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Midday News Links: Packers Super Bowl Ring Found During Heroin Bust

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jun 5, 2012 6:40PM



  • A local heroin bust netted six arrests, 20 kilograms of heroin, about $1.4 million in cash and 18 weapons, plus a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl ring. It had been reported stolen by a Packers team executive. [Tribune]

  • A Northwest Indiana baby has been hospitalized in serious condition after being attacked by the family's pitbull. [Sun-Times]

  • The Adler Planetarium is offering a rare viewing 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight of Venus passing between the Earth and the sun. [NBC]

  • A man's RV valued at $1.2 million was towed from a Glen Ellyn Walmart parking lot. Apparently Walmart usually welcomes RVs in its lots and considers owners one of their "best customers." [Daily Herald]

  • The Tribune Company is looking for a new CEO, and former NBCUniversal boss Jeff Zucker is a leading candidate. [NY Post]