Hundreds of passengers get stuck on a CTA train during power outage
The Brown Line was disrupted for hours by the stalled train. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
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The Brown Line was disrupted for hours by the stalled train. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The outage snagged the Brown and Purple lines downtown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The Brown and Purple Line trains were snagged after a train was stopped over the Chicago River at Wells Street. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A man is dead after touching the third rail along the tracks at a CTA Brown Line station in River North Friday night.
The man's death appears to be a suicide, according to police.
Brown Line trains are standing near the scene.
Police said the man made his way onto a billboard mounted on the side of the Brown Line trestle, where he was arrested. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The suspect forcefully took a phone from the victim's hand, police said.
Police are searching for three people who robbed a passenger on the Brown Line in the Loop.
The Brown Line flyover north of Belmont Avenue was touted as an important part of a multibillion-dollar upgrade for the Chicago Transit Authority - so why is there crumbling concrete on the sides of the tracks just a few months after completion?
A woman was hit and killed by a Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line train near the Montrose station Tuesday afternoon.
Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a man on the CTA Brown Line train last week.
An outdoor winter beer festival is coming to Chicago in February, showcasing various breweries from around the Chicagoland area.
That soaring new CTA train trestle that has been under construction in Lakeview for the past couple of years will officially open on Friday.
CTA said trains are moving and normal service is being restored.
Brown Line 'L' service will be shut down from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday from Sedgwick to the Loop.
Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line service was running with delays during the Wednesday afternoon rush due to a problem with a train at the Paulina stop.
Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line trains were halted at the Chicago Avenue stop Thursday evening after a man got stuck while trying to get off a train.
A man stabbed an assailant who was attacking him early Tuesday at the Sedgwick Brown Line station on the city's Near North Side, police said.
A woman died after falling onto Brown Line tracks early Friday morning.
Some CTA train lines are experiencing residual delays following an earlier raised bridge downtown.
Chicago Transit Authority service will resume Tuesday morning, but not all routes will be running.
CTA Brown Line service was halted between the Kimball and Southport stops Saturday evening due to a collision with a car near the Francisco station.
Two people were injured in an accidental shooting near the Belmont CTA station Thursday morning.
CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas learned the new policy is not sitting well with some customers and fellow CTA employees.
Evanston Township High School officials said the entire Loyola Academy student section was removed during a girls' basketball championship game this week, after a spectator shouted a racist remark at a student athlete.
Residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, were asked to shelter in place on Thursday morning.
Chicago's credit rating is being downgraded in the wake of last year's budget battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" was expected in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
Chicago's credit rating is being downgraded in the wake of last year's budget battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA recipients during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to statistics shared with Congress.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from his remaining roles at Harvard over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university confirmed to CBS News.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Barnes & Noble was set to reopen in Skokie on Wednesday, just weeks after it closed.
Trader Joe's is opening a new location in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone and Jelly Roll are among the artists headlining in the 2026 SummerFest in Milwaukee this summer.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton are set to testify before House lawmakers this week as part of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
As we mark the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a new film, "Against the Current," dives into Black resistance.
Aspira operates three high schools, and leaders say the closure of one of them, Aspira Business and Finance High School, could displace hundreds of students in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood.
The country says its border troops shot and killed four people in a U.S. speedboat after the boat occupants opened fire first. Cuba says they were Cuban nationals living in the U.S., allegedly planning to commit terrorism.
CBS News Chicago is live as services begin for Rev. Jesse Jackson following a procession to Rainbow PUSH.
A series of memorial services will begin on Thursday to honor the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, were asked to shelter in place on Thursday morning.
Evanston Township High School officials said the entire Loyola Academy student section was removed during a girls' basketball championship game this week, after a spectator shouted a racist remark at a student athlete.
Chicago's credit rating is being downgraded in the wake of last year's budget battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" was expected in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
The company behind delays in Cook County property tax bills and refunds has sent a letter to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, refusing to work directly with her any longer, accusing her of using foul language and bullying their team.
A family-owned toy company in north suburban Vernon Hills played a pivotal role in the surprise Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down most of President Trump's tariffs.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
The Hornetts handed the Bulls a 10th straight loss, matching their longest slide since January 2019.
The Bears have not received compensatory third-round picks via the NFL's reward for developing minority front office candidates.
While Poles considers his best options to put a roster together for next season, he also has to have future seasons in mind, especially with Caleb Williams still on his rookie contract.
Eight Cubs players and four White Sox players will be leaving spring training to play in the World Baseball Classic.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" was expected in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they say set multiple fires to deal with spiders.
A judge ordered a woman detained until trial in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side.
Tommy Schaefer was sentenced for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of Heather Mack, during a luxury vacation.
