CTA employees worried about safety after 2 violent incidents along Blue Line
Union leaders now say their members who work for the CTA are so scared that they do not want to come to work. Sabrina Franza reports.
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Union leaders now say their members who work for the CTA are so scared that they do not want to come to work. Sabrina Franza reports.
Three suspects were then taken into custody, ISP said.
The chain of events started with a robbery targeting a delivery driver on Chicago's West Side.
The chain of events started with a robbery targeting a delivery driver on Chicago’s West Side.
Police have released surveillance images of the robbers, and asked anyone who recognizes them to contact CPD public transit detectives at 312-745-4706.
Marcus A. Phelan, 41, James E. Schoeberl II, 38, and Ryan A. McManimen, 29, all were charged with home invasion.
Odell Wright, 49, of Chicago, was found guilty of aggravated robbery by a jury after a three-day-long trial back in December.
Deron Wolfe, 19, from Rantoul, Illinois, was arrested on Friday in the shooting that killed Jesse Kendall in October.
The victim was identified as Jesse Kendall, an Elgin School District U-46 student. Two other teens were also shot.
Police said there was an exchange of gunfire between the attempted robbers and the victim, a concealed carry license holder.
A federal jury convicted Tarandle Lee, 45, of Bolingbrook, for his involvement in robberies of three banks and a credit union between September 2021 and April 2022.
Police said a group of four men surrounded two women in the Pedway connecting the Red and Blue lines, stole one woman's purse, punched her, and threw her into a wall.
Jemaal Muhammad, 20, was charged with two felony counts of robbery, one felony count of robbery with an indication of a firearm, and one misdemeanor count of theft.
The incident happened on Christmas Eve just before 9 p.m. in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
The robberies all happened in the early morning hours Friday, Dec. 6.
Police said the man robbed and beat a 20-year-old man while riding a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train between the Sox-35th and Cermak-Chinatown Red Line stops.
The medics were not armed, and they did not know if the robber had a gun. Nevertheless, they managed to flip the script with their bare hands.
A man claiming to have a gun tried to rob the two paramedics in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Monday. Darius Johnson reports.
Police said the boy has been charged with four counts of aggravated battery, four counts of robbery, two counts of attempted robbery, one count of armed robbery, and one count of aggravated robbery.
The thefts happened on Dec. 5 and 7 during the afternoon and evening hours.
No arrests have been made in either robbery. Police have not confirmed if the two incidents are connected.
Police said the pair approached the passenger on the train and attempted to take their belongings.
Police scanner reports said the robbers took $50,000 to $90,000—as well as the driver's gun.
A Brinks armored truck is believed to have been robbed.
In one incident, the robbers displayed a knife. The robbers were wearing black hooded sweat shirts and ski masks, police said.
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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.
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Cardinal Blase Cupich oversaw couples celebrating 50 years of marriage. More than 300 romantic partners were in attendance for the ceremony.
President Trump wrapped up a weekend-long trip to Ireland on Sunday, but not before making headlines for his thoughts on Irish unification and artificial intelligence.
In a post on Instagram, the rapper said "a racist pilot" decided to cancel his private plane and he wasn't able to book another one in time to do the show.
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Three of the victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other two were taken in fair condition.
One of the largest Mexican independence parades in the Midwest kicked off at noon Sundy and there was no shortage of people.
The 15-year-old girl is facing murder charges after CPD said she pushed a man from a moving CTA Red Line train on Labor Day.
Saturday's concert was supposed to be his first headlining performance in Chicago in 14 years.
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.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
The White Sox, who have lost 10 of their last 14 games, begin a three-game series Monday in Cleveland.
The Pirates (75-75) closed out a 4-2 stay in Chicago. They swept the White Sox before dropping two of three against the Cubs.
The team's previous season opener record was a 45-7 win over the Packers in 1948.
Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
The Cubs won their second straight as the Pirates dropped a second straight after winning nine of 11.
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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.
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Dorian Smith spent much of his time at the Grant Park skate park, where skaters knew him as Avery. His father said the family is distraught. No one is in custody.
