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CHICAGO — A worker was electrocuted while working on the Brown Line elevated track in Lincoln Park Saturday, officials said.
Around 4:55 p.m., the Chicago Fire Department responded to a man unresponsive at 820 West North Avenue, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.
The worker was electrocuted on the tracks near North and Halsted, fire officials said.
Kevin Benoit, 30, of Midlothian, was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Benoit was a contract worker for the CTA, according to Tammy Chase, CTA spokeswoman.
The CTA had crews working throughout the weekend along the Brown Line as part of the Ravenswood Connector project.
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