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Welcome to Chicago "L".org, the internet's largest resource for information on Chicago's rapid transit system!

What's New

Latest Update: August 24, 2024

  • Damen Green Line station profile updated with 52 new photos and 3 video links.

"L" News Headlines

  • CTA announces changes for Clark/Lake elevated station in the Loop [November 14: ABC Chicago]
  • Chicago Transit Board Approves CTA's 2025 Budget [November 13: CTA press release]
  • CTA Signs New Two-Year Agreement for Expanded Social Service Outreach Following Successful Pilot [November 13: CTA press release]
  • The CTA Announces Plans for Major Changes at the Clark/Lake Loop Elevated Station [November 13: CTA press release]
  • CTA Board Approves Last Budget Boosted By Pandemic-Era Stimulus, Pushes Dorval Carter for More Transparency and Collaboration [November 13: WTTW Chicago]
  • Google paying to move CTA Clark/Lake entrance in Thompson Center to Clark Street [November 13: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • Person stabbed on CTA Red Line train just north of downtown Chicago [November 13: CBS Chicago]
  • Southbound CTA Red Line trains rerouted after stabbing near Chicago Ave. station [November 13: NBC Chicago]
  • Man stabbed on CTA Red Line at Chicago Avenue stop, police say [November 13: ABC Chicago]
  • Red Line trains resume normal routes after stabbing near Chicago stop [November 13: WGN Chicago]
  • Red Line trains temporarily diverted due to person on tracks in the Loop [November 12: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • CTA Red Line running with delays after person hit by train in Loop: CFD [November 12: ABC Chicago]
  • I-Team Exclusive: CTA Train Crash Victim Talks [November 12: ABC Chicago]
  • CTA In Race For Red Line Extension Funding From Feds Before Trump Takes Office [November 11: Block Club Chicago]
  • Man robbed at Loop CTA Blue Line station overnight [November 11: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • Man attacked, robbed on Loop CTA Blue Line platform, Chicago police say [November 11: ABC Chicago]
  • Evanstonians upset at CTA over transit service, security at budget hearing [November 10: Evanston RoundTable]
  • Beloved 'Mayor' Of Armitage Brown Line Station Is Retiring In February [November 8: Block Club Chicago]
  • Opinion: Merger of Chicago-area transit agencies needs the fast track [November 8: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • CTA Yellow Line Service Suspended For Weekend Repairs [November 7: Skokie Patch]
  • CTA track workers have successful kidney transplant surgery [November 7: ABC Chicago]
  • Chicago could pay a price during Donald Trump's second term [November 6: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • Scheduling like it's 2019? The CTA's announcement that it's returning to pre-COVID rail service levels is generating some controversy [November 6: Streetsblog Chicago]
  • Woman charged in 2 robberies on Chicago trains, police say [November 6: CBS Chicago]
  • Edward Keegan: New Damen Green Line station elevates transit above the mundane [November 5: Chicago Tribune]
  • CTA Says Rail Service Restored To Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Some Experts Remain Skeptical [November 5: Block Club Chicago]
  • CTA Returns to Pre-Pandemic Rail Service Levels with New Fall Schedule [November 4: CTA press release]
  • CTA says train service returns to prepandemic levels this fall, touting a win for embattled President Dorval Carter [November 4: Chicago Tribune]
  • CTA's scheduled train service to meet pre-pandemic levels this fall [November 4: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • Decades-long uptick in attacks on transit workers, including on the CTA, carries implications for employees and riders [November 4: Chicago Tribune]
  • CTA track worker donating life-saving kidney to colleague: 'It's just amazing' [November 4: ABC Chicago]
  • CTA Yellow Line train operator in crash faces firing under alcohol use rules -- but agency can't take action yet [November 4: Chicago Sun-Times]
  • Man sought in cellphone robbery at CTA Red Line stop in Wrigleyville [November 3: CBS Chicago]
  • Man wanted for robbery on CTA Red Line train in Wrigleyville: Chicago police [November 3: ABC 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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