A person was shot on a CTA Blue Line practice Wednesday morning close to the UIC-Halsted station on the Near West Side. Paramedics responded to the capturing about 10:45 a.m. on the station within the 400 block of South Halsted Street, and took a male to Stroger Hospital, in keeping with Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt. His situation wasn’t recognized. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi stated on Twitter {that a} man was shot on the Blue Line practice and that detectives have been responding. “All train cars are blanketed in HD camera technology and that will help us put a story together and identify suspects,” he wrote. The CTA stated Blue Line trains have been
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Chatham armed robbers goal Red Line riders close to 79th
Police are warning residents a few collection of armed robberies this month close to the 79th Street Red Line station in Chatham on the South Side. In every case, a number of males have approached riders, hit them and robbed them at gunpoint, in response to a neighborhood alert from Chicago police. The first theft occurred about 11 p.m. within the 7900 block of South State Street, police mentioned. Two others occurred at 9:10 p.m. Jan. eight and 1:30 a.m. Jan. 10 on the platform on the station, 15 W. 79th. The suspects had been described as a number of males between 22 and 29 years outdated, police mentioned. They stood 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-9, weighed 140
Red Line beating: Teen charged in violent theft at Lake
A teenage boy has been charged with beating and robbing a 61-year-old man and a passerby who tried to assist him Sunday at a Red Line station within the Loop. The 14-year-old is charged with one felony rely every of theft, aggravated battery to a sufferer over 60 years outdated, aggravated battery inflicting nice bodily hurt and aggravated battery to a peace officer, based on a press release from Chicago police. The man instructed investigators he was driving a northbound Red Line prepare about 11:40 p.m. on Dec. 30 when a gaggle of six to 10 women and men, presumably youngsters, began harassing him, police stated. He bought off the prepare on the Lake station, 200
Red Line trains resume subway service after hazmat response
Red Line subway service is resuming after a reroute Sunday attributable to a hazmat response within the Loop. Trains have been halted at 6:38 a.m. for reviews of fireplace division exercise on the Grand station, in keeping with service alerts from the CTA. By 6:47 a.m., trains have been being re-routed to the elevated tracks between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown. Subway service resumed by 7:20 a.m., the CTA stated. Trains continued to bypass the Grand station till about 8:30 a.m., however that station was ultimately reopened as properly. A Chicago Fire Department spokesman stated crews performed a hazmat response on the station for reviews of a suspicious substance. Crews discovered a movie on the tracks that
Pink Line theft: Police search suspects in Lawndale hold-up
Police are searching for three folks suspected of robbing CTA Pink Line riders Saturday at a station in Lawndale on the West Side. The victims have been getting off a prepare about 1 a.m. on the Kostner Pink Line station, 2019 S. Kostner Ave., when three males approached them and demanded their cellphones, Chicago police stated. The suspects hit the victims and took their telephones. The suspects are described as three males between 18 and 23 years outdated, standing 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-11 and weighing 140 to 180 kilos, police stated. Authorities launched surveillance pictures of the suspects and are asking anybody with data to name Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380. Read extra on crime,
Red Line trains rerouted after individual hit by prepare close to
Red Line trains had been rerouted to elevated tracks Thursday after an individual was struck by a prepare within the Loop. Trains had been halted about 4:17 p.m. close to the Harrison Street station as a result of an individual was hit by a prepare whereas on the platform, in response to Chicago Fire Department officers. Their age and situation is unknown. As a consequence, trains had been rerouted to the elevated tracks between the Fullerton and Cermak/Chinatown stations, the CTA mentioned. After stopping at Fullerton, 95th-bound trains will likely be diverted and make stops at Armitage, Sedgwick, Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Clark/Lake, State/ Lake, Washington/Wabash and Adams/WabashRoosevelt, the CTA mentioned. Passengers
CTU strike: Photos from the picket line throughout Chicago
Waves of crimson and picket indicators have been arduous to keep away from these previous couple of days throughout Chicago because the academics union began staging their strike since Thursday, Oct. 17. CTU educators, SEIU members and supporters all through the town have been taking to the picket line simply earlier than daybreak as the 2 unions undergo their strike. The academics union walked off the job after failing to achieve a cope with Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot by the Oct. 16 deadline. The academics union introduced Tuesday that it's planning to strike by way of Thursday, and presumably subsequent week. The occasions of the previous days haven't been restricted to