Extra, Extra
- Lynn Sweet reports that President Obama is creating a new White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport, a move that officials hope might help out Chicago's 2016 bid.
- David Hernandez, the investor with the Chicagosportswebio ordeal who is accused of running a Ponzi scheme, has gone missing according to authorities.
- TOC brings us news of a scheduled reunion among the riot police who were involved in both the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the 1969 Days of Rage.
- And you thought the city job cuts were bad: 10,000 state workers could be in line to lose their job due to some potential upcoming budget cuts.
- Chicago drivers are apparently less polite than they used to be.
- With the Windy City Rollers' Championship bout approaching this weekend, it's a good time to check out this profile of Roller Juanna Rumbel. (Thanks, Angelica!)
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