Blue Line Trains Delayed By Debris On The Tracks
CTA Blue Line service was slowly returning to normal Monday morning, after trains were halted more than an hour between the O'Hare and Jefferson Park stops, due to a tire on the tracks.
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CTA Blue Line service was slowly returning to normal Monday morning, after trains were halted more than an hour between the O'Hare and Jefferson Park stops, due to a tire on the tracks.
The man is wanted for aggravated battery after hitting a passenger who asked him not to smoke on an Orange Line train at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 29, police said.
Hoping to make the commute easier for those who transfer from trains to buses, the CTA has installed new bus tracker displays at dozens of rail stations.
News that the Chicago Transit Authority will be purchasing new train cars assembled in Chicago, generated an interesting bit of trivia.
A 63-year-old Chicago man was charged Tuesday with using an illegal device to get some peace and quiet on the CTA.
The Chicago Teachers Union says it wants to "shut the city down" April 1 as it presses its demands for a balanced state budget and higher taxes on wealthy Illinoisans, reports WBBM's Bob Roberts.
The CTA's board Wednesday approved the largest single purchase of rapid transit cars in Chicago history, giving the contract to a Chinese rail manufacturer that has promised to build a final assembly plant on the city's Far South Side.
There is no shortage of entertainment while riding the CTA.
It hasn't been long since the CTA operated the oldest fleet of rapid transit cars in the country. The CTA's board Wednesday is expected to take steps that will make it the newest.
Chicago Police say a man has been charged with using a signal jamming device aboard a CTA Red Line train Tuesday morning.
Police are warning CTA riders of a series of armed robberies in the past two weeks in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
he Chicago Transit Authority is preparing to purchase of more than 850 new rail cars. The head of the CTA is talking about the trains and the possibility of jobs, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Engineering and design giant Parsons Brinckerhoff was chosen Thursday to identify potential routes for high-speed rail service between downtown and O'Hare Airport.
Service along the CTA Yellow Line was suspended for about four hours after a derailment in the north suburbs Tuesday night.
Eight people were hurt when a car rear-ended a CTA bus in Brighton Park Sunday evening on the Southwest Side, authorities said.
A southbound Yellow Line train derailed near the Dempster-Skokie station about 9:30 p.m., according to CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski. By early Friday, service was restored and delays were not expected for the morning commute.
The CTA is putting more security cameras into nearly a quarter of its buses.
The woman, thought to be in her 30s, jumped in front of the train about 8:40 p.m., according to Chicago Police.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA officials have announced a significant drop in crime for commuters last year.
A South Side man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a girl on a CTA platform.
Issues with power and switches caused major problems on the CTA's train lines Thursday morning with some commuters reporting delays of more than an hour.
About 8:30 p.m., the 34-year-old was a passenger on a No. 75 CTA bus traveling east on 75th Street near Martin Luther King Drive when he got into an argument with several people on the bus, according to Chicago Police and CTA spokesman Jeff Tolman.
It happened during a scuffle about 6:15 p.m. at the Western station at 4901 S. Western Ave., according to Chicago Police.
Winter's first bitter blast sent temperatures down to 1 below zero around 6 a.m., with a wind chill as cold as 18 below overnight at O'Hare International Airport.
Three people have been charged with robbing a man on board a CTA Blue Line train early Tuesday morning, Chicago Police announced Wednesday.
A Cold Weather Advisory is going into effect early Monday morning as Arctic air sends temperatures crashing to dangerous lows.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
A teenage driver was killed, and two passengers were critically injured, when a sport-utility vehicle spun out of control and struck multiple houses in Chicago's Park Manor neighborhood early Sunday.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Minneapolis.
The number of ICE detainees exceeded 70,000 for the first time in the deportation agency's 23-year history, according to internal DHS data obtained by CBS News.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
A new report shines a light on electricity shortages that Illinois could face in less than 10 years.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.
Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more people before expanding the emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that its recommendations for childhood vaccines will not be affected by a change in federal guidelines.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
The Lincolnwood Town Center mall in the north Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood has been sold to a developer, the village announced Wednesday.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch and stream the 2026 Golden Globes.
Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago Theatre Week brings value-priced tickets for shows from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15 at Chicago's stage venues. Tickets can sell for $30, $15, or even less.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The Chicago Park District wants to hear from Chicagoans about impactful local park projects they want to see happen.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
Suzanne Le Mignot noticed a CTA bus in Streeterville with a "Go Bears" message, and Kylee Miller visited the Cubs Convention for the first time.
A woman was killed early Sunday in a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Stevenson Expressway.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 7 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
A teenage driver was killed, and two passengers were critically injured, when a sport-utility vehicle spun out of control and struck multiple houses in Chicago's Park Manor neighborhood early Sunday.
Parts of the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs were closed early Sunday morning because of a deadly multi-vehicle crash.
A woman was killed early Sunday in a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
Fire department officials in Chicago's western suburbs said drone technology has been helping keep firefighters safe and make a major impact on public safety.
With the stores becoming a common target for thieves, some of the stores in the Chicago area are taking new steps to fight back.
As thousands of people are expected downtown for New Year's Eve celebrations, Mayor Johnson, the Chicago police, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications are trying to get out ahead of any safety concerns.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Before the game, the Blackhawks honored their three Stanley Cup champion teams from the 2010s, with 29 players from those squads returning to pose with the Cup.
Tre Singleton added 14 points as the Wildcats dropped their fifth straight.
David Mirkovic and Tomislav Ivisic each scored 10 points, all in the second half, for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.
Nico Hoerner made it claer he wants to stay with the Cubs, despite his name being batted around in ongoing trade rumors.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
A teen stood charged Thursday with shooting a young woman in the mouth in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood earlier this week.
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.
