Will unarmed guards on CTA be sufficient to curb crime?
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.
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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.
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.
