CTA Red Line service halted for hours on South Side after brake fire on train
CTA Red Line service was suspended on Chicago's South Side late Wednesday morning after the brakes caught fire on a train.
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CTA Red Line service was suspended on Chicago's South Side late Wednesday morning after the brakes caught fire on a train.
Chicago police asked for help from the public Tuesday finding three young women who robbed a woman at knifepoint on a CTA Red Line train the day before.
The first robbery happened on Dec. 13, around 5 a.m., in the 0-100 block of West 69th Street. Days later, an armed robbery occurred on the train in the 0-100 block of West 79th Street on Dec. 15, around 3:30 a.m.
Mass transit detectives released photos of each suspect sought in two separate robberies on a CTA Red Line train in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood last week.
A federal jury on Tuesday declined to award any damages to a man shot by Chicago police at a CTA station in 2020, siding with the officers' attorneys who argued they shot him in self-defense.
A man who failed to comply with the terms of his electronic monitoring on previous criminal charges was released from monitoring just days before he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a wheelchair on the CTA.
A federal trial began Monday to decide if Chicago police officers violated a man's civil rights when they shot him at the Grand Avenue CTA Red Line station in 2020.
A federal trial was set to begin Monday to decide if Chicago police officers violated Ariel Roman’s civil rights when they shot him at the Grand Avenue CTA Red Line station in 2020.
A man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA Red Line train on Thanksgiving Thursday.
Police said at 11:40 a.m., a 48-year-old man was on the Chicago Transit Authority train along the Dan Ryan Expressway at the 47th Street stop when three people came up to him and tried to rob him.
Chicago police on Sunday morning were looking for multiple people who beat up a man on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train the night before.
Police said a 41-year-old man was on a train near the 79th Street station when he was approached by several people. The victim got into a fight with them.
A man was robbed at gunpoint and hit in the face while riding the CTA Red Line on Chicago's South Side.
The 44-year-old man was on the train when he forced open the doors and exited, police said. He made contact with the electrified third rail and died at the scene.
Police said a man forced open the doors of a train near the 79th/Dan Ryan stop and jumped out. He did not survive. Lauren Victory and Kris Habermehl report.
Passengers were evacuated from a train and had to walk on the tracks to the 79th Street stop. Lauren Victory reports.
Service on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line was halted between the 95th/Dan Ryan and Garfield stops. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
Service on the CTA Red Line was suspended on much of Chicago's South Side early Tuesday due to an unauthorized person on the tracks. Kris Habermehl has a transit update.
Chicago police are looking to identify two suspects, who they said robbed someone while riding a CTA Red Line train in the Englewood neighborhood on Sept. 6
Chicago police said Shannon Stephens, 23, and Jamarion Gray, 21, robbed the passenger while on a Red Line train early Friday morning.
Shannon Stephens, 23, of Chicago's North Austin neighborhood, and Jamarion Gray, 21, of Hazel Crest, were arrested a block apart shortly after 2 a.m. Friday.
Police said the victim was fighting with another unknown man inside the train car, who pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim multiple times in the upper body.
CTA Red Line service was temporarily suspended between Howard to Belmont, and Purple Line trains are running with residual delays.
The Chicago Transit Authority said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line/Skokie Swift train at Howard. The cause was unknown, and no injuries were reported.
CTA officials confirmed trains are rerouted to the elevated lines between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown.
A grandmother is raising her three grandkids full-time, but faces various health issues and was a victim of domestic violence. Because of this, the kids did not get much for Christmas.
They said a 33-year-old man was in a parking lot when a stolen Kia approached and a gunman from inside opened fire, hitting the victim multiple times.
A 23-year-old woman was shot and killed while riding inside a vehicle on Dec. 19, around 7:16 p.m.
The shutdowns followed an undercover investigation, the village said.
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American Airlines announced Monday that it is adding 100 more departures from Chicago early next year as it continues its expansion at O'Hare International Airport.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
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They were taken by police escort to the Calumet City Library, where they received toys and other gifts.
A public hearing to discuss the permanent revocation of the business licenses is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside the village chambers.
Until then, commuters who are used to an easy transfer from the subway will have to make some adjustments.
Unseasonably warm this week with highs in the 40s. We may reach 50 degrees Thursday.
Sandra Kolalou was convicted in April 2024 on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, for the death of 69-year-old Frances Walker in October 2022 at a home in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace neighborhood.
Anyone getting off at the Lake Street CTA Red Line subway stop on Sunday might have noticed some new signage near the station's stairways to street level.
They said the Venezuelan military controls the supply of goods, and after Maduro's capture, there are still many other problems that persist.
A grandmother is raising her three grandkids full-time, but faces various health issues and was a victim of domestic violence. Because of this, the kids did not get much for Christmas.
They said a 33-year-old man was in a parking lot when a stolen Kia approached and a gunman from inside opened fire, hitting the victim multiple times.
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