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18-time convicted felon stabbed an acquaintance to death on the Blue Line, prosecutors say

May 26, 2022 CWBChicago

An 18-time convicted felon is charged with stabbing an acquaintance to death on the Blue Line downtown Monday evening.

Man sexually assaults Old Town woman after following her from a CTA bus stop, police say

May 25, 2022 CWBChicago

A man followed a woman from a River North bus stop and then sexually assaulted her in Old Town on Monday night, Chicago police said Wednesday.

Police release images of Blue Line killer

May 24, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police released surveillance images on Tuesday afternoon of a man who they believe stabbed a CTA passenger to death aboard a Blue Line train downtown on Monday evening.

CTA passenger dead after being stabbed on a Blue Line train downtown, police say

May 24, 2022 CWBChicago

A 43-year-old man is dead after someone stabbed him aboard a Blue Line train downtown on Monday evening. The offender remains at large.

Cops seek 3 men who attacked, robbed 63-year-old man at Loop Brown Line station

May 20, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are looking for looking for three offenders who battered and robbed a 63-year-old man at the Washington-Wells Brown Line station on Thursday morning.

Cops looking for man who robbed woman at Clark-Lake Blue Line

May 18, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for help as they try to locate the man who robbed a woman at the Clark-Lake Blue Line station Sunday morning.

Boy, 16, robbed and pushed an 82-year-old man to the ground at Chicago Red Line, police say

May 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A 16-year-old boy who pushed an 82-year-old man to the Chicago Red Line platform Thursday morning and took his wallet is now charged with robbery of a person over the age of 60, police said today.

Man knocked unconscious after being pushed into a moving train at Wilson CTA station, police say

May 8, 2022 CWBChicago

A man was knocked unconscious after someone pushed him into a moving train at the Wilson CTA station on Saturday night.

15-year-old robbed a woman in the Loop, fought with police gang unit that tried to arrest him, CPD says

May 7, 2022 CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy battered a Chicago police gang unit officer who tried to arrest him for a recent robbery in the Jackson CTA pedestrian tunnel.

Tipster identified Red Line robber from police bulletin, prosecutors say. Charges filed.

May 7, 2022 CWBChicago

A Morgan Park man faces felony charges for robbery and theft involving two victims on Red Line trains after someone recognized him in a Chicago police “seeking to identify” bulletin, prosecutors said Saturday.

CTA robberies are at a 12-year high on North Side, Loop train lines, city data shows

May 5, 2022 CWBChicago

Charges are filed in this week’s armed robbery at the Roosevelt CTA station as hold-ups reach a 12-year high on the city’s downtown and North Side train lines.

An assailant hit a Red Line passenger in the head with a gun case, report says. Cops referred to the victim as an off-duty officer.

May 5, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a man reportedly struck a Red Line passenger in the head with a gun box on Wednesday evening. Cops and 911 dispatchers referred to the victim as an off-duty police officer.

‘Armed and dangerous’ 16-year-old among 4 arrested after armed robbery on Red Line this morning

May 4, 2022 CWBChicago

Police arrested four people after an armed robbery at the Roosevelt Red Line station this morning, including a 16-year-old boy wanted for at least one other hold-up.

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