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At least 12 people hospitalized after crash involving CTA bus on Near North Side, fire officials say

Chicago Sun-Times and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 28, 2026 at 3:14 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened At least 12 people were hospitalized after a crash involving a CTA bus Sunday near the Magnificent Mile on the city's Near North Side, Chicago fire officials said.
The headline split The left frames it as "At least 11 hurt in crash involving bus on Near North Side". The center frames it as "At least 12 people hospitalized after crash involving CTA bus on Near North Side, fire of...".
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Left / center-leftAt least 11 hurt in crash involving bus on Near North Side

Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report

CenterAt least 12 people hospitalized after crash involving CTA bus on Near North Side, fire officials say

WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 28, 3:14 AM

At least 12 people hospitalized after crash involving CTA bus on Near North Side, fire officials say

At least 12 people were hospitalized after a crash involving a CTA bus Sunday near the Magnificent Mile on the city's Near North Side, Chicago fire officials said.

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Sep 27, 11:42 PM

At least 11 hurt in crash involving bus on Near North Side

At least 11 people were hospitalized after a crash involving a bus Sunday evening on the Near North Side. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. at East Huron Street and North Michigan Avenue,...

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Sep 27, 11:42 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Sep 28, 3:14 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 45/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.