Drop In CTA Ridership Won't Force Cuts In Chicago Transit Service
"We get people to the hospitals, to the grocery store, to take care of their vital needs."
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"We get people to the hospitals, to the grocery store, to take care of their vital needs."
While the advice is to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, not everyone has that option.
"We have to keep the public transit system going," the mayor said. "People need to be able to get to work. Lots of folks depend on public transportation to get to and from."
CTA Red Line trains were rerouted to the elevated lines between the Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown stops Sunday night due to an "unauthorized person" on the tracks at Grand.
A man and a teenager were stabbed on a CTA Red Line train near Argyle early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.
"Mr. Roman is lucky to be alive," said attorney Gloria Schmidt Rodriguez, one of three attorneys representing Roman, who remains hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, after he was shot in the stomach and buttocks on Feb. 28.
"Do I need to have significant injuries for anybody to care?"
Police were looking for an assailant Tuesday evening after a man was stabbed at the Jackson Red Line stop in the Loop.
CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas learned the new policy is not sitting well with some customers and fellow CTA employees.
Fourteen people have been hospitalized following a CTA bus crash in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.
Metra is paying special attention to certain surfaces on its trains to combat spread of coronavirus, while the Chicago Transit Authority emphasized that it cleans its vehicles and stations rigorously as it is.
A disturbing cellphone video has been viewed nearly 2 million times since Friday afternoon, when a Chicago Police officer shot a man during a struggle at the Grand Avenue Red Line station. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reviewed the video Monday with some use-of-force experts.
A man died after trying to catch a train at the Red Line station on Roosevelt Saturday night.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office said it is considering "possible criminal charges" after a Chicago police officer shot a man inside the Grand station.
Chicago police have asked the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to review a shooting in which an officer shot an unarmed man Friday afternoon at the Grand station on the CTA Red Line for possible criminal charges, the state's attorney's office confirms.
A police spokesperson confirmed a police-involved shooting at the station, but could not immediately provide details
"Violence on our [mass transit] system is just not going to be tolerated," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday morning.
City leaders will detail their comprehensive plan for safety on the CTA Friday.
A man was stabbed in the hand on a CTA Blue Line train.
The Chicago Transit Authority on Monday announced plans to allow passengers to board buses through the back door.
Red Line service was rerouted to the Loop 'L' Sunday evening after a man got on a train naked on the Near North Side.
The SWAT teams are being placed on the Red and Blue lines following recent shootings and other violent crimes on the CTA.
The move comes days after a man shot and killed a man in the Jackson CTA tunnel connecting the Red Line and Blue Line.
