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CTA announced that buses will replace rail service Sunday into Monday morning as the agency works to improve train service on the Brown Line. The planned work is expected to begin Sunday morning and continue until about 4 a.m. Monday, the agency said. Shuttle buses will replace rail service between the Western Avenue station and the Kimball Avenue station. The…

A 55-year-old man was stabbed Wednesday on a CTA Green Line train in the Loop.

CTA, Metra and PACE launched a new app to help riders plan their public transportation trip. NBC 5’s Kye Martin shows how to use the new features.

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…

Trains are bypassing a Green Line station and CTA buses are being rerouted in multiple locations amid ongoing protests in Chicago following a grand jury decision in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police. Multiple protests taking place in Chicago Wednesday have caused changes to public transit schedules and routes, the CTA says. One of the protests, taking…

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…

Several CTA train and bus lines are being impacted by protests on Saturday afternoon, leading to traffic reroutes and bypassed stations. According to officials, Red Line trains are continuing to run in both directions, but stops are not being made at Sox-35th and Chicago/State. Green Line trains are not stopping at 35th-Bronzeville-IIT as of 1 p.m., according to officials....

Several violent robberies have occurred at CTA train stations throughout downtown Chicago in the span of just one week, according to police. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has the details.

Police are warning residents about a series of robberies that occurred on CTA trains or platforms last week throughout the Near North Side of Chicago. In each case, two to five young men approached the victims and demanded their property. If the victim refused, the offenders would physically attack and take their belongings and run off, according to a community…

Lawrence Madden Jr. told reporters on Tuesday that he was the man seen in a viral video being body slammed by a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver earlier this month. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Lawrence Madden Jr. told reporters on Tuesday that he was the man seen in a viral video being body slammed by a Chicago Transit Authority bus driver earlier this month. In the video that circulated quickly on social media, a man is seen squared up against a CTA bus driver. Then another bus driver comes up from behind and slams…

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…

Video posted to social media showing a man in a Chicago Transit Authority uniform body-slamming another man to the ground is now under investigation, the transit agency said Thursday. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Video posted to social media showing a man in a Chicago Transit Authority uniform body-slamming another man to the ground is now under investigation, the transit agency said Thursday.

Video posted to social media showing a man in a Chicago Transit Authority uniform body-slamming another man to the ground is now under investigation, the transit agency said Thursday. The video was posted on Twitter but it remains unclear who took the footage, where or when it was taken or what happened in the moments leading up to the incident….

City officials are restoring access to the Loop and Central Business District following peaceful protests throughout Chicago on Saturday, according to an email from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office. According to the press release, all entrance and exit ramps on several area roadways will be reopened, including Lake Shore drive, Interstate 290, and Interstate 90/94. Those ramps had all been closed…

The Chicago Transit Authority announced Sunday morning that all bus and rail service will resume in the downtown area after planned protests proceeded peacefully throughout the day Saturday. As part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s safety plan for the weekend, CTA service on the Red and Blue lines was altered so that trains were not stopping in a large chunk...

The Chicago Transit Authority has announced several changes to its train and bus service through the downtown area ahead of more planned protests and demonstrations this weekend. The biggest changes were reported on the Red and Blue lines, which will not make stops in downtown at the request of public safety officials. Bus service in the city will also be…

Protests, marches and rallies are planned throughout Chicago on Saturday, including in Union Park. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.