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NATO restrictions messing up Bensenville kids' travel plans

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Seventh and eighth graders from Zion-Concord Lutheran School in Bensenville will experience the effects of the NATO summit Monday when they leave for their spring trip to Washington, D.C. Because of Metra restrictions on carry-on items this weekend, they won't be able to take the train downtown to Union Station. Pictured in front, from left, are Shannon Miller, Mary Ovan, Katie Fischer, Cassidy Feddersen and teachers Paul Golz and Renee Grube. On the steps are Hanna Gallup, left, and Vincent Panicucci.

Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer

Seventh- and eighth-graders from Zion-Concord Lutheran School in Bensenville will experience the effects of the NATO summit today when they leave for their spring trip to Washington, D.C. Because of Metra restrictions on carry-on items this weekend, they won't be able to take the train downtown to Union Station. Pictured in front, from left, are Shannon Miller, Mary Ovan, Katie Fischer, Cassidy Feddersen and teachers Paul Golz and Renee Grube. On the steps are Hanna Gallup, left, and Vincent Panicucci.

Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer

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Even kids can't catch a break with the NATO-induced security beatdown. Concord Lutheran School students planned the trip of a lifetime to the nation's capital, only to run into snags because they're traveling today. Here's how they're coping. Plus traffic alerts and a roundabout wonk-o-rama.

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