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Editor's Note: A person of interest was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. Our latest update can be found here. Our original story continues below. A woman is in critical condition after police ...

A person of interest was questioned Tuesday afternoon after a woman was set on fire Monday night on a Blue Line train, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a 26-year-old woman was riding a ...

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For the first time since a woman was set on fire on board a CTA Blue Line train this week, her family was speaking out on Thursday. "We would like to thank everyone for their prayers and well-wishes ...

Federal charges were filed on Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago this week. Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged in a criminal complaint ...

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CHICAGO — A person of interest is in custody in connection to a woman who was set on fire during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train overnight, according to Chicago police. Police said the attack ...

CHICAGO — A man with a lengthy criminal history is facing a federal terrorism charge after authorities said he set a woman on fire in an unprovoked attack on a CTA Blue Line train Monday night. A ...

Police are searching for answers on Tuesday morning after a woman was severely burned after she was set on fire during a fight on a CTA Blue Line train. House Unanimously Passes Bill To Shut Down ...

A man with a lengthy criminal history is facing a federal terrorism charge after authorities said he set a woman on fire in an unprovoked attack on a CTA Blue Line train Monday night. WGN's Emmy ...