Overview
- State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced a regional team that brings together CTA, Metra, Pace, Chicago police, the county sheriff, the U.S. attorney, the FBI, the DEA, and ATF.
- The first session is set for next week with monthly meetings to review transit incidents for charging decisions.
- O’Neill Burke said violent crime on public transportation is down 22% from the same month last year.
- The Sun-Times reported that serious attacks remain at historically high levels despite the drop.
- CTA recently canceled contracts for hundreds of unarmed guards to fund more police, K‑9 teams, and sheriff patrols, with pilots planned for violence and crisis intervention specialists.