On October 31, 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition ended and the Jackson Park station was closed.

Stony Island was then made the terminus and was renamed Jackson Park.

On March 4, 1982, structural defects in the Jackson Park branch's bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad forced its closure south of the 61st street stop.

When the branch reopened on December 12, 1982, service was only restored as far as the University stop.

On September 27, 1997, the portion of the branch east of Cottage Grove was demolished with less than 24 hours public notice.