Passenger Bites Off Part Of Man's Ear On Orange Line Platform It happened during a scuffle about 6:15 p.m. at the Western station at 4901 S. Western Ave., according to Chicago Police.

- CTA Orange Line at Ashland, 35th/Archer. - Daley Plaza from 8 to 10 a.m. - Trump Tower and Hotel from noon to 1 p.m. - The Center on Cottage Grove from 3 to 4 p.m. at 6323 South Cottage Grove.

Some CTA trains were stopped for over an hour during the morning rush hour Monday, as emergency officials negotiated with a man on the tracks downtown.

In February, slow zones covered some 30% of the rail system, up from 13% five years earlier. It’s one more hurdle for the CTA to overcome.

The Chicago Transit Authority is proposing 10 blocks of new public space under the new Red and Purple Line tracks between West Lawrence and West Ardmore avenues on the North Side.