie, who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital following the crash that injured 37 others, some critically.

Chicago police seek man accused of robbery on CTA train

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who they say robbed a passenger on a CTA train.

CTA Yellow Line train crash: 2nd lawsuit filed by injured Skokie man
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A Skokie man injured after a CTA Yellow Line train crashed into rail equipment Thursday morning has filed a lawsuit. Another lawsuit was filed by an injured passenger just hours after the incident.

CTA Yellow Line service remains suspended due to Rogers Park crash
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Service remains suspended on the CTA Yellow Line between Chicago and Skokie. Commuters can use provided shuttle buses or the #97 Skokie bus. Service has been down since Thursday morning when a train crashed near Howard.