CTA employee charged in connection with battery of man who later died
Emmett Richardson, 39, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery in connection with the battery of 54-year-old victim.
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Emmett Richardson, 39, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery in connection with the battery of 54-year-old victim.
A CTA employee was charged with aggravated battery in connection with a weekend attack of a passenger on the LaSalle Blue Line platform. That passenger later died. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza had the story.
A CTA employee was charged with aggravated battery in connection with a weekend attack of a passenger on the LaSalle Blue Line platform. That passenger later died. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza had the story.
Detectives are investigating the incident as a battery.
Detectives say the victim, a 54-year-old man, was discovered unresponsive in a stairwell landing.
A teenage girl is charged after attacking and robbing another teen outside a CTA Blue Line stop earlier this month.
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Some riders say they felt this might be more than a power problem.
The Chicago Transit Authority says a ground fault is to blame for a Brown Line 'L' train getting stalled out on the Wells Street Bridge for hours Tuesday. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
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The power issue had a Brown Line train stalled for hours on the Wells Street Bridge during the Tuesday afternoon rush. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The measure is designed to eliminate hazards for bicyclists who are often forced to ride in traffic when bike lanes are blocked.
It all happened during a busy afternoon rush hour, and five hours later, Brown Line service still was not back to normal.
The Brown Line was disrupted for hours by the stalled train. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Chicago transit police have largely responded to smoking violations by issuing municipal citations. Out of the roughly 4,400 citations issued in 2021, about 200 were paid. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports on the issue.
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The outage snagged the Brown and Purple lines downtown. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The Brown and Purple Line trains were snagged after a train was stopped over the Chicago River at Wells Street. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A train was standing without power over the bridge at Wells Street.
Police said Samantha Maldonado named Alejandro Arellano as her killer before she died.
Samantha Maldonado's ex-boyfriend, Alejandro Arellano, is now charged with her murder. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Alejandro Arellano, 31, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Samantha Maldonado, and was ordered held without bond Monday afternoon. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
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The man accused in the attacks has a long record of being arrested, prosecuted, and then quickly being set free to attack again.
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The robber was placed into police custody and then taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds.
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The victim was struck multiple times throughout his body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
