Midday News Links

This morning's thunderstorms were, wait for it, accompanied by flood warnings and power outages. [Chicago Breaking News]
The Tribune's announcement that they were laying off 20 people in their newsroom didn't go over well with Robert Feder. [Feder/TOC]
A 4-year-old Indiana boy is dead after he accidentally shot himself in a liquor store in south suburban Beecher. [Sun-Times]
A woman who tried to shoot a cop had problems with the bullets staying in her gun. [Sun-Times]
The unemployment rate in Illinois climbed in June. [Crain's]
A Hobart, IN man faces criminal recklessness charges after firing off a shotgun after his girlfriend turned down his marriage proposal. No means no, dude. [Chicago Breaking News]
Six area deaths in the past two days may be heat-related. [ABC 7]