Midday News Links
- First Chicago Bank & trust becomes the largest area bank failure this year. [Crain's]
- A multiple alarm fire displaced 130 residents of a West Chicago housing complex early this morning. [Tribune]
- A Carol Stream man is being held on $500,000 bond after he allegedly drove drunk into a train in Itasca, causing the death of a passenger in his truck. [Chicago Breaking News]
- An 8-year-old in Englewood was shot while playing with friends. [Sun-Times]
- With Bears training camp in limbo thanks to the NFL lockout, Brian Urlacher says he's eager to get to work. [NBC Chicago]
- A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt, Germany came to an emergency landing in Chicago after a threat was found in the bathroom. [Huffington Post]
- Chicago Magazine's Jonathan eig has a wonderful profile on White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso.[Chicago Mag]
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