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cta More reports of coordinated mob attacks. Late Saturday night, a group of teens stormed a CTA bus near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, attacking and robbing a man. Last night, 15 to 20 young men attacked and robbed two men near the intersection of Chicago and Wabash. Police detained three suspects, but are hesitating to link last night’s attack to the violence that took place over the weekend. (NBC Chicago/Tribune) Meanwhile, Mayor Emanuel says he wants all the perpetrators brought to justice, as more reports of attacks near the lakefront have surfaced. (Sun-Times) The question of race has been an uncomfortable topic related to the attacks. The fact that the assailants are black has largely been absent from news coverage.


The Tribune’s Dawn Turner Trice writes that race alone shouldn’t peg all black men as possible predators. (Tribune) In February, Murray released his first installment of "El Stories," featuring the Red Line. Stories ranged from a rider encountering a homeless man who defecates on the tracks to a rider who sits near a woman who cleans her makeup brush on the train seatMurray told Going Public in February the idea for the play came to him two years ago, when he was hanging out with friends and a pal mentioned a crazy train ride.

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