Feb 15, 2026
A CTA bus crashed into a Near West Side apartment building Saturday night after a driver with a baby in her car ran a red light and struck the bus, according to authorities.The bus was traveling south on Damen Avenue around 9 p.m. Saturday when a 32-year-old woman driving a white sedan ignored a red light and turned on to Damen and hit the bus, according to Chicago police. The bus then crashed into an apartment building in the 2000 block of West Washington Boulevard, a couple blocks away from the United Center.The driver and her 11-month-old passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. A 59-year-old passenger on the bus was also injured and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.The sedan driver was issued a citation, police said. The Damen bus route was rerouted around the crash until 5 a.m. Sunday, according to the CTA. ...read more read less
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