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What's New

Latest Update: July 12, 2024 51st station profile updated with 15 new photos. Austin Green Line station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's history and about the planned renovation/accessibility improvements as part of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP), and 25 new photos (including updated renderings of the ASAP renovation). Western Brown Line station profile updated and expanded, with additional information about the station's planned renovation, and 3 new renderings of the renovation. . O'Hare station profile updated and expanded, with more detail and information about the station's history and design, and 43 new photos.

"L" News Headlines

Green Line to pulse with colorful lights in art project timed to DNC [July 23: Chicago Sun-Times] Reinsdorf and Wirtz families unveil $7 billion proposal to remake Near West Side around United Center [July 23: Chicago Tribune] United Center owners planning massive $7 billion mixed-use campus around the arena [July 23: Chicago Sun-Times] United Center owners plan $7 billion Near West Side campus [July 23: Crain's Chicago Business] United Center owners pitch $7B investment called 1901 Project to revitalize neighborhood [July 23: ABC Chicago] United Center Owners Planning $7 Billion Campus Around Arena With Housing, Music Hall And More [July 23: Block Club Chicago] Chicago Transit Authority CFO Jeremy Fine leaves agency [July 22: The Bond Buyer] Davis station elevator repairs highlight Purple Line's accessibility issues [July 21: Evanston RoundTable] Woman cut multiple times during fight on CTA Blue Line platform in Chicago Loop; 1 in custody [July 21: CBS Chicago] Argument on CTA platform turns violent: Woman injured, suspect in custody [July 21: Fox Chicago] Fifth person charged in beating, robbery of man on CTA train in Loop [July 20: Chicago Sun-Times] Search on for robber who hit man with pliers on Chicago Transit Authority train [July 19: CBS Chicago] CTA's New Chatbot Seeing Success Since Recent Launch [July 18: CTA press release] West Garfield Park CTA Training Center Plan Approved By City Council [July 17: Block Club Chicago] July CTA board meeting touches on public safety, union issues, creating a transit-friendly DLSD [July 17: Streetsblog Chicago] 11-year-old girl and 3 teens charged with robbery and battery of man on CTA train in Loop [July 17: Chicago Sun-Times] 11-year-old girl among 5 charged with beating, robbing man on Chicago train [July 17: CBS Chicago] 11-year-old girl among 4 juveniles charged in CTA Orange Line attack [July 17: WGN Chicago] New Art Sculpture Installed at CTA's UIC-Halsted Station: Greek God Hermes Balances Take-out Containers in Playful and Artistic Tribute to Modern Living [July 16: CTA press release] Best Way to Introduce Your Toddler to the CTA [July 16: Chicago magazine] Transit planning guru Jarrett Walker discusses CTA and Pace challenges, and the agency consolidation question [July 16: Streetsblog Chicago] Village to renew contract with Chicago Transit Authority [July 16: Forest Park Review] Show them the money: Transit agencies want infusions of cash without reforms [July 12: Chicago Sun-Times] Live DJs Return To 95th Street Red Line Station With New Beats [July 12: Block Club Chicago] Blue Line service halted due to object on tracks near Washington Street [July 12: CBS Chicago] Blue Line service delayed between UIC-Halsted and Damen due to police activity: CTA [July 12: ABC Chicago] Chicago police recover fireworks at Blue Line station in the Loop [July 12: Fox Chicago] CTA Updates Rail Timetables to Reflect Increased Weekday Service [July 11: CTA press release] Embattled CTA president starts to add back trains after years of service cuts [July 11: Chicago Tribune] CTAction: It's silly for CTA to update timetables to reflect "more scheduled rail service" when it can't deliver its current schedule [July 11: Streetsblog Chicago] Lifelong Chicagoan speaks out after teens attack him on CTA train: 'a gauntlet of fists' [July 11: Fox 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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