Daywatch: Chicago’s gun violence falls to levels not seen in a decade

At times, 2025 brought deadly chaos to Chicago’s shimmering downtown: An 18-victim mass shooting in River North, the worst the city’s seen in years. The annual Christmas tree lighting marred by two ...
Chicago Tribune

President Donald Trump’s administration threatens CTA funding over safety issues

President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a blistering order for the city and state to come up with a safety plan to boost police on the CTA and take other steps or once again risk vital ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Under CTA 'security surge plan,’ more officers to be on trains, platforms and buses

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ABC 7 Chicago

FTA directs CTA to address safety concerns or risk losing funding, citing fire attack on Blue Line

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The federal government is directing the city to address safety concerns on the CTA or risk losing federal funding, ABC7 learned on Monday. The Federal Transit Administration sent a ...
NBC Chicago

Feds threaten to withhold funding after violent incidents on CTA property

After multiple high-profile violent incidents on CTA property, including a woman being set on fire on a train and another doused in liquid on a bus, the federal government is demanding immediate ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Elevated CTA station at State, Lake in Loop to close for 3 years in January for reconstruction

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The elevated CTA station at State and Lake streets downtown Chicago will shut down on Jan. 5, the Chicago Department of Transportation said Thursday. There's already been a lot of ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Thrill seekers 'subway surf' in Christmas outfits atop CTA's holiday train in Loop

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CBS News

CTA Yellow Line service suspended for hours after empty train goes off rails

Service on the CTA Yellow Line between Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood and suburban Skokie was suspended during the morning rush Tuesday, after a car went off the rails. A notice was posted at 4:45 ...
CBS News

Woman sexually assaulted at Jackson CTA Red Line station as agency works to improve safety

Chicago police are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted on CTA property in the Loop early Thursday morning. Police said a 35-year-old woman was on CTA property in the 200 block of South ...
Crain's Chicago Business

'We don't need a letter': Johnson, Pritzker push back on CTA funding threats

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funds if the Chicago Transit Authority doesn’t increase the presence of law enforcement in the wake of a recent attack in which a woman was ...
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Federal Transit Administration threatens funding if CTA does not improve security

The Federal Transit Administration is demanding that the CTA take immediate action to improve safety or risk losing funding. US F/A-18 jets fly into Gulf of Venezuela With the penny going away, what ...
WGN-TV

Federal Transit Administration orders CTA to address safety concerns or face potential funding cuts

CHICAGO (WGN) — Following several high-profile attacks on the CTA, the federal government is warning the agency that it could lose federal funding if it can’t create a safer environment on its trains ...