The long-anticipated CTA Red Line Extension breaks ground Friday after a long period in limbo after the Trump Administration froze approximately $2 billion in funding, until a judge ordered it be released.

Many hope the CTA Red Line extension project will improve access to jobs, education and economic development on the city's South Side. Later Friday, Mayor Brandon Johnson will attend the groundbreaking for this major development. The $5.7 billion project has been in the making for a while.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other leaders are set to mark the start of construction Friday on the long-delayed CTA Red Line extension.

The trains derailed near the Howard station shortly before 5:40 p.m., shutting down the two lines as well as the Red Line between Howard and Thorndale, a CTA representative said in a statement. No injuries were reported.

According to FOX 32 Chicago, the attack happened around 4 p.m. on April 17 at the Clark/Division station in the 1200 block of N. Clark Street. Police say two people walked up to the woman as she waited on the platform.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A CTA Red Line train operator was assaulted by two passengers in an attack on the South Side that disrupted service Wednesday morning. It happened around 8:45 a.m. as train #5568 left the 63rd Street station heading northbound, only to ...