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CTA janitor fatally stabbed at Green Line train station on Near West Side, officials say
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What happenedA man was fatally stabbed Thursday at a CTA station on the city's Near West Side, Chicago police said. The CTA workers union president identified the victim as a CTA janitor.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "CTA janitor fatally stabbed during argument at CTA station on Near West Side". The center frames it as "CTA janitor fatally stabbed at Green Line train station on Near West Side, officials say".
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Left / center-leftCTA janitor fatally stabbed during argument at CTA station on Near West Side
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
CenterCTA janitor fatally stabbed at Green Line train station on Near West Side, officials say
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CTA janitor fatally stabbed at Green Line train station on Near West Side, officials say
A man was fatally stabbed Thursday at a CTA station on the city's Near West Side, Chicago police said. The CTA workers union president identified the victim as a CTA janitor.
CTA janitor fatally stabbed during argument at CTA station on Near West Side
A CTA janitor died after being stabbed during an argument at a CTA train station on the Near West Side Thursday afternoon, police said. Julian Mobley, 41, was at the Damen Green Line CTA st...
