Extra-alarm fire shuts down CTA Green Line trains on Chicago's West Side

Service on the CTA's Green Line was halted for several hours as crews battled an extra-alarm fire near the tracks on Chicago's West Side.

$10K custom violin stolen from CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago, police say

A suspect swiped a $10,000 custom violin from a CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago, and police are working to track down the instrument—and the man who took it.

Man killed, another detained after shooting near CTA Blue Line Station: police

A man was killed and another detained for questioning after a shooting erupted during an argument near a Blue Line station on Chicago’s Near West Side, police said.

CTA violent robbery: 7 wanted for jumping Red Line rider

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying seven people who attacked and robbed a CTA Red Line rider last month on the South Side.

CTA's Austin Green Line station to get major accessibility upgrades
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The CTA has started a $25.6 million project to upgrade the Austin Green Line station, making it fully accessible under the All Stations Accessibility Program.

Teen charged in armed CTA robberies, carjacking

A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with multiple armed robberies on the CTA and a carjacking, police said.

Chicago transit faces $770M fiscal cliff
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Chicago's mass transit agencies say riders might see a 40% service cut next year.

Man stabbed near CTA Blue Line stop
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A man was stabbed and critically wounded Monday night near a CTA station in the Loop.

Man, 30, stabbed near downtown CTA station

A man was stabbed and critically wounded Monday night near a CTA station in the Loop.

Violence on CTA catching attention of Trump administration
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that transit agencies need to reduce crime or lose federal funding.

Chicago’s ‘doomsday’ transit crisis: Major service cuts loom without funding

Unless additional funding is secured soon, routes that thousands of people rely on in Chicago could be altered or even eliminated as early as next year.

Chicago woman charged in CTA Red Line murder

A woman was charged with fatally shooting another woman during an argument earlier this week on a CTA Red Line platform.

CTA Red Line shooting: Woman killed during argument on platform

A woman was shot and killed Tuesday night after an argument on the CTA Red Line platform at the 69th Street station, police said. 

Woman shot on CTA Red Line platform dies
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A woman was shot and killed during an argument Tuesday night on a CTA Red Line platform.