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1 killed, 1 injured in I-80/94 crash in Lansing, Illinois State Police say

ABC7chicago.com and WGN News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened One person was killed and another injured in a crash on I-80/94 in Lansing Friday morning.
The headline split ABC7chicago.com frames it as "1 killed, 1 injured in I-80/94 crash in Lansing, Illinois State Police say". WGN News frames it as "1 killed, 1 injured in crash along I-80/94 in Lansing".
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Center1 killed, 1 injured in I-80/94 crash in Lansing, Illinois State Police say

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 13, 12:53 PM

1 killed, 1 injured in I-80/94 crash in Lansing, Illinois State Police say

One person was killed and another injured in a crash on I-80/94 in Lansing Friday morning.

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WGN NewsNews report · Nov 13, 12:50 PM

1 killed, 1 injured in crash along I-80/94 in Lansing

LANSING, Ill. — A deadly crash involving a semi has shut down a portion of I-80/94 in Lansing on Friday morning. According to Illinois State Police troopers, the crash occurred just before...

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Nov 13, 12:50 PM: WGN News joined the source map.

Nov 13, 12:53 PM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

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