CTA State/Lake elevated station closure begins, lasting 3 years
The State/Lake Loop 'L' stop has now closed, and won't reopen for three years, as the historic station is completely demolished and rebuilt.
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The State/Lake Loop 'L' stop has now closed, and won't reopen for three years, as the historic station is completely demolished and rebuilt.
The final preparations are under way for the CTA State/Lake station to close Monday for the next three years, as it's demolished and reconstructed.
A 37-year-old man was taken to the hospital after being shot inside an apartment in the Loop.
Chicago police said the 37-year-old man was taken to Northwestern Hospital after being shot in the leg.
Thousands of people packed the Chicago Riverwalk on Wednesday for the city's first-ever nationally televised New Year's Eve celebration.
Chicago is preparing for a big New Year Eve's celebration as we prepare to ring in 2026. Asal Rezaei reports on security measures.
Armani Floyd's father says he doesn't want any other parent to go through what he experienced the night of his son's death.
Even with all the entertainment and pyrotechnics, OEMC is urging people to stay alert, be aware of their surroundings, and report anything suspicious by calling 911.
One man is dead, and another was injured after a shooting on the CTA Pink Line train in The Loop early Tuesday morning.
A woman has been charged with attacking four people with a glass bottle on Tuesday morning in the Loop in downtown Chicago.
A man accused of punching multiple women in the face in the Loop this week was seen wearing an ankle monitor while he did it. Prosecutors said he shouldn't have been out on the street at all.
Chicago police are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted on CTA property in the Loop early Thursday morning.
Two Chicago police officers were injured when a squad car was involved in a crash early Thursday morning on Lower Wacker Drive downtown.
After a night of shopping, the group also warmed up with a little hot chocolate and took pictures by the Christmas tree in Millennium Park.
A rollover crash in Chicago's Loop shut down part of Wacker Drive overnight.
A rollover crash in The Loop is under investigation.
The elevated State/Lake CTA station will officially close on January 5, 2026, to be demolished and reconstructed over three years, the city said Thursday.
A new partnership with the Cook County Clerk's Office will also streamline the process of getting necessary documents.
This comes as the Transportation Security Administration announced a new $45 penalty fee next year for those who are still without it.
A fire triggered alarms at multiple buildings in downtown Chicago over the weekend.
Separately, a fire forced residents from an apartment building in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.
CBS Chicago aired the parade live on television and on the CBS News Chicago streaming channel.
The parade moved along State Street between Lake and Van Buren streets. Darius Johnson reports.
A Chicago youth basketball program on Wednesday mourned the death of one of their own; a 14-year-old boy shot and killed last week in the Loop.
CBS Chicago will be airing the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade as it steps off downtown on Thursday.
