Chicago police investigate fire on CTA train in the Loop

A man started a fire on a CTA train in the Loop Saturday morning before fleeing, Chicago police say. 

CTA train service increasing on multiple lines after temporary schedule reductions

The CTA is adjusting its rail schedules on lines that recently saw temporary reductions due to the first phase of the Forest Park Branch Rebuild project on the Blue Line.

CTA train service increasing on several lines
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The Chicago Transit Authority is working to improve wait times for commuters. Starting on Nov. 13, more trains will be scheduled on weekday Red, Orange and Pink Lines. While increase service will begin on Nov. 18 for Brown and Orange Lines.

Former CTA Retirement Plan clerk sentenced to prison for $356,000 fraud

A former employee of the Chicago CTA has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement funds.

CTA Blue line service suspended after crash on Kennedy Expressway
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There was no service between the Blue Line Rosemont and Jefferson Park Stations following a crash on the Kennedy Expressway. Debris from the crash landed on the tracks. Crews had to turn off the power to clear the way.

CTA train rider smashed by liquor bottle in South Loop

A CTA rider was hospitalized after being attacked with a liquor bottle on a train Monday morning in the South Loop.

CTA Blue Line thieves sought by Chicago police

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying two men who are accused of robbing a CTA rider last month in the Loop.

6.33 million CTA rides recorded the first week of October, highest since the pandemic

The Chicago Transit Authority said it provided 6.33 million rides during the first week of October, the highest weekly total since the start of the pandemic.

'Hoax device' prompts heavy police response on Chicago's North Side

Chicago police and bomb squad units responded to a storage facility in Edgewater Thursday morning after a “suspicious object" was found on the ground.

Man wanted for walking across CTA Red Line tracks in Wrigleyville, police say

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who they say walked across the CTA Red Line tracks from one station to the next.

Chicago man charged in violent Blue Line robbery

A man has been charged in connection with a violent robbery Saturday at a CTA Blue Line station.

Suspect wanted in CTA Blue Line robbery in East Garfield Park

Mass Transit Detectives are asking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a victim in a CTA Blue Line station Friday morning.