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Midday News Links: Toddler Struck And Killed By CTA Bus

By Chuck Sudo in News on May 27, 2014 6:30PM

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  • A 19-month-old girl was killed on the South Side Monday when she darted into traffic and was struck by a CTA bus. The incident occurred on the 7700 block of South Shore Drive. [Tribune]
  • Astroturfer and Illinois GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Rauner has been attacking Gov. Pat Quinn for wanting to extend the state income tax hike, yet Rauner has declined to reveal specifics of his own proposal. [NBC Chicago]
  • A car was found partially submerged in water near Racine and Garfield this morning. [Fox News Chicago]
  • A man was struck by a train in Evergreen Park. [ABC 7]
  • A deer jumped off an overpass on the Jane Addams Tollway and crashed through the windshield of a van. The driver wasn't hurt seriously. [Daily Herald]