Riders on CTA buses and trains have a low chance of being a violent crime victim, a Tribune review shows, despite high-profile crimes this year.

In these final days of 2025, we're taking a look back at the people and stories that moved Chicago over the past 12 months.

Philadelphia’s experience is a cautionary tale. One recent estimate suggests that home values near transit could fall by nearly $7 billion; that means a slashing of tax revenue that funds schools, ...

Artist Kristin Scholz's Chicago friend wanted something colorful on her alley garage. The result is the Philadephia artist's ...

Semaphore Cafe aims to be a community gathering space in East Garfield Park. "I've never felt more welcome anywhere in the ...

Hordes of federal immigration agents came into the city, and a new pope came out of it. Sun-Times and WBEZ journalists had ...

The freewheeling, sweet-edge weirdness that had made Chancellor Johnathan Bennett a teenage sensation picked up for tours ...

Rental cars can eat a family travel budget alive, then add parking fees, gas, and the “who left crumbs in the back seat?” ...

A man was slashed during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train early Sunday. Chicago police said at 6 a.m., a 32-year-old man was ...

Chicago police are searching for a man accused of committing an armed robbery on a CTA Orange Line train on the city’s ...

A yearly tradition will make its return this week as Chicago-area residents can get free transit rides on New Year’s Eve.

A man was hospitalized after he was stabbed during an altercation onboard a CTA Blue Line train near the Loop on Sunday ...