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Extra Extra: Extent Of Metra's Chiberian Breakdowns Revealed

By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 11, 2014 12:00AM

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  • Metra wasn't the way to really fly in January. Only 30 percent of the rail agency's trains ran on time during the polar vortex. [Sun-Times]
  • A Chicago Muslim woman who took off her hijab in order to dress for the cold weather unexpectedly discovered something about the people around her. [Leenamielus]
  • A fire in West Rogers Park has left seven people without homes. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • An Edgewater man was charged with growing 49 marijuana plants worth $350,000 in his apartment. [ABC 7]
  • Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said her personal preference for an Obama Presidential Library is in Chicago but admitted it's the Obamas' choice. [Tribune]

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