The CTA is increasing bus service to levels not seen since 2019. Sun-Times file Share The Chicago Transit Authority plans to increase bus service to pre-pandemic levels starting Sunday.

The CTA says bus schedules will return to prepandemic levels during the last full week of 2024, marking the fulfillment of the agency’s plan to restore service by the end of the year.

The CTA 4 bus prepares to stop at East 63rd Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago on Dec. 10, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) The analysis, from the Chicago Tribune and the ...

The data also provide insight into how service is distributed throughout the city, as the CTA undertakes a wholesale review of its bus network. CTA officials have acknowledged that returning ...

The Chicago Transit Authority plans to increase bus service to pre-pandemic levels starting Sunday. The CTA’s winter schedule adds more weekday buses on 19 lines and additional weekend buses on ...