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Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge over river reopens hours after heat causes malfunction, CDOT says
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What happenedChicago's Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctioned on Wednesday due to the heat, CDOT said. It was reopened hours later. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the Chicago area.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopens to traffic after being stuck open 4 hours". The center frames it as "Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge over river reopens hours after heat causes malfunction,...".
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Left / center-leftDu Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopens to traffic after being stuck open 4 hours
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
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Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge over river reopens hours after heat causes malfunction, CDOT says
Chicago's Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge malfunctioned on Wednesday due to the heat, CDOT said. It was reopened hours later. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the Chicago area.
Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopens to traffic after being stuck open 4 hours
The Du Sable Lake Shore Drive bridge was reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon, over four hours after the bridge became stuck open during a routine lift and snarled car traffic up and dow...
