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Man sets fire, burns himself on CTA Blue Line train one month after arson attack: officials

A man set a fire on a CTA Blue Line train on the city's Northwest Side on Friday morning, Chicago police said. Police said it happened near the CTA Blue Line's Damen Avenue stop in the Wicker Park ...
Chicago Tribune

Mayor Brandon Johnson says criminal justice system ‘failed’ in Blue Line fire attack, after describing it as ‘isolated incident’

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday sought to head off concerns about public transit safety after a man was charged with lighting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train. Asked at an unrelated West ...
Chicago Tribune

Man accused of Blue Line attack ordered held on federal terrorism charge

A man facing a federal terrorism charge for allegedly dousing a 26-year-old woman with gasoline and lighting her on fire on a Blue Line train car was ordered detained while awaiting trial Friday. The ...