Midday News Links

Earth, Wind and Fire's concert at Northerly Island was canceled because of Rain and Wind last night. [ABC 7]
Mobbed-up thief Joseph Scalise once targeted "Mayor of Taylor Street" and Daley pal Oscar D'Angelo for a robbery. [Sun-Times]
A suspicious box on Michigan Avenue that prompted a bomb scare merely contained the clothes of a homeless man. [Chicago Breaking News]
The Civic Federation says some changes should be made to vacation payouts in the wake of Jody Weis's unused vacay windfall. [Sun-Times]
Waukegan is the latest vity to cut Independence Day fireworks. [CBS Chicago]
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office is opening an inquiry into the Illinois Student Assistance Commission's handling of the College Illinois prepaid tuition program. [Crain's]
Fighting for city fishermen. [Chicago News Cooperative]