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Cook County Sheriff's Police find 80-90% fare evasion on some CTA lines
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WGN Investigates analyzed Chicago's city data portal independently.
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Cook County Sheriff's Police find 80-90% fare evasion on some CTA lines
WGN Investigates analyzed Chicago's city data portal independently.
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What happenedWGN Investigates analyzed Chicago's city data portal independently.
What changedWGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "Cook County Sheriff's Police find 80-90% fare evasion on some CTA lines". WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Cook County sheriff says dedicated CTA police force may be needed for safety improvements".
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Still Watching. WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) frames it as "Cook County Sheriff's Police find 80-90% fare evasion on some CTA lines". WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Cook County sheriff says dedicated CTA police force may be needed for safety improvements".
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Jun 25, 10:22 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.
Jun 26, 12:21 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.
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WLS / ABC7 Chicago49m ago
Cook County sheriff says dedicated CTA police force may be needed for safety improvements
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A surge in Cook County Sheriff's Police patrols on Chicago Transit Authority trains is producing hundreds of arrests and citations, and Sheriff Tom Dart says a dedicated transit police forc...