CTA and police increased security to combat a spike in transit crime – Chicago Tribune*

A month after police and CTA officials announced increased security on the city’s transit system, a series of attacks highlight the challenges city officials face in tackling transit crime. In just over one week, at least five attacks that put people in the hospital were reported on or near the CTA, including a fight that led to a beating and stabbing outside of the Roosevelt train station downtown and a shooting on a bus in Lawndale.