Violence prevention group to ride CTA rails overnight in effort to deter crime
This comes as one North Side alderman is calling for people not use public transit at night until CTA can prove it's safe.
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This comes as one North Side alderman is calling for people not use public transit at night until CTA can prove it's safe.
A Metra police officer was taken to Rush Oak Park as a precaution and has since been discharged and is back on duty.
A busted pipe left the Cicero Avenue Green Line station on the city's West Side flooded Thursday morning.
A busted pipe left the Cicero Avenue Green Line station on the city’s West Side flooded Thursday morning.
Chicago police said the three male suspects robbed a 15-year-old boy around 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 in Englewood.
Chicago police said the suspects robbed a 16-year-old boy on the platform on Oct. 9, in the 0-100 block of East 35th Street.
CTA trains on the Brown, Green, Pink and Orange lines will not run at all in the Loop this weekend as the agency conducts maintenance. Here's what you need to know.
Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
Chicago police said the robbery happened on Aug. 24, around 7 a.m. at the station at 4000 W. Lake St.
Police said the men approached the victim and wrestled his property away from him after a brief fight.
Michael Korosa is charged in connection with the death of 9-year-old Elijah Flores, who fell down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station.
Esmeralda Lopez believes her son is now a hero to other families, and her own family is looking for someone to rescue them from unanswered questions.
Elijah Flores, who had autism, was with a 22-year-old family friend at the Clinton L Stop in the West Loop on Sunday, Aug. 10, when Chicago police said two men got into a fight with the family friend. Elijah fell down the stairs and later died. Sara Machi reports.
The 9-year-old boy with autism who was critically injured when he fell down the stairs at a CTA Green Line station during a fight on the steps has been declared brain dead. Tara Molina reports.
Police are searching for the driver who crashed into a Green Line station.
The stabbing happened shortly after 1 p.m. at the Central Avenue station on the Lake Street branch of the Green Line, in the South Austin neighborhood.
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
A passenger told CBS News Chicago that the train stopped abruptly and made no loud noises. The operator then announced that the train had derailed, which the agency later confirmed.
"The cause of the incident is being investigated, and the track is being repaired for damages associated with the incident and remains safe for operation," the agency said.
The incident happened on Christmas Eve just before 9 p.m. in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Pastor Corey Brooks saw the photo of the alleged offenders for whom police were looking in the robbery at the 47th Street Green Line station, and recognized all of them. Tara Molina reports.
The CTA employee said he also cannot go to work to do his dream job of fixing buses while he is injured. Sabrina Franza reports.
Police said the suspect approached the victim while on the platform and took headphones from the victim's head by the use of force.
Someone carrying a Palestinian flag was arrested on the platform of the Ashland Green Line stop during a pro-Palestinian march Wednesday night. Jermont Terry reports.
The station along the Lake Street branch opened Monday as a gateway to the West Side, and just in time for the Democratic National Convention at the nearby United Center coming up. Tara Molina reports.
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ideo posted to social media shows damage left behind after a tornado touched down in Southern Illinois.
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An ATM was stolen from a bar on Chicago's Northwest Side early Friday morning. The burglary was caught on the bar's surveillance cameras.
Crews are working to clear a CSX freight train derailment in suburban Harvey, Illinois, early Friday morning.
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ideo posted to social media shows damage left behind after a tornado touched down in Southern Illinois.
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