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The screenings are a counterterrorism effort that started in 2014, the Sun-Times reported at the time. Such checkpoints are conducted by officers who randomly search riders' bags for explosives.
Chicago Transit Authority bus drivers staged Wednesday a small protest at CTA Headquarters, in the West Loop, demanding that the agency build staff proper bathroom along routes and do away with the use of port-a-potties.
A 54-year-old man was standing on the CTA platform at the Jackson Blue Line station around 10 p.m., when four men attacked him.
The closure began Monday and will last until mid-May, according to a statement from the CTA.
The boys, ages 18 and 17, were riding the train when the older boy was approached by five male suspects, according to Chicago Police. They battered him and demanded his property.
The rubbish fire started about 5:40 p.m. and was under control soon after, according to the CTA and the Chicago Fire Department.
The accident happened around 9:45 a.m. near the intersection of 79th Street and Kedzie Avenue.
The CTA Red Line subway was rerouted Saturday to the elevated lines between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown due to an animal on the tracks.
Trains on the Red and Green lines were delayed Thursday morning due to track conditions.
President Barack Obama has approved nearly $1.1 billion in federal grant funding for the CTA to improve sections of the Red, Brown, and Purple lines on the North Side.
The second busiest stop on the CTA Green Line is getting a $50 million facelift.
New Year's Eve celebrations are happening across the city on Saturday and Chicago police are already preparing.
The CTA announced late Friday afternoon it will continue operating beyond this weekend the Second Chance program, which employs nonviolent ex-convicts, victims of abuse and other hard-to-place workers.
A vehicle was struck by a Brown Line train Monday afternoon on the Northwest Side.
The CTA Purple Line service was restored between Linden and Central after a branch near the tracks was removed Monday afternoon.
For most of those who use CTA's Park & Ride lots, the increase will be the first since 2012.
The victim got on the Red Line train at the Sox-35th Street station about 1 a.m. on Dec. 12 and was approached by three men who demanded his property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
The Chicago Transit Authority announced Wednesday they will continue their free ride program on New Years Eve in partnership with MillerCoors's Miller Lite.
Officers were following a vehicle taken in a carjacking when it crashed into a CTA bus at 43rd and LaSalle at 8:07 a.m., according to Chicago Police.
A person was struck by a Red Line train Tuesday afternoon on the Near North Side.
CTA workers will take part in a "day of action" across the city Wednesday to demand a fair contract, but will not inconvenience commuters.
The woman fell while getting on a train and became stuck between the train and the platform at the 69th Street Red Line station in the 0-100 block of West 69th Street at 8:11 a.m., according to Chicago Police.
Police spent about several hours negotiating with the man after he was seen running along the tracks on Lake Street between Aberdeen and Morgan streets around 2:30 a.m.
Police were called about 2:30 a.m. for reports of the man running back and forth on the tracks between Morgan and Carpenter, according to Chicago Police.
Chicago aldermen have approved the creation of a new TIF district to help secure $1.1 billion in federal funding for projects to modernize the Red and Purple Lines on the North Side.
