Extra, Extra
By Prescott Carlson in News on Jun 10, 2009 10:30PM
- The Trib takes a look at the operation of regional airlines, and ponders whether their increased flights and lower pilot salaries are eroding safety standards.
- Feel good story of the week: a 5-year-old previously confined to a wheelchair after being shot in gang crossfire was able to switch to a walker to go on stage to receive his kindergarten diploma.
- Want to know what Cardinal George had for lunch or what Youtube video is making the nuns LOL? Check out the new Archdiocese of Chicago blog.
- The Chicago parking fee frenzy continues -- now the free overnight parking at lakefront lots like Loyola and Leone is coming to an end, as the Chicago Park District has approved a plan to charge 25 cents an hour after 9 p.m..
- Since the weather lately has been more like October than June anyway, why not kick back with some local ghost stories?
- Mayor Daley's TIF property tax drain claims more victims -- this time, almost 1,000 Chicago Public Schools employees will find their jobs eliminated this fiscal year to cover a $475 million shortfall.