CTA Archives

17-year-old charged with robbing 4 people on the Blue Line, including Whitney Young students

October 26, 2023 10:54 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy was charged this week with participating in two armed robberies on the CTA Blue Line in April, Chicago police said. Three Whitney Young students are among his victims.

14 year sentence for man who committed 3 CTA robberies ‘because I’m f***ed up’

October 21, 2023 8:16 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man who told police he participated in a string of violent robberies aboard CTA trains because “I’m f***ed up” was handed a 14-year sentence this week.

5-time felon broke CTA passenger’s leg in a robbery that netted $6, prosecutors say

October 19, 2023 8:14 PM CWBChicago

A five-time convicted felon broke a CTA passenger’s leg during a robbery that netted him just $6, Chicago police and prosecutors said.

Man fired ‘multiple’ shots into CTA guard’s bulletproof vest: Chicago police report

October 16, 2023 7:12 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago Transit Authority security guard’s decision to wear a bullet-resistant vest very likely saved his life over the weekend after a man shot him in the chest several times at the 79th Street Red Line station.

Man suspected of accidentally shooting himself at Damen Blue Line is charged with misdemeanor gun possession

October 13, 2023 11:57 AM CWBChicago

The man found shot outside the Damen Blue Line station in Wicker Park on Monday evening has been slapped with a misdemeanor gun possession charge. Chicago police said an initial investigation determined that Reynaldo Hernandez, 24, may have shot himself.

Man may have accidentally shot himself at Damen Blue Line: police

October 10, 2023 1:23 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a man who was found with a gunshot wound outside the Damen Blue Line station may have accidentally shot himself.

Four 15-year-olds charged with robbery spree along the Brown Line

October 9, 2023 9:50 AM CWBChicago

A group of robbers rode the Brown Line across the North Side on Sunday afternoon, hopping off at stops along the way to rob nearby stores. Their luck ran out when Chicago cops moved in after the third holdup.

2 men robbed CTA passenger in the Loop, Chicago police say

October 8, 2023 3:35 PM CWBChicago

Mass Transit detectives released surveillance images on Sunday of two men wanted for robbing a CTA passenger in downtown Chicago.

Cops looking for man who robbed CTA passenger in the Loop

October 3, 2023 1:49 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for a man who robbed a CTA passenger on the Red Line downtown over the weekend.

Migrant carrying nearly $2,000 cash jumped CTA turnstile in the Loop, Chicago police report says

September 27, 2023 7:27 AM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant was carrying nearly $2,000 cash when he was arrested for jumping a CTA turnstile in the Loop, according to a Chicago police report.

At least 8 people robbed in crosstown armed robbery spree

December 4, 2023 11:38 AM

At least eight people were robbed during a crosstown robbery spree in Chicago on Monday morning. The holdups—four in Bucktown and three farther south—all involved armed men who got around in a red pickup truck. No arrests have been made.

2 armed robberies reported within an hour in the West Loop

December 4, 2023 5:25 AM

Chicago police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred within an hour overnight in the West Loop.

Two men got probation for Red Line battery case. Both got arrested again within weeks

December 4, 2023 4:57 AM

Two men accused of being part of a group that attacked and tried to rob a man on the Red Line downtown, causing the man to jump from the moving train, have pleaded guilty to battery charges in exchange for probation sentences. Both have been arrested again on new charges.