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Bullet strikes Blue Line train on NW Side

By David Struett

A Blue Line train was struck by a bullet Friday morning on the Northwest Side.

About 4:10 a.m., a bullet coming from the Kennedy Expressway struck the window of a train at Montrose Avenue, according to Chicago Police. There were no reported injuries.

No further information was available.

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