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Body Found On Blue Line Subway Tracks Near LaSalle Station
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on a set of subway tracks along the Blue Line near the LaSalle Street station overnight.
Crews Removing Old Railroad Track In Effort To Beautify Near North Side
City crews are ripping out a set of old, unused railroad tracks, as they begin a new beautification project on the city’s Near North Side.
Blue Line Trains Moving Again After Car Enters Tracks Near Rosemont
A vehicle somehow ended up on the CTA tracks near the Rosemont Blue Line station on Friday afternoon.
Police Find Body Near Metra Parking Lot In Park Ridge
Park Ridge police are investigating what they’re calling the “suspicious” death of a man whose body was found early Thursday in the 200 block of Summit Avenue near a Metra parking area.
Excessive Heat Damages Tracks, Causes Delays On Red Line
Hundreds of rush hour commuters packed downtown Red Line stations, some ditching public transit in an attempt to get home as crews scrambled to repair tracks damaged by excessive heat Thursday evening.
Man Falls Onto Blue Line Tracks
A man was hospitalized early this morning, after accidentally falling onto the ‘L’ tracks in the middle of the Eisenhower Expressway.
Man Falls On Tracks, Delays CTA Trains
The CTA Red, Purple and Yellow lines were delayed Tuesday morning after a man fell onto the tracks at the Howard terminal.
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