(Wed, Oct 23 2024 12:00 PM to Fri, Nov 15 2024 5:00 PM) EB #31 buses will operate via 31st, Wallace, and 33rd, then resume their normal route on Wentworth.

(Mon, Oct 14 2024 8:00 AM to TBD) 8am to 3pm, daily: NB #146 and #148 buses will operate via State, Wacker, and Wabash, then resume their normal route on Lake.

(Mon, Nov 27 2023 2:00 PM to TBD) #106 buses will operate in both directions via 103rd, King Drive, 107th, Cottage Grove, and 103rd.

(Mon, Aug 7 2023 to TBD) NB #192 buses will operate via Roosevelt, Jefferson, Monroe, and Canal, then resume their normal route on Madison. SB buses are not affected.

(Mon, Aug 7 2023 to Sat, Dec 28 2024) EB #60 and NB #125 uses will operate via Harrison and Jefferson to Monroe. EB #60 via Monroe, Canal, then Washington. NB #125 via Monroe, Canal.

(Mon, Aug 7 2023 to TBD) WB #124 buses will operate Madison, Clinton, ending trips on Clinton between Adams and Quincy. EB via Clinton, Van Buren, Jefferson, and Monroe, then Canal.

(Mon, Aug 7 2023 to TBD) NB #157 buses will operate via Taylor, Jefferson, and Monroe, then resume their normal route on Canal. SB buses are not affected.

(Tue, Nov 12 2024 9:53 AM to TBD) Northbound 125 buses are temporarily rerouted via Wacker, LaSalle, and Illinois near Wacker/Franklin.

(Tue, Nov 12 2024 9:47 AM to TBD) Northbound #37 Sedgwick buses are temporarily rerouted via Wacker, LaSalle, Grand and Orleans due to street blockage near Wacker/Franklin.

(Wed, Nov 13 2024 4:51 AM to TBD) The Harlem-bound platform elevator at Pulaski (Green Line) is temporarily out-of-service.

(Tue, Nov 12 2024 11:23 AM to TBD) The elevator at Loyola (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service.

(Tue, Nov 12 2024 8:34 AM to TBD) The Brown Line platform elevator at H.W. Library is temporarily out-of-service.

(Sun, Nov 10 2024 8:53 AM to TBD) The Howard- and- Loop- bound platform elevator at Davis (Purple Line) is temporarily out-of-service.

(Sat, Nov 9 2024 8:19 PM to TBD) The Orange and Green Line platform elevator at Roosevelt is temporarily out-of-service.

(Fri, Nov 8 2024 11:20 AM to TBD) The 63rd-bound platform elevator at Garfield (Green Line) is temporarily out-of-service.

(Thu, Nov 7 2024 2:54 PM to TBD) The Orange, Pink, Purple and 63rd-bound Green Line platform elevator at Washington/Wabash is temporarily out-of-service.

(Mon, Nov 4 2024 11:45 AM to TBD) The exit -only elevator from the Cottage Grove-bound platform at King Drive (Green Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to a mechanical issue.

(Wed, Oct 30 2024 11:01 AM to TBD) The Loop- bound platform elevator at Southport (Brown Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to elevator upgrades.

(Fri, Oct 11 2024 2:48 PM to TBD) The elevator at 69th (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service due to Hoistway repairs.

(Fri, Jun 28 2024 11:00 AM to TBD) The WB #77 stop on the NW corner at Racine/Belmont will be temporarily discontinued. For WB #77 svc, board/exit at Lakewood or Seminary.

(Wed, Nov 13 2024 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) WB #87 buses will operate via 87th, Racine, 83rd, and Ashland, then resume their normal route on 87th.

(Sun, May 16 2021 to TBD) 81 Lawrence buses operates in both directions via Lawrence, Ashland, Wilson, Broadway and Lawrence.

(Mon, Aug 5 2024 9:00 AM to Mon, Dec 2 2024 5:00 PM) #75 buses will operate in both directions via 74th, Halsted, 76th, Vincennes and 75th.

(Wed, Nov 20 2024 7:00 PM to Thu, Nov 21 2024 12:01 AM) EB #20, #60, and #124 and SB #J14 and #56 buses will operate via Washington, Clark, Monroe and Dearborn, then resume their normal route on Washington.

(Tue, Nov 12 2024 7:30 AM to Tue, Nov 19 2024 5:00 PM) #J14 and #15 buses will operate in both directions via 100th, Yates, 95th, Colfax, 92nd, and Jeffery.

(Sat, Jul 29 2023 5:00 AM to TBD) EB 84 buses operate via Bryn Mawr, Sheridan & Thorndale to Red Line; WB buses begin trips at Thorndale Red Ln, operate via Thorndale, B'way, Hollywood & Ridge.

(Mon, Jun 17 2024 9:00 AM to TBD) NB #54B via Cicero, Cermak, and Laramie, ending at the 54th/Cermak Pink Line station. SB begins at the 54th/Cermak Pink Line, via 54th Ave, Cermak, and Cicero.

(Tue, Nov 12 2024 10:00 AM to TBD) SB #4 and #X4 buses operate via Cottage Grove, South Chicago, Greenwood, 75th, and Cottage Grove. NB via Cottage Grove, 75th, South Chicago, and Cottage Grove.

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(Mon, Oct 21 2024 7:00 AM to TBD) Routing for NB #2 buses (PM rush period trips, only) has been changed due to new area traffic patterns and street alignments on Stony Island.

(Tue, Jan 16 2024 9:00 AM to Sat, Dec 28 2024 9:00 AM) EB #7 via Harrison, Jefferson, and Jackson. NB #37 via Van Buren, Clinton, Harrison, Jefferson, and Jackson. WB #7 and SB #37 buses are not affected.

(Mon, Jun 17 2024 9:00 AM to TBD) WB #21 buses will operate via Cermak, Kostner, 16th and Cicero, then resume their normal route on Cermak.

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