Mass Transit detectives seek to identify suspects in robbery on CTA bus
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.
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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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The victims decided to jump down on the tracks to take pictures and somehow the male touched the energized third rail.
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The victim was on the Pink Line platform when she was approached by the suspect who forcefully took a cell phone from her hand.
The goal is to reduce service delays, make rides faster and improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
If you recognize her, you are asked to call the police.
It's the first phase of a more than $250 million project - replacing nearly three miles of track and rebuilding the Racine station.
It happened on the tracks near 40th and Indiana.
Passengers on board the Red Line train were forced to evacuate.
The Chicago Transit Authority will receive $778,500 just to look into whether reopening a train station is feasible. The station in Englewood at Racine closed nearly 30 years ago.
Police say a gunman approached and shot the 36-year-old victim who was leaving the station.
The original agreement was set to expire at the end of this month.
Dontrell Biggs has been charged with felony counts of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI, and misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, DUI, driving without insurance, and driving the wrong way.
Police say an unidentified woman, between 20-25 years of age, was found unresponsive on the tracks.
Police say a 56-year-old man was sleeping on the train when an unknown man began to go through his pockets.
The boys, ages 12, 16, and 17, were arrested moments after the robbery, in the 100 block of West 35th Street.
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