CTA worker attacked, pushed onto tracks in Blue Line subway
CBS News Chicago has learned the man was a 27-year veteran of the CTA. The union representing CTA workers is now pushing for more security.
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CBS News Chicago has learned the man was a 27-year veteran of the CTA. The union representing CTA workers is now pushing for more security.
A 70-year-old Chicago Transit Authority worker was attacked and thrown onto the Blue Line tracks in the West Loop Thursday morning. Tara Molina reports.
CBS News Chicago has learned the man was a 27-year veteran of the CTA. As Tara Molina reports, the union representing CTA workers now pushing for more security.
Devastating cuts to Chicago's mass transit system could be delayed until next summer, as regional transportation officials are set to vote on a plan to prevent CTA service cuts.
Esmeralda Lopez believes her son is now a hero to other families, and her own family is looking for someone to rescue them from unanswered questions.
Elijah Flores, who had autism, was with a 22-year-old family friend at the Clinton L Stop in the West Loop on Sunday, Aug. 10, when Chicago police said two men got into a fight with the family friend. Elijah fell down the stairs and later died. Sara Machi reports.
A mother was pleading for information Wednesday as she planned the funeral for her 9-year-old son, who died after falling down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station during a fight on the steps. Sara Machi reports.
This was not the first incident involving a Yellow Line train in the area of the Howard terminal in Rogers Park. Lauren Victory reports.
No one was injured in the Monday night derailment at the Howard terminal. But this was not the first incident involving the Yellow Line in the same area. Asal Rezaei reports.
The Chicago Transit Authority said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line/Skokie Swift train at Howard. The cause was unknown, and no injuries were reported.
The Chicago Transit Authority said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line/Skokie Swift train at Howard.
The 9-year-old boy with autism who was critically injured when he fell down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station during a fight on the steps has been declared brain dead.
The 9-year-old boy with autism who was critically injured when he fell down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station during a fight on the steps has been declared brain dead. Tara Molina reports.
Chicago police said a 37-year-old man was attacked by a group of five or six people on a CTA Red Line train overnight.
CTA officials confirmed trains are rerouted to the elevated lines between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown.
Brown Line trains were standing with major delays at the scene as of just before 6 p.m.
Police said officers arrived shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday at the 95th Street station for a report of a person shot.
No charges have been filed against the man seen in the video instigating the fight on the Red Line. But it is an example of a type of incident on train cars that leads to feelings of unsafety.
No charges have been filed against the man seen in the video instigating the fight on the Red Line Wednesday morning. But as Tara Molina reports, it is an example of a type of incident on train cars that leads to feelings of unsafety.
A CBS News Chicago producer took video of an altercation that broke out on a Red Line train at the North/Clybourn stop Wednesday morning. With no police or security on the train, passengers had to step in to help. Tara Molina reports.
Interim CTA President Nora Leerhsen on Wednesday faced questions from members of the Chicago City Council who are seeking to crack down on smoking on trains and buses.
Three people were arrested after a wild brawl Monday evening with a K9 security team on a CTA Red Line platform on the South Side.
CTA Blue Line train service returned to normal late Tuesday morning, after a false bomb threat temporarily halted trains at the Rosemont stop.
While smoking is already banned on the CTA, a group of Chicago alderpeople called for stricter enforcement of the ban last month.
Meanwhile, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker weighed in Tuesday on Chicago’s massive drop in violent crime. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
