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To help keep riders safe amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Chicago Transit Authority is implementing a unique solution: Vending machines that dispense personal protective equipment. According to a press release from the agency, the new machines will be made available at six rail stations across the CTA system later this year. “We understand the need for our customers to…

The Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace announced a new Ventra mobile application to easily navigate regional trains, buses and bicycles. The updated app features a new home screen, door-to-door trip planning, ticket purchasing, transit arrival times and nearby Divvy stations, according to a statement from CTA. Chicago-area transit riders have used the Ventra app since 2015 primarily to purchase…

Southbound CTA Red Line trains will bypass three stations in Edgewater on the North Side for the next two weeks. Starting Monday morning, 95th-bound trains will not stop at the Granville, Thorndale or Bryn Mawr stations until 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, according to a service alert from the CTA. Riders who need to head south from the affected…

Chicago police have issued a community alert after a series of robberies on board CTA trains and platforms in recent days. According to authorities, at least eight different robberies have been reported, and all with the same MO. In each of the incidents, multiple individuals approach victims on trains or platforms and demand property. If the victim refuses, the individuals…

A 34-year-old man was stabbed on a CTA train early Saturday morning. The victim was riding a southbound CTA Red Line train from North and Clybourne when a male approached him and demanded his belongings at around 1:42 a.m., Chicago police said. The victim refused at which point an altercation ensued. The offender stabbed the victim in the leg with…

CTA will distribute free “Travel Healthy” kits starting June 23 in an effort to welcome back customers to public transit amid the coronavirus pandemic. The kits will be passed out at several of the highest-ridership rail stations and bus terminals, according to an announcement from the mayor’s office. Each kit will include a 2 oz. bottle of hand sanitizer, a…

The Chicago Transit Authority train and bus service resumed across the city Monday morning following closures over the weekend. Beginning at 6 a.m., all CTA services resumed but will bypass any stops “located within or near the designated boundaries in the Central Business District and Loop area,” the rail company said Monday. The boundaries of the Central Business District are:…

The Chicago Transit Authority began asking riders to board at the rear doors of buses Thursday, among other operational changes in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford reports.

Chicago is playing host to the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, and the event has evolved into much more than one game. There are now multiple sites for events, so it may be a good idea to plan for your ride or drive to the different venues.

Chicago is playing host to the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, and the event has evolved into much more than one game, and there are multiple host sites. Kye Martin has your insider tips.

A Woodlawn man is charged with exposing himself and robbing a woman on a CTA Red Line train earlier this month on the North Side. Antoine Jackson, 27, allegedly exposed himself and inappropriately touched a woman on Jan. 2 on a northbound Red Line train approaching the Morse station, Chicago police said. He also demanded that she perform an “inappropriate…

According to police, a 20-year-old man was standing on the Red Line platform at the Howard station at approximately 12:30 p.m. when a man walked up to him and opened fire, striking the victim multiple times. The man was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The alleged shooter fled the station on foot, and has…

A man accused of murdering a 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student in a campus parking garage allegedly killed her because she ignored his catcalls.

A judge on Tuesday ordered the man charged with murder in connection with the death of a 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student to be held without bail.

The man charged with murder in connection with the death of a 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

A man is facing first degree murder charges in connection with the death of 19-year-old University of Illinois-Chicago student Ruth George, university police say.

Two teen boys are among several people hospitalized after a car attempted to drive around train gates and was struck by a Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line train Thursday night in Cicero.