Chicago police search for 7 people in armed robbery on CTA Red Line
Chicago police on Wednesday were searching for seven people in connection with an armed robbery at the Thorndale CTA Red Line stop earlier this month.
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Chicago police on Wednesday were searching for seven people in connection with an armed robbery at the Thorndale CTA Red Line stop earlier this month.
Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke on Monday announced a new task force dedicated to fighting crime on the Chicago area's mass transit system.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office will announced a new taskforce Monday bringing federal officers on board to help with crime on CTA.
New details were expected Monday about a push to improve safety on Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains.
A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles off-route overnight, Chicago police said.
In a recent State of the Village address, Skokie, Illinois, Mayor Ann Tennes said the north Chicago suburb was in "very preliminary conversations" about an expansion of the CTA Yellow Line.
The Chicago Transit Authority has revised its ridership figures upward for 2025.
The Chicago Transit Authority has revised its ridership figures upward for 2025.
Chicago police are searching for a man wanted in an act of public indecency on a CTA 'L' train in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
The Chicago Transit Authority suspended service on the Green Line on Tuesday afternoon between Harlem and Clark/Lake due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.
CTA officials are still investigating what caused a Yellow Line train to derail last week in Rogers Park, as transportation experts continue to raise concerns about the state of the city's mass transit system and the impact on those who depend on it.
Chicago police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding two suspects in a robbery on the CTA Red Line on Chicago's South Side earlier this month.
Almost 24 hours after a derailment made a mess of the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines in Chicago, the CTA continued to investigate the cause of the incident, and experts were raising concerns about what they called a troubling pattern.
The Chicago Transit Authority broke ground on Friday to extend the Red Line, after decades of promises to stretch the CTA's busiest rail line further south, and concerns that the federal government could cut off vital funding for the project.
A CTA train derailed Thursday evening near the Howard terminal in the Rogers Park neighborhood, disrupting service on the Red, Purple, and Yellow lines for several hours.
The CTA is ending contracts with at least two security companies that have been patrolling trains and stations with unarmed guards in favor of armed police patrols.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with robbing a woman on a CTA Blue Line train on Chicago's Northwest Side, Chicago police said Tuesday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday marked the start of construction season for the Chicago Transit Authority.
CTA officials said this decision will strengthen its system by taking money previously spent on unarmed guards and using it to pay armed police officers. Lauren Victory reports.
The Chicago Transit Authority is ending contracts with at least two security companies that have been patrolling trains and stations. Lauren Victory reports.
Police did not say what led to the incident or provide the victim's condition.
Police did not say why the man fired the shots.
The attempted sexual assault happened on the train between Cicero Avenue and Austin Avenue on Saturday, April 18.
Members of the Cook County State's Attorney's office visited CTA train stations across Chicago on Thursday.
Members of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office visited CTA train stations across Chicago on Thursday.
