Car Flips Onto CTA Blue Line Tracks
Parts of the CTA Blue Line were shut down early Friday, after a car flipped off an overpass onto the tracks.
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Parts of the CTA Blue Line were shut down early Friday, after a car flipped off an overpass onto the tracks.
Blue Line trains in both directions will operate on the same track between the Grand and LaSalle stations from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m As a result, passengers must board and exit all trains on the O'Hare-bound side of the platform.
A sexual assault suspect was killed Saturday night when he reportedly jumped in front of a CTA train on the South Side.
Senior citizens continue to flood the RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace asking if their free ride cards are still good, in the wake of Gov. Pat Quinn's decision Monday to sign legislation limiting the program to low-income seniors.
Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who spoke to her mother Monday while heading to work on a CTA bus and hasn't been seen or heard from since.
A man who robbed an Evanston cell phone store tried to make his getaway on the nearby CTA Red Line, but police caught up to him after just one stop on the "L" on Tuesday.
The gunfire erupted Monday afternoon near South Shore High School, where the male victims are students.
The newest rapid transit cars on the CTA are heading back to the transit agency's most heavily-used route.
Overnight Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time this week as track construction is expected to cause minor delays.
The CTA will operate special shuttle buses for people attending the 2011 Chicago Auto Show, and will provide service during all show hours on three regular bus routes.
A stalled Red Line train forced the CTA to reroute northbound subway trains to the elevated tracks during rush hour Friday evening.
A security guard contracted by the CTA handcuffed and sexually abused a teenage boy who jumped a turnstile on the Orange Line over the weekend, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday.
Two teenage boys were arrested early this morning and charged as juveniles, after allegedly assaulting one man and robbing another on a Red Line train in the Loop.
A dog described as a pit bull caused a brief ruckus when it ran onto a CTA bus Sunday morning on the South Side.
One person was taken to the hospital this morning, after a car backed into a stopped Brown Line train at the Rockwell station.
Officials at the CTA, Metra and Pace say they are striving for normal weekday service today.
Chicago-area mass transit got back on its feet Thursday, just one day after the snow stopped flying.
CTA Red Line trains were running again Thursday afternoon after a fire in a power box at the Cermak/Chinatown station halted trains during rush hour.
Chicago Transit Authority President Rich Rodriguez apologized Thursday after many CTA trains were delayed or crowded to capacity when commuters began returning to work in the wake of this week's blizzard.
CTA officials say the trusty 'L' is Chicagoans' best bet for getting around in the blizzard, but the rapid transit service has not been spared problems.
North Side CTA Red Line riders were stuck scrambling for transportation Tuesday night during the dangerous blizzard after several trains encountered switching problems.
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Late night Blue Line riders should allow extra travel time early this week as construction will cause boarding changes at three Near North Side stations.
More than a decade ago, Pat Harney was arrested and charged with a DUI in a CTA vehicle. Now, he fills a fleet management position with the City of Chicago.
Evanston CTA riders turned out for the last of four nights of meetings on proposals to renovate the Purple Line and the northern end of the Red Line.
Police in Elgin, Illinois, are asking residents to avoid the area near the Fox River amid an ongoing search on Friday.
Alexander Iniguez Mercado, 20, is accused of deleting a messaging app after the FBI asked him about plans to help carry out a violent attack at the White House on June 14.
Led by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, a group of Senate Democrats suggested the Justice Department violated its internal policies with the creation of the "anti-weaponization" fund.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence in Chicago.
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As an alternative to legalizing video gambling terminals citywide, Bally's offered to open slot machine lounges at O'Hare and Midway, saying the move would replace the $6.8 million the city budgeted from VGTs.
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The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
Environmental and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a petition challenging U.S. Steel Gary Works operating permit renewal.
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The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport.
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Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
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Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
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A woman died, and four others were injured after a boat crash near Chicago's Monroe Harbor overnight.
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A man was injured after jumping from a fire that broke out at a high-rise building in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood on Friday morning.
Five people were injured after a boat crash near Chicago's Monroe Harbor overnight.
The American Red Cross was assisting residents in Merrillville, Indiana, who had faced destruction from severe weather this past month.
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An Uber driver who was assaulted during a ride said he begged Chicago police officers not once but twice for help, but was left to fend for himself.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office has been a part of Illinois' enhanced CTA security plan and state-led task force dedicated to making it safe since the end of March. Their officers have worked more than 4,000 hours a month.
A rideshare driver was shot in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
There was a big honor for a Chicago Bulls legend as Mayor Brandon Johnson declared Thursday to be Horace Grant Day.
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Two people are dead after they were found shot behind a residential building in the Dunning community on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday afternoon.
A registered sex offender was ordered detained until trial Thursday on charges that he sexually abused a 6-year-old girl at a bus stop in Chicago's Chatham community last weekend.
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