Blue, Pink Line Service Briefly Disrupted Due To 'Police Activity' Downtown
Blue Line CTA train service was halted from Wicker Park through downtown to the Near West Side Thursday evening, due to police activity at Clark and Lake downtown.
Blue Line CTA train service was halted from Wicker Park through downtown to the Near West Side Thursday evening, due to police activity at Clark and Lake downtown.
A convicted felon was in jail Thursday, a day after a violent robbery and shooting that left a man in serious condition on the CTA Blue Line.
A man was shot and wounded on a Blue Line train Wednesday at the UIC-Halsted stop on the Near West Side – in another incident that is part of a spike in crime on the CTA that we have been covering for a while.
Police said the victim was shot in the back around 10:35 a.m. on the third car of a Blue Line train at the UIC-Halsted station at 430 S. Halsted St.
A man has been charged in connection with a string of CTA Red Line robberies involving teens.
Service on the CTA Blue Line was briefly halted near the Clark/Lake stop downtown Tuesday night due to an unauthorized person on the tracks.
Blue Line service resumed late Tuesday afternoon after being temporarily suspended between Damen and Racine due to an unauthorized person on the tracks near Jackson.
The Blue Line was shut down from Wicker Park through the Loop to the Near West Side Monday afternoon after reports of smoke near the Jackson stop.
Antoine Jackson, of Woodlawn, has been charged with one count each of attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse, robbery, and aggravated battery.
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The Brown Line was shut down from Albany Park to Lakeview for a period of time on Monday evening after a vehicle hit a concrete barrier at the Kedzie station.
Police on Saturday issued a warning about a string of robberies that have been happening at the 79th Street Red Line station.
A man was punched in the face on a Blue Line train Friday morning.
Four men were arrested Thursday night after a woman was robbed in the Clybourn Corridor area.
Chicago police want CTA riders to stay alert following a series of robberies in the Near North neighborhood.
Each weekday, 1.5 million people use the Chicago Transit Authority. But lately, a rash of violent crime on CTA trains has robbed some commuters of their sense of security.
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Some Red Line subway trains were evacuated Tuesday evening after an unattended suitcase was found near the Grand Avenue station.
Police on Tuesday afternoon apprehended a man who was pulled what looked like a handgun on a CTA train at the Wilson stop.
The 15-year-old and 16-year-old girls turned themselves in on Saturday, after seeing surveillance images of themselves on the news and on social media.
A victim of another attack on the CTA is coming forward in hopes that his story will help the next person. Police say the 65-year-old man was punched repeatedly in the face yesterday afternoon at the Belmont station.
Another attack on the CTA--this time a 65-year-old man was punched several times in the face.
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, had already faced six counts of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery.
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Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, had already faced six counts of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery.
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The accused killer has a decade-long documented history of attacking law enforcement, inmates, and mental health staff. He was even issued a jail ID card alerting staff of his security threat.
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