Midday News Links: A Metra Train Strikes A Pedestrian In Lake Forest
- Metra trains on the Union Pacific North Line are still running a bit behind schedule after one struck a pedestrian in Lake Forest this morning. [Sun-Times]
- A former high school teacher in Antioch pleaded not guilty to tampering with the grades of football players. [TribLocal Antioch/Fox Lake]
- Chicago schools that voted for a longer school day a few months back will see their day extended by 90 minutes starting today. [Tribune]
- Mayor Emanuel denies claims in the book The Obamas of tensions between him and other advisers and the Obamas. [Fox News Chicago]
- Drownings in the Great Lakes rose in 2011. [ABC 7]
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