CTA Red Line reroute ‘smooth sailing’ so far during first rush hour commute

Updated: 2013-05-20 06:47:04

In 17 years of riding the Red Line South to her job downtown, Stephanie Williams can count on the number of times she has been late for work. “I’m giving myself a whole bunch of grace time,” said Williams, 45, as she headed to work Sunday morning. She got a pleasant surprise: Her new route took only 10 minutes longer — and the shuttle bus and train ride were free.

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  PART 2 OF 3: If Marconi Community Academy is approved Wednesday to be closed, its students will be sent to Tilton Elementary School, just half a mile away but across one of West Garfield Park’s open-air drug markets. What exactly may children have to walk through to school? The Rev. Marshall E. Hatch Sr. leads the tour. “When it comes to a drug-sale corner, the buyers need to be able to find you all the time. I’m just very surprised that could happen right across the street from a public school.

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