125 Bus – Water Tower Express

Great commuter bus if you live on or near the Magnificent Mile and work in the Loop around Wacker. Considering the horribly packed busses I used to ride down LaSalle or Clark, this ride is downright luxurious. I always get a seat and there are never sketchy people on it.
Warning though — while the morning (southbound) drive is a fast one, the evening (northbound) version can be VERY slow getting tangled in the clusterf*** of traffic on Orleans between the bridge and the Ontario feeder.

I take this bus almost every day. When it actually stops that is. It’s a decent bus and I’ve never seen any homeless or sketchy people on it. Lots of young professionals using it in the mornings.
This bus has not stopped at a scheduled stop twice now that I’ve experienced. On Canal & Lake my mother and I were waiting for it and it just flew right by. We triple checked that it was scheduled and we were at the right stop! That really sucked.
The second time I was leaving Michigan Ave and planned getting on the last scheduled 125 departure from a certain stop. A different bus was leaving the stop but I guess it was still in the way of 125 stopping so it just went by. The guy next to me said, did that really just happen? We were both shocked considering it was dark out and that was supposedly the last one. I was hoping that another would come along but it didn’t. I ended up calling a cab home, which again really sucked since I had been waiting a good 20 minutes in all for that to just happen.

The 125 Bus is convenient for getting from Streeterville /​River North to the NW corner of the Loop and train stations. I use it everyday. It’s express in that it doesn’t make many stops and provides a quick jaunt. Just make sure you can get off where you want to or else you’re along for the ride.