Extra Extra: Be Careful On The Green Line
- A series of armed robberies on the Green Line have police warning riders to conceal their valuables. People have been attacked and robbed by gangs of up to four men, mainly in the Austin neighborhood. [Tribune]
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel says opening up the recycling program to competitive bidding saved taxpayers $1 million. [Fox]
- Two men and a teen have been charged with breaking into Ida Crown Jewish Academy on the North Side. [WLS]
- A man was carjacked, shot three times and stuffed in his trunk in Little Village, then he escaped. [Sun-Times]
- A formerly homeless Arlington Heights woman has become a Twitter star. [Daily Herald]
- The number of murders in Gary has plummeted in recent years. Good for you, Gary! [Sun-Times]
- Pres. William Howard Taft partied on a train once. [Windy Citizen]
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