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Stand by for action at Argyle, Thorndale stations
All that stone means big track work is coming. Credit: Patrick Barry Those giant piles of stone ballast and stinky bundles of rail ties that arrived on Thorndale and Argyle today, near the CTA...
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More CTA Updates; Berwyn Ave Closed, Argyle & Thorndale
Viaduct work at Berwyn. Credit: Jeremy Bressman Besides last week’s closure of the Thorndale Red Line station, the CTA is hard at work in and around the neighborhood at other stops as part of the Red...
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CTA Public Art Community Meeting Tonight
"Space Junction of Energy" by Jerald Jacquard (at the Belmont stop). Credit: chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com It’t not hard to see that the CTA’s Red Ahead initiative is well underway in...
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Brand our El stops, too
Asia on Argyle signage. Credit: 48th Ward Office On Wednesday the above sign was errected at the first Red Line El stop south of Edgewater in Uptown, Argyle. The sign design itself was...
View ArticleArgyle To Undergo Major “Shared Street” Redesign Soon
Although Argyle Street is considered a part of our Uptown neighbor to the South, It falls within the 48th Ward and thus has big impact on Edgewater as well. Starting in late summer of this year, Argyle...
View ArticleBerwyn And Lawrence Red Line Stops Could Close For 3 Years During CTA...
As the CTA attempts to undergo its largest capital investment project in its history, they hope to rebuild 100-year-old sections of the Red Line and Purple Line to meet demands of an ever growing...
View ArticleArgyle Streetscape Construction Resumes Today, Will Be Completed This Summer
The Argyle streetscape construction which started last summer, temporarily halted work on Nov. 20 due to Winter weather. Today work on phase 3 began. The project has already completed its first two...
View Article16 Arrests Made, 4 Businesses Closed Or Cited In 48th Ward Drug Bust
A major Chicago Police Department sting was conducted yesterday in the 48th Ward. The mission was directed at narcotics sales in the area and resulted in the arrest of 16 people and four local...
View ArticleAnother Shooting on Argyle Leaves Woman Hospitalized
A woman is in good condition after being shot Sunday night on Argyle Ave. which is just outside the Edgewater border but still located in the 48th Ward. This is the second shooting on the street in...
View ArticleTwo Shot On Argyle Red Line Platform, Trains Delayed During Rush Hour Commute
Another shooting incident has hit Argyle Ave. which is located in the 48th Ward. Two people were shot on the Argyle Red Line platform just before rush hour traffic causing big delays for evening...
View ArticleChicago Police Issue Community Alert Seeking ID Of Argyle Red Line Shooting...
The Chicago Police Department issued a community alert today in order to help identify two individuals who are sought in connection with the shooting on the Argyle Red Line Station yesterday. The...
View ArticleA 14-Year-Old Charged With This Week’s Argyle Red Line Station Shooting
** UPDATED STORY** The teen went before Judge Linda Pauel on Friday and was released to a parent without electronic monitoring and ordered to come back on Monday. This was against the wishes of the...
View ArticleTeen Charged In Argyle Red Line Shooting Remains In Jail After Mom Refuses To...
The Argyle red line shooting last week on the station’s platform was a bold act by a 14-year-old suspect who was eventually taken into custody. Last Friday many residents were angered when a judge...
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