Police Search For Assailant Who Robbed, Stabbed Man On Purple Line Train Downtown
Police on Tuesday issued a community alert after a man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA Purple Line train downtown.
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Police on Tuesday issued a community alert after a man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA Purple Line train downtown.
The Chicago Transit Authority reported numerous problems in its 'L' train system Monday night due to track-switching problems.
The CTA said service on the Purple Line Express was suspended shortly after 9 a.m. due to debris on the tracks near the Lawrence 'L' stop.
Police on Tuesday afternoon apprehended a man who was pulled what looked like a handgun on a CTA train at the Wilson stop.
A teen was stabbed late Wednesday afternoon near the busy CTA Red-Brown-Purple Line Belmont stop.
Red, Purple, and Yellow line trains were snagged Tuesday evening, after body was found beneath the tracks near the Loyola station and the CTA said a train "may have been in contact" with the victim.
The CTA officially broke ground Wednesday on a huge new project to make the commute easier for riders who take the Red, Purple, or Brown lines on the North Side.
Chicago Transit Authority Red Line trains were not running north of Belmont, Purple Line trains were also snagged, and Yellow Line trains were suspended altogether after a person was hit by a train at the Jarvis stop.
The CTA said Brown and Purple line trains have stopped near the Sedgwick station, due to an "incident involving a train."
There were heavy delays on the Red and Purple lines after a shooting on Monday afternoon following a shooting at the Argyle CTA stop, according to Chicago police.
Monday, March 18 is "Transit Driver Appreciation Day," and the CTA is celebrating its employees with a series of tweets highlighting its bus drivers and train operators.
The CTA is reporting "major delays" after an incident on the Red Line near Rogers Park Sunday.
Service on the Red, Brown, and Purple lines has been disrupted, after a train hit a person at the Belmont station Monday morning. CTA officials said passengers on the Red, Brown, and Purple lines should expect major delays Monday morning.
"This grant funding will ensure the CTA's aging infrastructure can keep pace with the growing demand for its services."
The elevated structure would separate Brown Line tracks from Red and Purple Line tracks just north of Belmont, eliminating a bottleneck for CTA trains, and speeding up the commute on the North Side.
According to the Fire Department, the body of a 20-year-old man was found on the 'L' tracks just south of Fullerton around 6:30 a.m.
A signal problem near the Clark/Lake station has disrupted or delayed service on the Brown, Pink, Orange, Green and Purple lines.
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 CTA Purple Line service was restored between Linden and Central after a branch near the tracks was removed Monday afternoon.
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.
With a funding source in place, CTA can apply for $1 billion in federal matching funds for the work, about half the cost of the project.
CTA Purple and Red line trains are operating Friday with residual delays after an earlier fire near Wilson.
Police in north suburban Evanston released photos Saturday of three people suspected of trying to rob two Northwestern University students — one of them successfully — early Friday near a Purple Line CTA station.
Once completed, the $90 million rehabilitation will provide smoother, more reliable rides for the more than 40,000 customers who ride Purple Line Express and Brown Line trains each weekday, according to a statement from the CTA.
For six weeks, CTA will test a mid-evening Purple Line Express train.
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