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What's New

Latest Update: November 23, 2024 UIC-Halsted station profile updated with info about new sculpture and 19 new photos of the station. Francisco station profile updated with info about the tile mosaic on the front ramp and reproduction historic station signs, and 8 new photos of the station. Clark/Lake station profile updated with information about the former Thompson Center entrance renovation and three renderings. Western Brown Line station profile updated with additional information about the station renovation project..

"L" News Headlines

Bryn Mawr's Big Bounce Back: How Edgewater's Retail District Went From Pandemic Low To Renaissance [August 6: Block Club Chicago] RTA warns: Fare hikes are coming, one way or another [August 6: Crain's Chicago Business] CTA On Track to Complete Improvements at 44 Bus Turnarounds and Rail Stations by the End of 2025 [August 5: CTA press release] Bernard Ford Obituary [August 5: Chicago Tribune] Teen critically wounded in armed robbery on Red Line train near 95th Street [August 3: Chicago Sun-Times] Man, 18, shot during robbery on CTA Red Line train at 95th Street station, police say [August 3: CBS Chicago] 18-year-old shot amid robbery on CTA Red Line train, Chicago police say [August 3: ABC Chicago] After CTA Eliminates Red Line 'Slow Zone,' Noise Has Become Unbearable For Uptown Residents [August 1: Block Club Chicago] Opinion: Chicago ain't ready for transit reform -- yet [August 1: Crain's Chicago Business] Delivering Transformational Projects in a Dense Urban Environment [July 31: Passenger Transport] At Council hearing, transit advocates weighed in on the fiscal cliff, and acting CTA prez Leerhsen impressed them with her vision for the system [July 31: Streetsblog Chicago] CTA Faces 'Drastic Service Cuts' If State Funding Doesn't Come Through, Agency Head Says [July 30: Block Club Chicago] Acting CTA chief makes her case for keeping the permanent job [July 30: Chicago Sun-Times] Chicago City Council committee urges CTA to crack down on smoking on trains and buses [July 30: CBS Chicago] Listening to spinning records, and Red Line Extension opinions, at 95th Street Station [July 30: Streetsblog Chicago] CTA Red Line service resumes after man falls onto tracks on Chicago's North Side [July 30: CBS Chicago] Man struck after falling on CTA Red Line tracks at Thorndale station, police say [July 30: ABC Chicago] As CTA safety worries persist, video shows aggressive passenger on train with no police or security [July 30: CBS Chicago] 3 arrested after brawl with K9 security team at CTA station on South Side of Chicago [July 30: CBS Chicago] Man charged in fake bomb threat near Rosemont Blue Line stop [July 29: Chicago Sun-Times] CTA Blue Line service resumes after phony bomb threat at Rosemont station [July 29: CBS Chicago] Man charged in 2023 stabbing of homeless man at Jefferson Park CTA Terminal arrested again [July 29: Nadig Newspapers] Heading to Lollapalooza this weekend? Here's when the last trains leave nightly [July 28: NBC Chicago] Derailed: Looming funding cuts to Philadelphia's transit system offer a lesson for Chicago [July 27: Chicago Tribune] Go back in time with CTA's heritage fleet for Cubs-Sox Friday [July 25: WGN Chicago]

Additional Information

Historic Station Tours: The Chicago Architecture Center and the Chicago History Museum provide tours of Chicago's historic rapid transit system, visiting several of Chicago's oldest, most unique, and most architecturally interesting rapid transit facilities, with tours and lectures given at each site. Section also includes information and photos from Chicago-L.org's past tours. Mishaps and Unusual Occurrences: Described here are some of the accidents, mishaps, and uncustomary circumstances that have befallen the "L". Frequently Asked Questions: A compilation of common queries. Vocabulary of the "L": Learn an automatic train signal from a "fool catcher" with our list of vocabulary words and phrases. Posters and Advertisements: Check out 1920s CRT posters advertising the sights and scenes that Chicagoans could see by taking the elevated and other ads.

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