CTA launches program to reduce crowding on Cubs game nights
The CTA has launched a pilot program to help passengers avoid heavy crowds on the Red Line during Cubs night games that coincide with the evening rush, officials announced Thursday....
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Confederate monument stands on Chicago’s South Side as questions swirl around the country
While a national debate over Confederate symbols in the U.S. rages this week, a monument on Chicago's South Side commemorating the deaths of 4,000 Confederate soldiers stands largely unnoticed. At...
Clerk shot man ‘harassing customers’ at Marquette Park shop, prosecutors say
A Chicago store clerk has been charged with attempted murder after he admitted to shooting a 27-year-old man the clerk thought was "harassing customers" at a beauty supply shop in...
Man followed woman from party, assaulted her in Little Village: Prosecutors
A Cicero man was arrested nearly a month after he sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman in an alley near Little Village after following her from a party, prosecutors said Sunday....
City moves to shut down 17 companies in party bus crackdown
Authorities have moved to shut down 17 bus companies for violating a new city ordinance aimed at ending violence stemming from illegal party bus activity. Chicago Police partnered with the...
16-year-old shot victim 13 times in Oak Forest attack: Prosecutors
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say he shot someone 13 times last month in Oak Forest. Adrian Simpson was arrested Thursday and ordered held...
Man charged after being found on CTA platform with loaded AK-47 rifle: Prosecutors
A West Garfield Park man who was found on a Lakeview CTA platform with a loaded AK-47 rifle strapped to his chest tried to conceal the weapon by wearing a...
Top prosecutor ‘stunned’ at how few gun cases brought to trial yield convictions
Touching on an issue often raised by police when discussing Chicago's ongoing problem with gun violence, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Tuesday that she was "stunned" to learn...
CTA reopens Damen entrance at medical district Blue Line station
The Damen Avenue entrance to the Illinois Medical District Blue Line station has reopened after being closed for a $23 million renovation project, CTA officials announced Monday. The station received...
Piano is an outdoor instrument at six Chicago parks
Nancy Camarena gently nudged her 10-year-old daughter toward a piano stationed outside the McKinley Park field house on a gloomy Sunday afternoon and asked her to play a tune. Her...