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CTA Gives Blue Line Station An Address That Seems Impossible
Can a building between 1552 and 1560 North Damen Ave. really be assigned an address of 1588? The CTA has made it happen, for better or worse. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
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Can a building between 1552 and 1560 North Damen Ave. really be assigned an address of 1588? The CTA has made it happen, for better or worse. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
The Damen Blue Line station reopened early Monday after undergoing more than two months of renovations. The Wicker Park neighborhood station reopened at 4 a.m., right on schedule, according to the CTA.
A video posted on Facebook is generating hundreds of responses, and it shows at least two young men on a CTA Blue Line train, slapping an older man and taunting him.
The $1.44 billion budget, released Monday, holds the line on base fares, projects a modest .7 percent increase in ridership, and adds service on five rapid transit lines -- taking advantage of the hundreds of new 'L' cars that have been added to the fleet.
The Wicker Park neighborhood station will be closed for 63 days and is scheduled to reopen Dec. 22, according to the CTA's website. Blue Line service is available at the adjacent stations, Western and Divison.
James Jones, 76, told the Chicago Sun-Times he was shocked to hear his grandson, Lorenzo Jones, had been charged with firing five shots at a train while standing on the platform at the LaSalle stop in the Loop.
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Service on the Forest Park branch of the CTA Blue Line has resumed, after a minor derailment halted trains at Pulaski for nearly two hours.
One of the oldest 'L' stations in the city has been shut down for six weeks, to undergo a major renovation.
A CTA commuter is being lauded as a hero this morning.
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A half-billion dollar CTA renovation project on the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line will mean two stations will close for several weeks this fall. The California stop will be closed for six weeks starting next month; and the Damen stop will be closed for nine weeks, starting in October.
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Pace wants to make it easier this summer for CTA riders to get to the Brookfield Zoo.
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down from her role after facing calls to resign after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
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Keisha House said people trust their hairdressers and barbers, and great communication takes place while in those chairs.
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Under state law, all children living in a high-risk ZIP code must be tested for lead exposure at 12, 24, and 36 months of age.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
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Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which exceeded the figures for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022.
Kroger owns the Mariano's brand, while Albertsons owns Jewel-Osco.
The DNC arrives at the United Center from Aug. 19-22.
Newhart was an Oak Park native and an alumnus of Saint Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University in Chicago.
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Sonya Massey was shot and killed by Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson after deputies she called deputies to her house and a tense moment erupted involving a pot of water on the stove. Tara Molina reports.
Two people were rescued after an apparent boat explosion Tuesday afternoon on Lake Michigan near Waukegan.
James Wilburn describes the heart-wrenching moments of watching the bodycam video of his daughter, Sonya Massey's, death when she was shot and killed by police after calling 911 for help.
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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating.
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This was not the first time such a thing has happened.
Police said the 61-year-old man was walking near La Salle and Washington streets around 2:45 a.m., when four people got out of a dark car and attacked him.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting.
All were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
Late Monday, no one was in custody.