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What's New
Latest Update: April 7, 2024 Belmont Blue Line station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's history and development, about the proposed renovation/accessibility design, and recent funding information for renovation as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), plus 24 new photos.

"L" News Headlines

Six months after Yellow Line crash injured more than a dozen, investigation continues: 'This never should have happened' [May 16: Chicago Tribune] Silver lining playbook: Could a new transit gig be a graceful way out for apparently doomed CTA chief Dorval Carter Jr.? [May 15: Streetsblog Chicago] Fare question: Why has Mayor Brandon Johnson resisted demands to fire CTA President Dorval Carter Jr.? [May 14: Chicago Sun-Times] Aldermen frustrated with performance, leadership call for CTA president Dorval Carter to resign [May 14: ABC Chicago] Mayor Brandon Johnson Rode The Trains While Campaigning. But Can He Fix The CTA? [May 14: Block Club Chicago] CTA riders, victims recall robberies, attacks: 'I'm very paranoid' [May 14: Chicago Sun-Times] Search on for assailant who attacked man on CTA train on Chicago's Near West Side [May 14: CBS Chicago] Fire CTA President Dorval Carter, a new City Council resolution says [May 13: Chicago Tribune] Get the L out? Pressure mounts for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. to quit or be fired: 'It's time for a change' [May 13: Chicago Sun-Times] CTA chief's biggest City Council critics push ordinance calling on him to resign [May 13: Crain's Chicago Business] CTA Boss Dorval Carter Should Resign Or Be Fired, Fed-Up Alderpeople Push In New Resolution [May 13: Block Club Chicago] Alders push to oust CTA chief Carter [May 13: Axios Chicago] 20 city council members call on Mayor Brandon Johnson to replace CTA President Dorval Carter [May 13: ABC Chicago] Chicago City Council members call for ouster of CTA President Dorval Carter [May 13: CBS Chicago] Woman, 2 men charged with robbing, battering teenage boy on CTA platform on Chicago's West Side [May 13: CBS Chicago] Chicago police release photos of 6 female suspects in CTA Red Line robberies [May 12: Chicago Sun-Times] Chicago Police seek to identify 6 girls suspected in CTA robberies [May 11: CBS Chicago] Chicago police searching for 6 female suspects wanted in robberies on CTA Red Line [May 11: ABC Chicago] How has Chicago transit ridership recovered from the pandemic? [May 10: WBEZ Chicago] How a CTA, Metra, Pace merger would work [May 10: Axios Chicago] Teen faces aggravated criminal sexual assault charge after woman attacked on CTA Blue Line near Addison St. [May 10: Nadig Newspapers] 'Out Of Control' Pigeon Poop Problem At Belmont Red Line Station Finally Cleaned Up, Ald. Says [May 9: Block Club Chicago] Chicago Mayor Johnson RTA board nominee coming under fire for lack of transit knowledge [May 9: ABC Chicago] Livin' on a prayer: Pastor Ira Acree seems destined for the RTA board, although he knows little about transit, barely uses it [May 9: Streetsblog Chicago] Key City Panel Advances Johnson's Pick to Serve on RTA Board After Tense Hearing [May 8: WTTW Chicago] Mayor Johnson's pick for transit board advances despite not knowing of looming $730 million shortfall [May 8: CBS Chicago] Pastor's Appointment To Transit Board Advances Despite Him Saying He Rarely Rides CTA [May 8: Block Club Chicago] CTA Touts Report Showing Transit's Key Role in Chicago Region -- But Agency President Quiet on Proposal to Merge CTA, Metra and Pace [May 8: WTTW Chicago] CTA Crime Continues Downward Trend in April [May 6: CTA press release] CTA proposes new billboard, residents adamantly oppose it [May 6: Forest Park Review] A good deal for the suburbs? Transit merger proposal raises questions about finances, fairness [May 6: Daily Herald] CTA to Hold Public Meeting on May 7 for Contractors Interested in Building Out New Red Line Extension (RLE) Project Office in Pullman on Far South Side [May 2: CTA press release]

Additional Information

Historic Station Tours: The Chicago Architecture Foundation 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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