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Saturday, January 10, 2026 11:58AM

CTA Blue Line trains delayed due to police activity downtown

CHICAGO (WLS) — Normal CTA Blue Line service has resumed on Friday morning following delays due to Chicago police activity near a downtown station, officials said.

The CTA said there was a police presence near the station at Clark and Lake streets in the Loop in an alert issued at 3:25 a.m.

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Blue Line trains were operating on the same track between Grand Avenue and LaSalle Street, the CTA said.

In another message issued at 5:48 a.m., the CTA said normal service and boarding had resumed.

What prompted the police response was not immediately clear.

Further information was not immediately available.

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