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Teen struck, killed by Red Line train at Granville: police

Red Line trains resumed normal service about 2:20 a.m. Sunday, the CTA said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A fire was started on a CTA train early Saturday in the Loop. — Red Line trains were suspended Oct. 5, 2019 due to a medical emergency on the tracks near the Granville stop in Edgewater on the North Side.

A teen was fatally struck by a Red Line train Saturday night in Edgewater on the North Side.

Chicago police said the 17-year-old boy was hit and killed by the train at the Granville station in what appeared to be a suicide.

The CTA announced the service disruption about 10:40 p.m., stating that trains were only operating between the Belmont Avenue and 95th Street stops.

Red Line trains resumed normal service about 2:20 a.m. Sunday, the CTA said.

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