Daywatch: Chicago’s gun violence falls to levels not seen in a decade

At times, 2025 brought deadly chaos to Chicago’s shimmering downtown: An 18-victim mass shooting in River North, the worst the city’s seen in years. The annual Christmas tree lighting marred by two ...

Commuters adjust to State and Lake CTA Station closure after return from holiday season

The historic Chicago Transit Authority 'L' Station at State and Lake Streets is undergoing a $444 million renovation to make ...

CTA’s State and Lake Street station set to close ahead of $444-million renovation project

The State and Lake CTA station in Chicago is set to undergo a $444 million renovation project to replace the existing structure with a more modern and accessible one, with an expected completion ...
Chicago Tribune

CTA to add more police officers after Feds threaten funding

The Chicago Transit Authority will increase the number of police officers patrolling city’s public transit system Friday following a threat from President Donald Trump’s administration that the mass ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Under CTA 'security surge plan,’ more officers to be on trains, platforms and buses

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ABC 7 Chicago

Suspect with knife takes gun from CTA train passenger in the Loop, shoots two men, killing one: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A person armed with a knife took a gun from a CTA train passenger early Tuesday morning before shooting two men, killing one, Chicago police said. The shooting is at least the fourth ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Shooting on Loop CTA Pink Line train leaves 1 man dead, 1 wounded

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NBC Chicago

CTA, Chicago police unveil ‘security surge' after feds threatened funding cuts

The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Transit Authority are enacting a “security surge” following threats from the federal government to slash transit funding in the city. The “security surge” ...
ABC 7 Chicago

CTA Yellow Line service resumes for afternoon commute after earlier train derailment

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The afternoon commute on the CTA Yellow Line is back to normal, after a train derailment earlier Tuesday. The Yellow Line runs from Chicago's far North Side to suburban Skokie.
CBS News

CTA Yellow Line service suspended for hours after empty train goes off rails

Service on the CTA Yellow Line between Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood and suburban Skokie was suspended during the morning rush Tuesday, after a car went off the rails. A notice was posted at 4:45 ...
NBC Chicago

1 dead, 1 hurt after shooting on CTA Loop train, with suspect fleeing scene

Four CTA lines faced "significant delays" early Tuesday morning as police were working to investigate a shooting on a CTA train in the Loop that left one person dead and another injured. About 1:22 ...
CBS News

Third teen charged in brutal beating of man on CTA bus on Chicago's West Side

A third teen stood charged Tuesday morning in the brutal beating of a 62-year-old man on a CTA bus on Chicago's West Side last week. Lyndale Roberts Jr., 18, of the North Austin neighborhood, was ...