Senior Citizen Hit By CTA Bus
Police said the man was crossing Madison when he was hit, but he wasn't in the crosswalk, so the bus had the right-of-way.
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Police said the man was crossing Madison when he was hit, but he wasn't in the crosswalk, so the bus had the right-of-way.
The CTA is using a new seat configuration on Blue Line trains, which is supposed to make rides more comfortable for passengers, especially compared to the seating arrangement on the Red Line.
Passengers who take Chicago's "L" trains expect a platform to be waiting when the doors open, but that wasn't the case for CTA Brown Line riders on one train Monday afternoon.
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At least one person was struck by gunfire after shots rang out just after midnight on a CTA Red Line train in the 100 block of West Cermak.
Jessie Contreras saw an unconscious man fall off the platform and onto the train tracks. The train was just minutes away, but Contreras jumped onto the tracks.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Transit Authority announced Monday the installation of nearly 500 new security cameras.
Efrain Sanchez is suing the Chicago Transit Authority after, he says, he was denied service and run over by a bus on Sept. 1., causing him to suffer injuries that led to the partial amputation of his right leg.
Among the bus lines slated for the initial improvements is the No. 79 bus line, which tallied 7.8 million rides in 2017.
With chilly temperatures expected to continue well into next week, the CTA has turned on heat lamps at its train platforms.
Police said the bus hit a pole at the intersection of 71st and Cottage Grove around 6:20 a.m.
Chicago law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, but impatient motorists still plow through intersections while people try to cross the street.
Despite temperatures dropping into the 30s for each of the past four nights, CTA officials don't plan on turning on heaters at train stations for another couple weeks, meaning commuters could face some very chilly commutes until November.
The mid-October cold snap in Chicago this year feels more like late December weather, but 'L' train riders may find some comfort when trying to hit those metal heater buttons.
An aging CTA terminal will soon be getting a facelift. The Jefferson Park Transit Center, built almost 50 years ago, will be modernized, upgraded, and fixed.
"This grant funding will ensure the CTA's aging infrastructure can keep pace with the growing demand for its services."
Bus drivers say they are fed up with being attacked while on the job, but CTA says what happened Wednesday morning is rare.
A woman was sexually assaulted on a CTA Blue Line train around 10 a.m. Monday.
For the rest of the school year, elementary and high school students can ride for 75 cents.
Police arrested two robbery suspects Wednesday morning, after officers chased them across the CTA Blue Line tracks on the Eisenhower Expressway.
A 32-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing of a woman at the 95th Street CTA Red Line Station.
Charges are pending against a male offender who stabbed a 25-year-old woman at the 95th Street CTA Station Saturday morning.
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Waukegan police said the teen, along with a 14-year-old boy, were handling firearms and pointing them at each other in the 1300 block of Walnut Street.
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Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were both shot on their first date. Only Smith survived.
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For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The city began its unusual custom of opting for Beggar's Night decades ago in hopes of tamping down on hooliganism.
According to the Citizens Utility Board, it will cost another $12.8 billion to complete the project--$5 billion more than previous estimates.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
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Three patients at the University of Chicago Medicine are in the trial for the treatment.
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Work in the labs at the IFSH in southwest suburban Bedford Park is centered around learning more about why some food products make people sick.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
The South Side warehouse has more than 200 employees, according to the union that represents 75 members.
Dozens more lawsuits are expected.
Experts raised concerns about people in already underserved communities losing easy access to drug stores.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform's level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers' personal information.
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A seldom-performed work by William Shakespeare has crossed the pond as part of a new international theatrical alliance. Shakespeare’s “Pericles” is now playing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier.
By Friday night, the skies will remain clear, aiding our low temperatures to drop into the 30s.
Former President Donald Trump amped up the rhetoric at an event in Arizona Thursday night about former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who broke with her party to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.
This year's tree is a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by the Holden-Shaddick family and will make its way to Millennium Park.
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This year's tree is a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by the Holden-Shaddick family.
Waukegan police said the teen, along with a 14-year-old boy, were handling firearms and pointing them at each other in the 1300 block of Walnut Street.
This weekend will see some major weather changes.
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Jackson has been waiting for this specific decision since his release from prison two weeks ago
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Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were both shot on their first date. Only Smith survived.
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.
Ventura Orozco was face to face with a robber who managed to sneak into the back office demanding cash.
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