Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Robert Cobbins expected to appear in court Feb. 14.
A Chicago man with a long history of drug-related convictions is back behind bars again, accused this time of fondling a woman's buttocks outside of the CTA Blue Line station on Des Plaines Avenue in Forest Park. Robert Cobbins was charged with felony aggravated battery on a public way Feb. 9. He is in Cook County Jail in lieu of posting a $30,000 bond. His next court date is Feb. 14. Here's how the incident came down: Officers were called to the station at 711 Des Plaines Ave. for a person being threatened with a gun on a CTA bus. When officers arrived on the scene, the victim, a 25-year-old woman, told them she had gotten off the El and was on the escalator going down to the ground level when a man, later identified as Cobbins, came up …
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Jessie Jackson, 33, is charged with robbing a woman of her iPhone at the Harlem Avenue Blue Line CTA stop.
A 33-year-old Chicago man was charged with robbery Jan. 8 after attempting to elude police by running on the CTA tracks and part of the median on the Eisenhower Expressway, police said. Are you a fan of true crime? Like the Crime-n-Shame Facebook page for tales of mischief and woe from all over the Chicago area. Police were dispatched to a robbery call that occurred at the CTA Blue Line stop at Harlem Avenue. The victim told police she and her mother-in-law boarded an oubound Blue Line train at Washington Boulevard and planned to ride to the end of the line at Des Plaines Avenue. As the train traveled west along the line, a witness told police that a man, later identified as Jessie Jackson, entered the car. As the train pulled into the …
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Early morning disruptions are over, CTA says.
Update, 4:11 p.m. According to the CTA "System Status and Alerts" page, service on the Blue Line is back to normal after early-morning disruptions between the Forest Park and Harlem rail stations. The CTA is reporting the suspension of rail service between the Forest Park and Harlem stations. Service in that area will be supplemented by shuttle buses. Here's the details, via the CTA's official website: Service on the Blue Line has been temporarily suspended between Harlem (Forest Park Branch) and Forest Park, due to mechanical problems. As a result, trains are operating only between O'Hare and Harlem (Forest Park Branch) at this time. Shuttle buses are available to provide connecting service through the affected area. See station …
Monday, July 23, 2012
Police say Chicago men jumped onto train tracks and ran across Eisenhower Expressway in escape attempt.
Two Chicago men who robbed a CTA Blue Line commuter of a pair of cell phones were charged with armed robbery after a foiled escape attempt, police said. The incident took place July 16 around 2:10 a.m. on a westbound CTA Blue Line, where authorities said Otire Woods and Terrell Jones approached the 23-year-old victim. Woods displayed a handgun — later determined to be a pellet gun — while Jones swiped a cell phone from the man's hand then reached his pocket and stole a second cell phone. Jones and Wood exited the train at Oak Park Avenue; the victim stayed on until Harlem Avenue then called police from a pay phone. Officers found the pair at the Oak Park Avenue Blue Line platform, where Woods dropped the cell phones and weapon. Both men, …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Oak Park officials push for resident feedback as public comment portion of IDOT Ike plan draws to a close.
The future of the stretch of Eisenhower Expressway running through Oak Park remains very much up for grabs, with lane additions, controversial ramp renovations and tolling options all on the table. Illinois Department of Transportation officials say they're still conceptualizing the project, which is years away from actually getting started. Right now, ten scenarios are on the table for the eight-mile corridor between Cicero Avenue and Mannheim Road, all of which include the addition of a lane in each direction. Five scenarios will make it to the next round of planning. Oak Park leaders say feedback about the Eisenhower plans is crucial, particularly before public comments on the latest report close on June 29. (There are two ways to do …
Friday, October 7, 2011
Bus service ramped up as 'unattended package' prompts closure of Forest Park Transit Center.
Update, 11:37 a.m. CTA reporting "trains are now moving and normal service is being restored. Allow extra travel time." Update, 11:27 a.m. Previously closed, Des Plaines at Jackson has re-opened to vehicle traffic. CTA shuttles have been taking westbound commuters from the Harlem stop to Forest Park. "They didn't say nothing," said Chicago resident Francine Baker, 37, en route to Maywood. "They just told us 'Get off, we're not going that far.'" At the Forest Park stop, dozens of commuters piled out of the CTA shuttles, but police tape prevented them reaching their cars in the parking lot. Original post: Transit service on a portion of the CTA Blue Line has been halted as authorities investigate an 'unattended package,' found at the …
T Brock
12:23 am on Sunday, July 1, 2012
That's ridiculous! I have ridden the blue line many times and it is quite safe. Fear mongering is all you're doing! more ›