3 knife attacks on CTA stations, trains less than 24 hours

Three people were injured in separate knife attacks on CTA platforms and trains in less than 24 hours.

• May 1

Man attacked, pushed onto tracks at Cicero Green Line stop

Police are looking for a man who stabbed a man at the Cicero CTA Green Line stop Saturday night.

• May 1

Authorities search for two suspects in robbery at Garfield CTA Green Line stop

Authorities is asking the public's help in identifying two people responsible for a robbery at the Garfield CTA Green Line Thursday.

• Mar 27

Police search for two suspects connected to aggravated battery, robbery on Green Line platform

Police are looking for two people who stole a cellphone and assaulted a passenger on a CTA Green Line platform in the Washington Park neighborhood in February.

• Mar 6

Trucks Keep Getting Stuck Under Lake Street Green Line Tracks On West Side, As Calls Mount For Warning Signs And A Fix

For some truck drivers, all they can do is guess and hope they are able to make it under the Chicago Transit Authority Green Line viaduct over Lake Street on the city's West Side. But some drivers end up getting stuck, and blocking traffic for hours.

• Jan 14

CTA Red, Orange, Green Line Trains Left Standing At Roosevelt During Afternoon Rush Due To Police Activity

CTA Red, Green, and Orange line trains were left standing at the Roosevelt stop during the afternoon rush Thursday due to police activity.

• Dec 2, 2021

Woman Tells Harrowing Story After She Was Brutally Attacked By Man She'd Moved Away From On Green Line Train

An evening commute on Chicago's Green Line left a woman bloodied and battered, and the person who did it is still walking freely.

• Nov 3, 2021

Chicago Sky Gets CTA Train In Honor Of WNBA Championship

The Chicago Sky train runs through the end of the year.  

• Nov 1, 2021

Police Search For Man Who Robbed 2 People At Knifepoint On Green Line At Roosevelt Stop

Police on Tuesday were asking for help from the public in finding a man who held up two passengers at knifepoint on a Chicago Transit Authority 'L' train car last week.

• Sep 14, 2021

University Of Chicago Student, Max Lewis, Dies After Being Shot On CTA Green Line

The 22-year-old University Of Chicago student shot on a Green Line train at the 51st Street stop has died, the university confirmed Monday.

• Jul 5, 2021

Person Shot On CTA Green Line Is University Of Chicago Student

• Jul 2, 2021

Man Struck, Critically Injured By Stray Bullet While Sitting On Green Line Train At 51st Street

A man was struck by a stray bullet and critically injured late Thursday on a Green Line train in the Washington Park neighborhood.

• Jul 1, 2021

Trains In The Loop Delayed After CTA Reports 'Minor Fire'

CTA said trains are moving and normal service is being restored. 

• Jun 29, 2021

Woman Attacked Near CTA Green Line, Police ID Suspect In Stabbing Death Of Anat Kimchee

The woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.

• Jun 24, 2021

Man Stabbed Outside CTA Green Line Stop In South Austin

Around 3:30 p.m., a man was stabbed on the sidewalk on the 4700 block of West Lake Street. The victim then ran into the Cicero stop on the Green Line to ask for help.

• Sep 12, 2020

CTA Green, Pink And Brown Lines Delayed Due To Earlier Raised Bridge Downtown

Some CTA train lines are experiencing residual delays following an earlier raised bridge downtown. 

• Jun 20, 2020

3 Injured, 1 Flees Scene After Car Hits Green Line Support Pole In West Garfield Park

A car slammed into a support column on the Green Line 'L' tracks in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday evening.

• May 6, 2020

Man Slashed By Woman On Green Line Train In Englewood, Police Say

A woman slashed a man's hand Saturday afternoon on a Green Line train in Englewood, police said.

• May 2, 2020

Loop CTA Trains At Standstill Because Of Disabled Green Line Cars

• Feb 21, 2020

Driver Who Hit And Killed Man On West Side Got Out Of Car, Looked, And Left, Witnesses Say

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

• Aug 27, 2019

CTA Officials Cite 'Human Error' As Cause Of CTA Green Line Derailment

CTA officials determined "human error" was the cause of the June 6 CTA Green Line derailment.

• Jun 25, 2019

Passenger On Derailed Train: 'I Hope This Car Doesn't Tilt And Fall Over'

Emergency responders had to use a cherry picker to bring down the injured from the elevated tracks. Some were on stretchers.

• Jun 6, 2019

Still No Answers On Why A CTA Green Line Train Derailed

"We won't know until we get the train into the shop and do an inspection and find out if there's any damage or if it was something that was wrong with the train itself."

• Jun 6, 2019

Green Line Train Derails At 47th Street 'L' Station

At least one car of a CTA Green Line train derailed Thursday morning, at the 47th Street 'L' station in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

• Jun 6, 2019