Police seek man who groped woman on CTA Red Line train

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of battering a woman on a CTA Red Line train in the Loop.

Cook County launches CTA crime task force | ChicagoLIVE
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Officials outline a new effort to strengthen transit-related prosecutions and improve safety across the CTA system. 

Police search for suspect in CTA Red Line battery

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of battering a woman on a CTA Red Line train last month on the Near North Side.

Trump admin must restore $3B in CTA funding for Red Line, other projects, judge rules

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration improperly withheld about $2 billion from the Chicago Transit Authority for its Red Line extension and modernization projects.

Judge rules Trump administration must release CTA funding
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A federal judge ordered the Dept. of Transportation to release $3 billion that the CTA had coming to them. FOX Chicago's Bret Buganski reports. 

CTA violence persists as community group works to intervene
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Violence Interrupters founder Tio Hardiman discusses a recent Red Line stabbing, why crime continues on the CTA, and how his group is working to prevent it.

Deadly night on Chicago's South Side after pair of shootings, CTA stabbings

A series of violent incidents across Chicago’s South Side left two people dead and several others injured late Tuesday into early Wednesday.

How safe is the CTA? New report raises questions | ChicagoNOW
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A new analysis is raising questions about how the CTA tracks platform incidents, including cases where riders were pushed onto tracks, and whether current data reflects the full scope of safety concerns. 

Man in custody after trying to start fire on CTA train, causing delays

Service on the CTA BLue Line was briefly shut down Tuesday morning after a rider tried to start a fire on a moving train in the Loop.

CTA sues feds over halted funding for Red Line expansion, modernization

The Chicago Transit Authority is suing the federal government after it chose to withhold funds needed to expand the Red Line and modernize both the Red and Purple lines.

Why Metra is testing a new way to scan tickets | ChicagoLIVE
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Metra’s Michael Gillis explains a new pilot program testing ticket scanners on selected off-peak trains. The test aims to improve fare collection and prepare for a unified system with CTA and Pace under the new NITA agency.

CTA pushes ahead with new safety plan despite funding reversal
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Security expert G. Michael Verden breaks down the CTA’s enhanced safety strategy and how effective new measures have been so far after federal funding threats were lifted.