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Blue Line trains running with delays after person seen on tracks at O’Hare

The service disruption was reported about 7:10 a.m.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Police responded to a person stabbed Feb. 4, 2020, on a Red Line platform at Jackson.

Blue Line trains were standing at O’Hare July 24, 2019.

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CTA Blue Line trains are running with delays after a person was seen on the tracks near the O’Hare station.

Trains were held about 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, with service resuming about 15 minutes later at 7:25 a.m., the transit authority said.

The CTA is advising riders to anticipate major delays following the service disruption.

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