Some CTA trains were stopped for over an hour during the morning rush hour Monday, as emergency officials negotiated with a man on the tracks downtown.
Some CTA trains were stopped for over an hour Monday, as emergency officials negotiated with a man on the tracks downtown.
Monday, March 24, 2025 4:34PM
There were CTA Brown and Purple Line delays today. A man near Illinois and Franklin in River North prompted an emergency response and stopped trains.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Some CTA trains were stopped for over an hour during the morning rush hour Monday, as emergency officials negotiated with a man on the tracks downtown.
Chopper 7 was over the scene at North Franklin and West Illinois streets in River North just before 8 a.m.
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Video showed a man on the tracks near a stopped train, as emergency crews gathered around.
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A police tactical team used a ladder at one point to reach the man, who was eventually taken into custody.
No one was injured in the incident.
Brown and Purple Line trains were moving again about 8:20 a.m. after the incident, Chicago police said.
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Some CTA trains were stopped for over an hour during the morning rush hour Monday, as emergency officials negotiated with a man on the tracks downtown.
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