Man charged with threatening, striking teenage girl on CTA train platform in the Loop
A man is arrested and charged with hitting a 16-year-old girl on a CTA platform in the Loop in February.
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A man is arrested and charged with hitting a 16-year-old girl on a CTA platform in the Loop in February.
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