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Extra Extra: Man Uses Wooden Plank As Robbery Weapon

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jun 25, 2012 11:00PM

Police say a man wielding a two-by-four is robbing people on the West Side. There have been several incidents in the last couple of weeks. [NBC]
Bald eagles are making a comeback in Chicago. [Tribune]
Chicago Public Media bought Pilsen-based Latino radio station Radio Arte. [All Access]
Is it racist for the state GOP chair to call Mike Madigan a leprechaun? Yes. [NBC]
LaGrange police caught a suspect who was stealing donation boxes from a church. [CBS]