3 teens charged with robbing rider at CTA Red Line North/Clybourn platform
According to Chicago police, a 23-year-old man told officers the offenders came up to him and demanded his stuff. The victim complied.
According to Chicago police, a 23-year-old man told officers the offenders came up to him and demanded his stuff. The victim complied.
A 31-year-old man pulled out a knife and stabbed a 48-year-old man in the back and neck.
He told the victim he had a knife and took her phone, cash, and other belongings.
Vivian Morgan, 61, was attacked on a train at the Roosevelt station on Jan. 4.
Frozen switches were to blame for some of the delays on Metra throughout the day. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The 13-year-old was found at the Roosevelt station, in the 0-100 block of East Roosevelt Road.
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.
They are warming buses for asylum seekers to stay while they wait for a temporary housing solution. The number of buses parked has increased in the past few days.
Police said Mijawon Johnson punched and jumped on the woman's body with all his weight until she was unconscious.
Police said Mijawon Johnson punched and jumped on the woman's body with all his weight until she was unconscious.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact CPD mass transit detectives at (312) 745-4447.
Trains have been suspended between Rosemont and O'Hare.
Trains were back running the full route by the early evening, but with residual delays.
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The CTA will be implementing new safety measures on what it says is an interim basis. Most notably, and as announced before, Yellow Line trains will run at a maximum speed of only 35 mph rather than 55 mph.
The Chicago Transit Authority said service on the Yellow Line – also known as the Skokie Swift – will resume at 4:45 a.m. Friday.
It's nicknamed the Skokie Swift, but the process of it getting the CTA Yellow Line back online after a November crash has been awfully slow.
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The accident happened on Washington Boulevard at Damen Avenue, not far from the United Center.
Five people on the bus were taken to local hospitals for minor injuries, police said.
Police said, around 7:20 a.m., a 54-year-old man was riding a Red Line train, when another passenger tried to rob him, and hit him with a baseball bat.
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The teen was arrested Saturday by the Bureau of Counter Terrorism Mass Transit Unit, in the 3600 block of West Fillmore Street.
The shooting happened around 10:43 p.m. at the Garfield station in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard.
Andrew Holmes said he made a point of ensuring that suspect Devonte Jones was taken into custody.
A 2-year-old girl was found safe after she went missing near a hotel in west suburban Lombard Friday morning.
Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour are possible Friday with highs in the upper 70s.
Police said two men, 23 and 25 years old, were sitting in a silver sedan at a red light when a red van pulled up and shots were fired.
During the Tuesday night meeting, the clerk grabbed the mayor's gavel after she made several requests for the mayor to stop pointing it at her.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling talked with CBS News Chicago about victories and challenges after a year in the job.
During the Tuesday night meeting, the clerk grabbed the mayor's gavel after she made several requests for the mayor to stop pointing it at her.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling talked with CBS News Chicago about victories and challenges after a year in the job.
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According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday.
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Earlier this year, CBS News Chicago reported on Monica Davis, a suburban woman who has since been arrested on accusations of pretending to be a dentist.
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A 2-year-old girl was found safe after she went missing near a hotel in west suburban Lombard Friday morning. According to the Village of Lombard, the "girl has been found and is safe." No further information was available.
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According to the Village of Lombard, a search is underway for the 2-year-old girl in the area of 22nd Street and Highland Avenue. She was last seen wearing a white tank top with colorful writing and blue jean shorts.
According to the Village of Lombard, the "girl has been found and is safe."
Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour are possible Friday with highs in the upper 70s.
During the Tuesday night meeting, the clerk grabbed the mayor's gavel after she made several requests for the mayor to stop pointing it at her.
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Police said two men, 23 and 25 years old, were sitting in a silver sedan at a red light when a red van pulled up and shots were fired.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling talked with CBS News Chicago about victories and challenges after a year in the job.
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The sum was less than attorneys were seeking.
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Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling talked with CBS News Chicago about victories and challenges after a year in the job.
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