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Coverage dated October 8, 2026 to October 9, 2026

CTA workers call for more safety after janitor killed at Green Line station on Near West Side

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Transit workers are demanding answers after a CTA employee was stabbed and killed during a confrontation at a Green Line station.

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  1. Fox32 Chicago

    CTA employee fatally stabbed at Damen Green Line station, Chicago police say (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A CTA employee is dead after being stabbed at a Green Line station Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. Deadly stabbing near CTA Green Line station The stabbing happened around 3 p.m. at the Damen Green Line station in the 2000 block of West Lake Street on Chicago's West Side.

  2. Fox32 Chicago

    CTA employee seriously injured in stabbing near Damen Green Line station, officials say (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A CTA employee was seriously injured in a stabbing near a Green Line station Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. Stabbing near CTA Green Line station The stabbing happened around 3:30 p.m. near the Damen Green Line station in the 100 block of North Damen Avenue on Chicago's West Side.

  3. WGN Chicago

    CTA worker killed in stabbing at Damen Green Line station (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    This is a developing story. Check back with WGN for updates.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Arrest made in CTA janitor's fatal stabbing at Damen Green Line station (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. A person of interest has been taken into police custody after a CTA janitor was fatally stabbed during an argument at a CTA train station on the Near West Side Thursday afternoon, police said. Charges have not been announced.

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    CTA workers call for more safety after janitor killed at Green Line station on Near West Side (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Transit workers are demanding answers after a CTA employee was stabbed and killed during a confrontation at a Green Line station.