Gas leak in Chicago's West Town community disrupts CTA Blue Line service

CTA Blue Line trains were disrupted early Thursday afternoon due to what was called a utility problem near the Division ...

Woman cut during fight on CTA Blue Line near Irving Park

A woman was cut with a sharp object during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train near Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood early ...

Cook Co. judge toughens electronic monitoring protocols after CTA fiery attack

A Cook County chief judge toughened electronic monitoring protocols amid several high-profile cases, including the CTA Blue ...

Man accused in CTA fire attack due in court for terrorism, multiple arson charges

The man facing terrorism and arson charges in a CTA Blue Line attack is due in court on Tuesday.

Man accused of recording himself as he stabbed sleeping CTA passenger to death on Blue Line

A man has been charged with stabbing a CTA passenger to death while the victim was sleeping on a Blue Line train over the weekend in the Loop.

Status hearing scheduled Tuesday for man charged in CTA Blue Line arson attack

A status hearing is scheduled Tuesday for Lawrence Reed, the man charged with setting a woman on fire aboard a CTA Blue Line ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson says criminal justice system ‘failed’ in Blue Line fire attack, after describing it as ‘isolated incident’

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday sought to head off concerns about public transit safety after a man was charged with lighting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train. Asked at an unrelated West ...

Paul Vallas: Law enforcement needs to be more visible on the CTA

Today, the CTA assigns approximately 135 Chicago police officers to system security. Supplementing that with off-duty ...