Proposed Amtrak Bridgeport maintenance facility gets pushback from residents, alderpeople
People in the crowd say their neighborhood is at stake, while Amtrak supporters say this will provide a safe space for Amtrak workers.
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People in the crowd say their neighborhood is at stake, while Amtrak supporters say this will provide a safe space for Amtrak workers.
Amtrak wants to move its maintenance facility from the South Loop to Bridgeport near Rate Field.
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Officer French was shot and killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop in August of 2021.
Nothing was stolen, but police taped off a section of the facility on Sunday morning as they investigated.
Nothing was stolen, but police taped off a section of the facility on Sunday morning as they investigated.
As Amtrak seeks to move its Chicago maintenance from the South Loop to Bridgeport, outraged neighbors of the proposed new site near Rate Field vented their frustration at a community meeting with railroad officials on Thursday.
A judge allowed a school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood to be released with conditions.
A school bus aide charged in connection with a shooting on a bus in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood was set to appear in court for a detention hearing Wednesday.
A man has been charged after a student got hold of a gun on a school bus and fired shots out the window on Monday afternoon.
A school bus window was shot out when a student with disabilities grabbed a gun belonging to the aide and fired, the assistant principal of Minnie Miñoso Elementary said.
Police said a 12-year-old boy grabbed the gun from an unattended bag on the bus, found it and fired a round that hit the bus. The school's assistant principal said the student had disabilities and the man, who the bag belonged to, was a bus aide.
The assistant principal at Minnie Miñoso Elementary said a student with disabilities grabbed a gun belonging to the aide and fired a shot, damaging the window.
Five months until the 2027 mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is leading in early polling, and has a commanding lead in fundraising.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
This past weekend, a minority owner of the Chicago White Sox released a proposal to build a new stadium in the South Loop. On Tuesday, some people from both the Bridgeport and South Loop communities spoke out against the plan.
Both U.S. senators from Illinois have called on Amtrak to provide more information on plans to relocate a maintenance facility from the South Loop to Bridgeport, amid growing backlash from neighbors.
The nonprofit I Am A Gentleman Inc. provided the opportunity Sunday for some young men to shop for new professional clothes.
Chicago police are looking for three men who targeted four businesses in Bridgeport and Bronzeville overnight, on the hunt for ATMs and cash registers.
A community will come together on Monday night to honor a city employee who dedicated his life to making Chicago streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Chicago Department of Transportation employee Riley O'Neil was killed last week while riding his bike in an unprotected bike lane in Bridgeport when someone in a car opened their door in his path, and he fell into the street, where he was hit by a passing vehicle.
A cyclist killed in a crash in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Friday afternoon was an employee with the Chicago Department of Transportation who spent years working on improving the city's bicycle infrastructure.
A Chicago Department of Transportation employee was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding a bicycle on Friday afternoon in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
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