CTA Blue Line disrupted on Chicago's West Side after hammer attack
Police said a woman came up and grabbed a man's phone away, and beat him with a hammer when he tried to get it back.
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Police said a woman came up and grabbed a man's phone away, and beat him with a hammer when he tried to get it back.
The train hit an abandoned bicycle on the subway tracks at Clark/Lake.
Trains headed west to the West Side, Oak Park, and Forest Park were standing at the station as a result of the obstruction.
The incident happened on the platform in the 300 block of South Dearborn Street around 3:30 p.m.
Police say he approached the victim, indicated that he was armed with a handgun by pointing an unknown object at the victim from under his hooded sweatshirt, and demanded that she hand over her property.
Police have released surveillance images.
The teens tried to rob a man at gunpoint, then beat him and stole his shoes when he refused to give anything up, on a Blue Line train.
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Benjamin Rivers, 34, of Bellwood was arrested on Thursday just before 5 p.m. in the 400 block of South Damen Avenue.
He told the victim he had a knife and took her phone, cash, and other belongings.
On Dec. 30, a man wielding a machete approached two people at the Kedzie-Homan stop on the Blue Line, and demanded their belongings, police said.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact CPD mass transit detectives at (312) 745-4447.
The teen was charged with two felony counts of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon and one felony count of aggravated robbery with indication of a firearm.
Sources said the teen attends nearby Phoenix STEM Military Academy which is just blocks from the Blue Line stop.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports from Stroger Hospital where the boy is being treated. A fire department spokesperson said the teen was brought here in stable but serious condition
Service was disrupted due to a "sick customer."
Chicago police and members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested Anthony Jackson, 34, on Tuesday, in the 4900 block of West Madison Street.
That section has been closed since late July as part of a massive rebuild project - forcing passengers to take buses around the stop.
That section has been closed since late July as part of a massive rebuild project.
Free shuttle service will be available between the Medical District and Jackson Station.
The Clinton and UIC Halsted will be closed between 10:00 p.m. Friday and 4:00 a.m. Monday. The Racine station will close and stay closed until October 8th.
The goal is to reduce service delays, make rides faster and improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
It's phase one of the $250 million Forest Park Blue Line Branch Rebuild initiative.
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The project will involve both a renovation and a two-story expansion above the Cancer Center.
The lanes were supposed to reopen in October, but officials said they needed more time to test new technology.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) wants stronger protection to keep vehicles out of street fairs and festivals after the deadly terrorist truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day morning. Megan Hickey reports.
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Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
The 35-year-old trooper was hit and killed by a car two days before Christmas on I-55 near Channahon.
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Rose's Flower Shop was open for one day only, and for only four hours.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
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One restaurant manager said the strip mall stores keep their cash securely locked up, so the burglars didn't get much.
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The woman was found just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1500 block of West Warren Boulevard.
The victim was shot in the chest and right leg, police said.
