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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

CTA trains bypass Loop stations overnight; Metra alerts launch Thursday

Plus, Valor raises $3.3 billion and Brookfield voters reject a road-repair tax rate increase.

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News Notes

CTA

CTA service was suspended early Wednesday on multiple train lines downtown and on the North Side because of fire department activity, with Red, Brown and Purple line trains bypassing multiple stations near the Loop; a CTA spokesperson said a smoking train was near the Armitage stop. If you ride those lines this morning, check CTA alerts first. ABC7 Chicago

Metra

Metra is launching a new alert system Thursday that sends real-time train information by email or text. Riders can sign up at .com starting Thursday by creating an account and choosing service alerts, prediction alerts or both. NBC 5 Chicago

Valor

Chicago venture capital firm has raised $3.3 billion for its flagship fund. The firm, which Crain's calls "Antonio Gracias' Valor," has long been allied with Elon Musk and was an early backer of SpaceX. Crain's Chicago Business

South Shore

The Federal Railroad Administration decided not to award funding for a proposed $112 million realignment project, so the plans to reapply. The project would cut the South Bend-to-Chicago trip from about two hours to about 90 minutes. Inside INdiana Business

The South Shore Line's faster trip to Chicago is in limbo

$112 million
for the proposed realignment project
90 minutes
about, the proposed South Bend-to-Chicago trip
2 hours
about, the South Bend-to-Chicago trip now

Source: Inside INdiana Business

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Brookfield

Brookfield voters rejected a referendum to raise the limiting tax rate for one year to fund street maintenance, with 59.94% voting no. The count doesn't include mail-in ballots, and the county will certify the results. Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Brookfield voters rejected the road repair referendum

All 12 precincts reporting as of 9 p.m. Nov. 3; mail-in ballots not included

Brookfield road repair referendum

✓No4,06059.9%
Yes2,71440.1%

Source: Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

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Brookfield road repair referendumNo, won4,06059.9%
Brookfield road repair referendumYes2,71440.1%

Volleyball

Joliet West swept Minooka 25-21, 25-21 to improve to 35-3 and will face Belleville East at 6 p.m. Thursday for the Class 4A sectional title. Lemont beat Oak Forest and meets Chicago University at 6 p.m. Thursday for the Class 3A Hinsdale South sectional championship. Shaw Local

Manteno

Manteno beat Victoria Soto 25-6, 25-5 in the Class 2A Chicago Christian Sectional semifinal. The Panthers reached the sectional championship for the first time under fifth-year head coach Alexis Hosselton. Shaw Local

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The Wrap

Remember the great green room? The Goodnight Moon Exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry lets you step inside it, inspired by Margaret Wise Brown's story and Clement Hurd's illustrations. It's open Thursday, Nov. 5. Sweet dreams, indeed.

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Morning Chicagoto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

CTA trains bypass Loop stations overnight; Metra alerts launch Thursday

Plus, Valor raises $3.3 billion and Brookfield voters reject a road-repair tax rate increase.

The TLDR

  1. Red, Brown and Purple Line trains bypass stations near the Loop
  2. Metra's new email and text alerts launch Thursday
  3. Antonio Gracias' Valor raises $3.3 billion for its flagship fund
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