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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Cermak-Chinatown, Harold Washington Library - State/Van Buren, Berwyn, Sheridan, Sedgwick, Jackson/State, Morse, Damen, Central, UIC-Halsted, Forest Park, Diversey, Thorndale, Lawrence, Rosemont, Randolph/Wabash, Lake/State, Montrose, LaSalle/Van Buren, Armitage, State/Lake, Harlem, Paulina, Wellington, Sox-35th, Addison, South Boulevard, Adams/Wabash, Kedzie, Garfield, Francisco, North/Clybourn, O'Hare, Clark/Division, 18th, Central Park, Irving Park, Jackson/Dearborn, Madison/Wabash, Rockwell, Granville, Ashland, Monroe/State, Chicago, Main, Harrison, Grand, Austin, Logan Square, Cicero, Southport, Congress Terminal, Belmont, Dempster, California, Clinton, Pulaski, 47th, Washington/Dearborn, 54th/Cermak, 87th, Crawford-East Prairie, 79th, King Drive, Kostner, Western, 35th/Archer, 69th, University, 63rd, East 63rd-Cottage Grove, Grace, Oak Park, Kedzie-Homan, Polk, Illinois Medical District, Congress/Wabash, 33rd, Monroe/Dearborn, Racine, Ridgeland, 26th, 29th, 31st, Dearborn/Van Buren. Excerpt: Cermak-Chinatown is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Red Line. The station is adjacent to Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood and contains many elements of Chinese culture in its architecture. On April 25, 2008, a semi truck crashed into the station, killing two and injuring 21, at least seven critically. Part of the station collapsed after the impact. Bystanders said that the driver of the truck was coming off the northbound Dan Ryan Expressway exit. The truck driver was taken into custody. The driver declined to take a urine test, which could identify whether he was taking drugs to stay awake.The driver died later in the year due to a heart attack. A renovation project is underway to rehab the station. On June 4, 2010, a new auxiliary entrance/exit opened at Archer Avenue, to provide conv...
