CTA Red Line train service shut down between Howard, Belmont; Chicago police bomb squad investigating suspicious item: officials

CHICAGO (WLS) — The CTA Red Line was disrupted Sunday evening on the North Side.

The train service was shut down around 7:26 p.m. between the Howard and Belmont stops after a suspicious item was located on the Wilson CTA platform, officials said.

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The Chicago police bomb squad is investigating the item, CPD told ABC7.

Shuttles have been requested to help train passengers get to their destinations, CTA said.

Red Line trains continued to operate south of the Belmont station.

No further information about the exact nature of the disruption was immediately available.

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