Chicago Transit Authority says "rave" event on Brown Line cannot go ahead
A promoter had promised DJs and other experiences on six chartered train cars from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday night.
A promoter had promised DJs and other experiences on six chartered train cars from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday night.
Some people decided to get off the train themselves and walk down the track after the fire just north of the Chicago Avenue/Franklin Street stop. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
It reached the point where some people decided to evacuate the smoky train themselves.
Firefighters rescued a person from under a train at the Sedgwick stop. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Police said the woman's death appeared to be a suicide.
There is a report of a person being trapped under a train. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The tracks sustained electrical and structural damage as a result of the fire.
The tracks sustained electrical and structural damage as a result of the fire.
The reason for the snag is police activity, but its nature was not immediately confirmed.
Service on the Purple Line has been suspended altogether.
Police say a 56-year-old man was sleeping on the train when an unknown man began to go through his pockets.
The Chicago Transit Authority says a ground fault is to blame for a Brown Line 'L' train getting stalled out on the Wells Street Bridge for hours Tuesday. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The power issue had a Brown Line train stalled for hours on the Wells Street Bridge during the Tuesday afternoon rush. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The Brown Line was disrupted for hours by the stalled train. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The outage snagged the Brown and Purple lines downtown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The Brown and Purple Line trains were snagged after a train was stopped over the Chicago River at Wells Street. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A man is dead after touching the third rail along the tracks at a CTA Brown Line station in River North Friday night.
The man's death appears to be a suicide, according to police.
Brown Line trains are standing near the scene.
Police said the man made his way onto a billboard mounted on the side of the Brown Line trestle, where he was arrested. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The suspect forcefully took a phone from the victim's hand, police said.
Police are searching for three people who robbed a passenger on the Brown Line in the Loop.
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But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
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The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
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No other injuries were reported, police said.
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But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
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The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
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But when thieves damaged the AC units, the heat spilled over to inside.
The robber choked the man, hit him in the head with the pliers, and took his cellphone, police said.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
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Police said a 27-year-old man got into an argument with another passenger while riding a CTA bus around 10:20 p.m. in the 300 block of North Cicero Avenue.