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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

CTA trains bypass Loop stops, and Metra's new alerts start Thursday

Plus, a Northwestern talk on putting AI to work in health care.

The 5AM Evanston team5 sources3 min read

News Notes

CTA

CTA service was suspended on multiple lines downtown and on the North Side because of fire department activity, officials said. Red, Brown and Purple Line trains were bypassing multiple stations near the Loop, and a CTA spokesperson said a train was smoking near the stop. ABC7 Chicago

Metra

Metra is launching a new alert system Thursday that sends real-time train information by email or text. You can sign up at starting Thursday by creating an account and picking your alerts. NBC 5 Chicago

2types of Metra alerts: service and prediction

For service alerts, you can choose the days and times you want to be notified. Sign-up opens Thursday.

Source: NBC 5 Chicago

Northwestern

At a Tuesday event hosted by the Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence, McGill University Prof. Guillaume Fontaine argued that the degree to which AI tools can benefit the healthcare system depends on their deliberate integration into daily clinical work, not just their success in testing. The Daily Northwestern

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Northwestern

“Realizing AI's promise in the end means asking for what works for whom, under what conditions and how to achieve lasting, equitable benefit at scale.”

Guillaume Fontaine, McGill University professor

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The Wrap

Little orphan Annie is heading back to the stage in the suburbs: Annie returns to Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace for the first time in over 20 years. It's playing today, Wednesday, Nov. 4, with a 1:30 p.m. show. Tomorrow's forecast is showers, so the sun coming out is a good bet in here.

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5AM Evanstonto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

CTA trains bypass Loop stops, and Metra's new alerts start Thursday

Plus, a Northwestern talk on putting AI to work in health care.

The TLDR

  1. Red, Brown and Purple Line trains bypassed stops near the Loop
  2. Metra's email and text alerts launch Thursday
  3. A McGill professor on AI in health care, at Northwestern
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