Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Elderly Man Found Dead on CTA Blue Line in Chicago Loop

The case now hinges on autopsy findings that will determine what happened.

Overview

  • Passengers saw an older man unresponsive on a Blue Line train in the Loop early Saturday, and first responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
  • Police said the man was found around 1 a.m. inside a train car near the 300 block of South Dearborn Street by the Jackson station.
  • Area Three detectives opened a death investigation, and officials have not released the man's name or a cause of death.
  • The Chicago Transit Authority reported significant Blue Line delays during the response and told riders to use the O'Hare-bound side at LaSalle, Monroe, Washington, Clark/Lake, and Grand.
  • The Blue Line links downtown to O'Hare Airport, so disruptions in the Loop can ripple across early morning commutes.