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.
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An evening commute on Chicago's Green Line left a woman bloodied and battered, and the person who did it is still walking freely.
The Chicago Sky train runs through the end of the year.
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.
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.
A man was struck by a stray bullet and critically injured late Thursday on a Green Line train in the Washington Park neighborhood.
CTA said trains are moving and normal service is being restored.
The woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
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.
Some CTA train lines are experiencing residual delays following an earlier raised bridge downtown.
A car slammed into a support column on the Green Line 'L' tracks in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday evening.
A woman slashed a man's hand Saturday afternoon on a Green Line train in Englewood, police said.
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
CTA officials determined "human error" was the cause of the June 6 CTA Green Line derailment.
Emergency responders had to use a cherry picker to bring down the injured from the elevated tracks. Some were on stretchers.
"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."
At least one car of a CTA Green Line train derailed Thursday morning, at the 47th Street 'L' station in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
A traumatic assault on a Green Line train has a woman questioning CTA's safety policies. She was grabbed, choked and pulled to the ground by a man she says train operators knew was putting passengers at risk.
A metal plating warehouse in the Fulton Market District will be torn down, after an extra-alarm fire early Thursday caused the roof to cave in, and at least one wall to collapse.
Service on the Green and Pink lines was delayed Thursday afternoon, as officials respond to a medical emergency on the elevated tracks in the Fulton River District neighborhood on the Near West Side.
According to police, seven thefts and robberies have happened in or near the Pulaski, Central Park and Kedzie stations since January.
The $50 million renovation project included architectural features that were inspired by Chicago artist Nick Cave.
Chicago police released images of a man who, on December 12, was suspected of approaching a rider on the Roosevelt stop platform and told the person he had a gun.
A push to rebuild an old stretch of the Green Line along 63rd Street to help tourists get to the Obama presidential library is getting pushback from the very people who first fought to tear down the tracks.
A fire blasted through an apartment building in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood Sunday night.
Two people were hospitalized early Monday after being hit by a car that did not stop in downtown Chicago.
A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being pulled from a house fire in Park Ridge, Illinois, this past weekend.
An inmate and 10 Cook County Jail correctional officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a mattress fire.
Police in Evanston, Illinois, said they are investigating after federal agents allegedly tried to arrest the wrong man this past weekend.
President Trump said that he has agreed to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex," equipped with snipers and drone storage.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Americans are optimistic about scientific advances in AI, but concerned that AI may take jobs.
The vice president headlines a Council Bluffs rally Friday, his second Iowa stop this year. He's been one of the GOP's most visible midterm surrogates, with trips to Kansas, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
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.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
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.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
A fire blasted through an apartment building in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood Sunday night.
Two people were hospitalized early Monday after being hit by a car that did not stop in downtown Chicago.
A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being pulled from a house fire in Park Ridge, Illinois, on Sunday.
Police in Evanston, Illinois, said they are investigating after federal agents allegedly tried to arrest the wrong man this past weekend.
An inmate and 10 Cook County Jail correctional officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a mattress fire.
Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
Police in Evanston, Illinois, said they are investigating after federal agents allegedly tried to arrest the wrong man this past weekend.
Two people were hospitalized early Monday after being hit by a car that did not stop in downtown Chicago.
A fire blasted through an apartment building in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood Sunday night.
A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being pulled from a house fire in Park Ridge, Illinois, this past weekend.
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.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
For the fans, the focus right now is on how Williams and the rest of the team perform on the field. Some are already dreaming of a Super Bowl appearance.
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
The Wiener's Circle made good on their promise twice last season thanks to Caleb Williams and Head Coach Ben Johnson
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.
A man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots at an Indiana State Police trooper and fleeing the scene on Friday afternoon in rural LaPorte County.
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.
Inside the home, owned by Eugene Horsch and connected to his father, R.C. Horsch, authorities have found a trove of digital images, a so-called laboratory of chemicals and a small marijuana grow operation.
