Emergency crews respond to serious crash on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago

WGN News and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedEmergency crews could be seen responding to a serious car crash Friday evening on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago.

What changedWLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Emergency crews respond to serious crash on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago". WGN News frames it as "Woman charged in downtown Du Sable Lake Shore Drive crash that killed motorcyclist".

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Still Watching. WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "Emergency crews respond to serious crash on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago". WGN News frames it as "Woman charged in downtown Du Sable Lake Shore Drive crash that killed motorcyclist".

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Aug 21, 11:16 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Aug 22, 12:05 AM: WGN News joined the source map.

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WLS / ABC7 Chicago49m ago

Emergency crews respond to serious crash on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago

Emergency crews could be seen responding to a serious car crash Friday evening on Du Sable Lake Shore Drive downtown Chicago.

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WGN News35m ago

Woman charged in downtown Du Sable Lake Shore Drive crash that killed motorcyclist

First responders rushed the motorcyclist to a nearby hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

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