City still not talking after three gunpoint robberies on CTA
Four different people were held up at gunpoint on CTA 'L' trains and platforms in three separate incidents Thursday morning.
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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.
A man was stabbed on a Red Line train Tuesday morning at a subway station in the River North neighborhood.
CBS 2 pushed for answers about violent crime on the CTA Monday – in the wake of a shooting, a stabbing, and another attack added to the list of crimes on our public transit since Friday night. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
CBS 2 pushed for answers about violent crime on the CTA Monday – in the wake of a shooting, a stabbing, and another attack added to the list of crimes on our public transit since Friday night.
CBS 2 Chicago pushed for answers about violent crime on the CTA Monday – in the wake of a shooting, a stabbing, and another attack added to the list of crimes on our public transit since Friday night. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The number of violent attacks on the CTA keeps climbing.
A man was shot on the CTA bus Sunday just after midnight, according to police.
Police are warning residents Sunday of robberies in South Loop with the most recent occurring Saturday.
A man was stabbed in the chest during an altercation near the Roosevelt Road CTA station late Friday.
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd), who this week suggested spending the $12.5 million in proposed gas giveaway money on CTA safety, told us in a statement that the current safety plan isn't working.
The Chicago Transit Authority recently added unarmed security guards, and we wanted to know if the effort is working. As CBS 2's Tara Molina reports, officials did not provide answers Thursday.
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd), who this week suggested spending the $12.5 million in proposed gas giveaway money on CTA safety, told us in a statement that the current safety plan isn't working. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A CTA train operator was recovering Tuesday, a day after being pushed onto the train tracks at the Granville Red Line stop in Edgewater.
A train operator was shoved onto the tracks on the CTA Red Line Monday night, amid a trend of continued crime reported on the city's trains. The operators' union leader told CBS 2's Tara Molina enough is enough.
A CTA train operator was recovering Tuesday, a day after being pushed onto the train tracks at the Granville Red Line stop in Edgewater. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
A CTA train operator was shoved onto the tracks at the Granville Red Line station in Edgewater Monday night.
A CTA train operator was shoved onto the tracks at the Granville Red Line station in Edgewater Monday night.
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Fire crews were seen at the 'L' tracks at Wabash Avenue and Lake Street.
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