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Blue line elevator out of service

By  Taylor Hartz
   
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For the first three months of this year, the CTA provided 52.7 million L rides — down 3.7 percent from 54.7 million in the same period last year. | Sun-Times files

The elevator at the Harlem station on the Blue Line O’Hare branch is out of service, according to the Chicago Transit Authority.

The CTA issued an alert at 3:06 a.m. that the elevator was temporarily out of service, it is unclear when service will be restored.

The Harlem station is located at 5550 N. Harlem Ave.

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