Midday News Links: Purple Line Train Stalls Downtown
By Chuck Sudo in News on Sep 5, 2014 6:30PM
- A stalled Purple Line train resulted in major delays all over the "L" system this morning. [Sun-Times]
- Bicyclist Jacob Bass, 20, was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a car at a Bridgeport intersection. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is quietly gathering downstate lawmakers together to discuss a proposed overhaul of how schools are funded in the state. If approved, poorer rural school districts would receive more money at the expense of wealthier suburban districts. [Crain's]
- The Cubs made another minor league callup, but it isn't Kris Bryant. Mike Olt is back. [CBS Chicago]
- Three employees of an Aurora KFC restaurant were shot, two seriously, during a robbery and two persons of interest are in custody. [NBC Chicago]
