Illinois Senator Dick Durbin looks to expand CTA electric bus program
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"I was definitely taken by surprise, Dana – in a big way," Clinger told CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov.
The longtime "Wild Chicago" host was attacked at the Addison Street station late Monday. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
A stabbing, an aggravated robbery, and an assault on a CTA train operator are three crimes that Chicago Police are no longer investigating. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A stabbing, an aggravated robbery, and an assault on a CTA train operator are three crimes that Chicago Police are no longer investigating.
A stabbing, an aggravated robbery, and an assault on a CTA train operator are three crimes that Chicago Police are no longer investigating. CBS 2's Tara Molina wants to know why.
Several people posted videos of the chaos at the Logan Square stop to social media.
It comes as the CTA announced it is working on deploying 300 unarmed security guards to the entire transit system every day, up from the current 200.
Robberies, stabbings, and shootings are among the violent attacks that have been reported in the CTA system within just the last month.
Robberies, stabbings, and shootings are among the violent attacks that have been reported in the CTA system within just the last month. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
As of just before 9 p.m., Brown Line service was suspended south of Chicago Avenue, Green Line service was suspended east of Ashland/Lake, and Pink Line service was shut down north and east of the Polk station.
The transit agency plans to deploy a total of 300 unarmed guards amid a spike in crime in its system. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Currently, about 200 to 220 are deployed on the system per day, the CTA said.
Currently, about 200 to 220 are deployed on the system per day, the CTA said. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman talked with a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver and some Metra commuters after both agencies said COVID-19 mitigation masks will now be optional.
The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace, and Chicago airports dropped their mask mandates after Gov. Pritzker said masks will no longer be required on public transit in Illinois. CBS 2's Meredith Barack reports.
The move comes after Gov. JB Pritzker said the mandates were ending.
In the letter, the lawmakers asked CTA President Dorval Carter to enact a provision required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, to improve safety for both passengers and transit workers.
Four different people were held up at gunpoint on CTA 'L' trains and platforms in three separate incidents Thursday morning.
After three armed robberies on CTA 'L' trains or platforms early Friday, city officials still are not talking about the issue. So CBS 2's Tara Molina asked an expert.
Four different people were held up at gunpoint on CTA ‘L’ trains and platforms in three separate incidents Friday morning. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A man was attacked while at a CTA bus stop in the Avondale neighborhood Tuesday just before midnight.
A mystery liquid substance is falling from CTA tracks all over the city – and now some neighbors say what they call "L-juice" is damaging their cars.
A mystery liquid substance is falling from CTA tracks all over the city – and now some neighbors say what they call "L-juice" is damaging their cars. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Chicago Police said Tuesday that they will maintain the resources to ensure safety on the city's transit system, following a mass shooting and smoke bomb attack that left 29 people injured in the New York City subway.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
An Illinois State Police squad car was struck and damaged on Route 53 in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Chicago police were on the scene of a SWAT incident in the North Edgebrook neighborhood on the city's Northwest Side.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
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.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
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.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
At 10 p.m. Saturday, police were called to the 4400 block of South Drexel Boulevard, where they found the girl unresponsive.
The driver of a Nissan SUV was transported from the scene and pronounced dead at an area hospital, while the driver of the truck was hospitalized with injuries in an unspecified condition.
Neighbors said 33-year-old Dominique Servant and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment, but kept to themselves.
Suzanne Le Mignot recently celebrated a milestone with her 400th HIIT class at Orangetheory River North, while Mary Kay Kleist shows us an ice chapel built at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
A mother and her boyfriend will appear at a detention hearing on Monday after her 8-year-old son was found dead in their home from apparent abuse and malnourishment.
A driver was killed early Sunday when a sport-utility vehicle hit a Chicago Transit Authority bus in Chicago's Pilsen community.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
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Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
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Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
The Bulls led 104-97 after closing the third period on a 16-2 run, but Denver started the final quarter on a 20-2 spurt to take the lead for good.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
A woman was in custody after another woman was slashed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this weekend.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
