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Mortar Shell Found on Metra Tracks

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 1, 2011 9:16PM

2011_4_1_mortar.jpg Police had to remove a military mortar shell from the Metra Milwaukee District/North Line tracks near the Mayfair station on the Northwest side today. If that was someone's idea of an April Fool's Day prank, we don't see the humor.

The 16-inch shell was found on the tracks at Lawrence Avenue Near Lamon and was determined to not be live by bomb-sniffing dogs. The scare stopped trains along the line, which were allowed to continue service around 12:30.

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