Blue Line Derailment At O'Hare
A CTA Blue Line train jumped the tracks at the O'Hare station early Monday, after the train failed to slow down while pulling into the station, and went through the barriers at the end of the tracks.
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A CTA Blue Line train jumped the tracks at the O'Hare station early Monday, after the train failed to slow down while pulling into the station, and went through the barriers at the end of the tracks.
just before 3 a.m. Monday, a train failed to stop as it pulled into the O'Hare station, and jumped the tracks onto the platform, then went up the escalator, stopping just short of the turnstiles.
The $492 million "Your New Blue" project begins with suspension of Blue Line service between the Logan Square and Western Avenue stations from 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday.
The agency that oversees public transportation in Chicago is suing American Airlines for falsely claiming to buy "vast amounts of jet fuel" from a small office in a rural community to avoid paying tens of millions of dollars in taxes in the nation's third-largest city, where the actual work is done.
Joe McBride, a spokesman for the Kansas City Aviation Department, said Friday that someone made a comment about a bomb, although it wasn't clear if it was one of the 67 passengers on Flight 4222 Thursday night or if it was phoned in.
The CTA will be getting an early start on a four-year project to completely overhaul the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line.
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Janessa M. Andrews, 22, of the 1600 block of North Lorel Avenue, was arrested Saturday at O'Hare after the traveler followed the device's GPS tracker to Andrews' home.
The founder of a Park Ridge group that advocates for safety and noise issues for people living near O'Hare Airport says the National Transportation Safety Board is issuing new guidelines to the FAA regarding the separation of planes, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
A 60-year-old woman was killed when two cars collided around 12:40 a.m. in the 5600 block of North Mannheim Road.
The captain of a flight from Washington, D.C. ordered an emergency evacuation "out of an abundance of caution."
The woman who owned an alligator that caused a bit of a stir at O'Hare International Airport in November has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty, for abandoning the reptile at the airport.
No one was injured, but 80 passengers had to be transported by shuttle buses from the stalled train, which had been heading toward Chicago around 9 p.m. Friday.
Matthew Segur, 39, flew into O'Hare International Airport on a British Airways flight on Monday, when his connecting flight to Dallas was canceled due to the severe winter weather.
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Travel headaches continued Monday morning at Chicago's airports, thanks to the frigid conditions.
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Many people are packing their bags, getting set to head out of town for the holidays. Friday is the busiest travel day of the season at O'Hare and Midway airports.
The department also plans to open a yoga room at the city's Midway International Airport in the near future.
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Chicago police said the shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Yates Boulevard.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said the victim was shot while inside his vehicle just before heading to work.
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A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
A middle school teacher in Aurora, Illinois, was charged after police said she had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
Senator Tammy Duckworth sent another letter to the DHS Inspector General Friday, saying there is not enough urgency in honoring her request for an investigation into use of force by immigration agents in Chicago.
Senate Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of health care tax credits.
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights ahead of this weekend as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to provide the full food stamp benefits by Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
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Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
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The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
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The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
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"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
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Police said the young child was shot in the right leg and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
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The government shutdown enters day 39, and federal workers are planning to picket.
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A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Cold rain will enter the area Saturday evening that will then transition to snow overnight.
Union members of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are picketing at O'Hare Airport on Saturday as the government shutdown enters day 39.
Chicago police said the shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Yates Boulevard.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said the victim was shot while inside his vehicle just before heading to work.
A Chicago area couple logged into their retirement account only to find out it had been hacked, and a large chunk of their retirement savings was gone. The response from the online brokerage firm is only adding insult to injury.
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More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
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Despite coming off his first NFL game without a catch, Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze isn't letting some helicopter parenting become a giant distraction.
Football isn't the only powerhouse program at North Central College; the Cardinal women's triathlon team has a chance to make school history at this weekend's National Championship as they try to win an unprecedented fourth-straight Division III title.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
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