CTA Blue Line service resumes on Forest Park Branch

Blue Line trains are back up and running with delays after a partial closure on the Forest Park Branch early Tuesday morning. 

CTA Blue Line service partially suspended due to track conditions
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There may be some delays to your morning commute if you use the Forest Park Branch of the Blue Line. Trains are not running between Forest Park and Harlem. There are shuttle buses available to provide connecting service. Crews remains on scene repairing track conditions.

Chicago police release video of person of interest wanted in murder of Officer Luis Huesca

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a person of interest wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer in Gage Park over the weekend.

Illinois lawmakers look to extend moratorium on school closures
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Lawmakers are looking to extend a moratorium on school closures in Chicago. Right now, Chicago cannot begin closing schools until 2025. Lawmakers are hoping to extend that to 2027.

Fallen Officer Luis Huesca eulogized colleague also killed in Gage Park last year

Officer Luis Huesca was a 6-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. He was shot and killed outside his home in Gage Park just two days before his 31st birthday.

Fallen Officer Luis Huesca eulogized colleague also killed in Gage Park
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Officer Luis Huesca's death comes a little over a year after friend and colleague Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso was shot and killed in Gage Park. Huesca was coming home from work early Sunday morning when he was fatally shot and his car was stolen. His death also comes a year after an officer from his same district was killed while off-duty, 24-year-old Areanah Preston.

Scanner audio captures moments after officer shot in Gage Park
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An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot outside his home in Gage Park coming home from work. Scanner audio captures the moment police find out an officer was down.

Off-duty Chicago police officer shot, killed in Gage Park
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An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed on his way home from work in Gage Park Sunday morning. Police say the 30-year-old officer was a 6 year veteran. He was in uniform when he was fatally shot.

Chicago police provide update after officer shot, killed in Gage Park
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Chicago Police Department Supt. Larry Snelling provided an update Sunday morning after a 30-year-old off-duty officer was fatally shot returning home from work. Police say the officer's car was taken.

Chicago City Council OKs $70 million in additional migrant funding

City Council members on Friday approved $70 million in surplus spending that, with assistance from the county and state, is expected to cover expenses through the end of the year to care for the influx of asylum seekers sent to Chicago from the southern U.S. border.

Protesters demand firing of top cop and officers who fatally shot Dexter Reed

Protesters showed up Thursday night at a Chicago Police Board meeting demanding the firing and prosecution of officers who fired 96 shots at Dexter Reed during a traffic stop last month.