Police: Red Line Rerouted To Loop When Naked Man Gets On Train
Red Line service was rerouted to the Loop 'L' Sunday evening after a man got on a train naked on the Near North Side.
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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.
Interim Chicago Police Supt. Charlie Beck said CPD, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and the CTA will announce a new security plan for the mass transit system next week.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left one person dead and two injured in a Loop CTA tunnel this week.
Red Line subway trains were halted for about 20 minutes downtown midday, after a group of teens suspected of stealing clothes from a Magnificent Mile shop ran onto the tracks.
A CTA bus struck a fence and five police cars early Thursday morning.
Chicago Police said Monday afternoon they have good leads in their investigation of an overnight shooting that killed one man and wounded two others in a passageway between two CTA Loop subway stations.
Three people were shot in a CTA subway tunnel.
The person of interest was seen with Patrick Waldon, who is now charged with the shooting. Anyone who recognizes him should call Area Central detectives at 312-745-8383.
Musbau Hamzat, 37, was arrested on Feb. 10 and has been charged in the stabbing.
A man is in custody after stabbing another man Monday afternoon on a CTA Red Line platform on the South Side.
A car collided with a CTA bus on the West Side on Friday night, critically injuring one person.
Barbara Johnson, of Blue Island, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of criminal damage to property.
Blue Line CTA train service was halted from Wicker Park through downtown to the Near West Side Thursday evening, due to police activity at Clark and Lake downtown.
A convicted felon was in jail Thursday, a day after a violent robbery and shooting that left a man in serious condition on the CTA Blue Line.
A man was shot and wounded on a Blue Line train Wednesday at the UIC-Halsted stop on the Near West Side – in another incident that is part of a spike in crime on the CTA that we have been covering for a while.
Police said the victim was shot in the back around 10:35 a.m. on the third car of a Blue Line train at the UIC-Halsted station at 430 S. Halsted St.
A man has been charged in connection with a string of CTA Red Line robberies involving teens.
Service on the CTA Blue Line was briefly halted near the Clark/Lake stop downtown Tuesday night due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.
Blue Line service resumed late Tuesday afternoon after being temporarily suspended between Damen and Racine due to an unauthorized person on the tracks near Jackson.
The Blue Line was shut down from Wicker Park through the Loop to the Near West Side Monday afternoon after reports of smoke near the Jackson stop.
Antoine Jackson, of Woodlawn, has been charged with one count each of attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse, robbery, and aggravated battery.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said that a 2024 Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound on Butternut Drive when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.
CPD says a Jeep sports utility vehicle crashed into the front of the gas station and an unknown number of suspects exited, went inside and stole the ATM.
A woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg and the officer was also injured due to a ricochet from the gunfire, police said.
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A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
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Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
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The Manhattan District Attorney's Office had ordered it to be seized so it could be returned to Fritz Grunbaum's family. However, an appellate court panel of judges ruled that the judge and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office inappropriately cited a penal law to seize the drawing.
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Organizers said the decision to cancel was difficult, but the "safety of the swimmers, volunteers, staff, and spectators remains the highest priority."
The confrontation between protesters and the agents was caught on video, showing one of the agents using what appeared to be pepper spray.
Heavy rain and storms are prompting flooding concerns in the Chicago area.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said that a 2024 Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound on Butternut Drive when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.
CPD says a Jeep sports utility vehicle crashed into the front of the gas station and an unknown number of suspects exited, went inside and stole the ATM.
A woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg and the officer was also injured due to a ricochet from the gunfire, police said.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
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Notre Dame outscored Michigan State 10-0 in the second half, limiting the Spartans (2-1) to 40 yards of offense over the final two quarters.
The Dream (28-14), who have won three straight and nine of 11, moved a half-game ahead of Indiana, and pulled within a half-game of third-place Las Vegas in the WNBA standings.
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An off duty Cook County Sheriff's correctional officer was among three men injured in a shooting during fight in River North early Saturday morning.
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A second person has been charged with killing a man by pushing him out of a moving CTA Red Line train last week on the South Side.
Darreon Plummer's flight to Washington state after Da'J Flowers was killed was itself evidence he committed the crime, the judge said, rejecting a defense request for electronic monitoring.
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