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2nd incident of racial harassment reported at Lincoln-Way East vs. Homewood-Flossmoor sports meet
Chicago Sun-Times reaches for "alleged" where WLS / ABC7 Chicago stays flat.
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As of September 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA second accusation of racial harassment has been reported at a Lincoln-Way East vs. Homewood-Flossmoor sporting event.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Second racist Lincoln-Way East incident alleged by Homewood-Flossmoor". The center frames it as "2nd incident of racial harassment reported at Lincoln-Way East vs. Homewood-Flossmoor spo...".
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Left / center-leftSecond racist Lincoln-Way East incident alleged by Homewood-Flossmoor
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
Center2nd incident of racial harassment reported at Lincoln-Way East vs. Homewood-Flossmoor sports meet
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
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Second racist Lincoln-Way East incident alleged by Homewood-Flossmoor
alleged
Homewood-Flossmoor officials say that a coach and members of Lincoln-Way East’s girls cross country team racially taunted the H-F team on Saturday at a meet in Western Springs. The alleged...
