A gas main broke Monday morning while a contractor was doing excavation work near the 2400 block of Oakton Street, in southwest Evanston. (See
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No injuries have been reported so far, according to a city press release. Any residents within a six-block radius of the site have been advised to keep their doors and windows closed.
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