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Man found dead on CTA Blue Line train in Logan Square

The man, 39, was found unresponsive on the train about 2:40 p.m. in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was stabbed during a robbery on a Red Line platform Aug. 28, 2022 in the Loop. — A man was found dead on a CTA Blue Line train May 12, 2022 on the Northwest Side.

A man was found dead on a CTA Blue Line train Thursday afternoon in Logan Square on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police.

The man, 39, was found unresponsive on the train about 2:40 p.m. in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, police said.

He was taken to Norwegian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

Police were conducting a death investigation.

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