Security guard shot at CTA Red Line station; suspect charged with attempted murder
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
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The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
An Illinois State Police trooper intiated a traffic stop on the Dan Ryan near 95th Street, but during the stop the occupant of the vehicle got out and fled on foot.
That section has been closed since late July as part of a massive rebuild project - forcing passengers to take buses around the stop.
Chicago Fire Department officials confirmed one person was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital after a shooting near 47th and Archer.
A CTA bus supervisor was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Archer Heights neighborhood. Police said the 55-year-old man and others were standing outside a CTA bus near 47th and Archer around 1:50 p.m., when a passenger in another vehicle began shooting in their direction. The man was shot in the right thigh, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
Free shuttle service will be available between the Medical District and Jackson Station.
It happened near the Midway Orange Line stop Tuesday morning.
Service on the Purple Line from the Loop through Evanston and into Wilmette has been suspended altogether.
The reason for the snag is police activity, but its nature was not immediately confirmed.
Service on the Purple Line has been suspended altogether.
The front-end damage to the bus.
Chicago Fire Department officials said 11 people were taken to hospitals after the crash at the Pulaski Orange Line station.
They said overall, ridership is higher than usual and students returning to class are helping the boost.
The CTA said there were more than 1 million rides on four days in late August and early September.
The two suspects approached the victim, and one of the men beat the victim while the second suspect took their belongings.
The federal government gave the CTA permission to go to the engineering stage of the planning process.
The extension would stretch the Red Line from 95th Street to the Far South Side, with stops planned at 103rd, 111th, 116th, and 130th Streets.
The victim was riding the bus on her way to work when three women and one male got on the bus and began attacking her.
Zander Glass, 20, was arrested Monday, in the 4000 block of South Indiana.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Hospital in fair condition.
What is clear is that, while some crime is down on the CTA, not all crime has dropped.
The transit agency is looking for bus operators and bus mechanics and offering a $1,000 hiring bonus.
Chicago police Mass Transit Unit arrested the teen on Tuesday, in the 4200 block of West Cermak Road.
It's unclear what the person's condition was.
A CTA Red Line train hit a person at the State and Lake station in the subway. The Chicago Fire Department said it was responding to a call of a person under the train.
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