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Midday News Links: Evanston Parade Dibs Are Already Out

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jul 3, 2012 6:40PM


  • The City of Evanston agreed to allow people to set up their "dibs" for the Fourth of July parade. Lawn chairs started lining the parade route early Sunday morning. [NBC]

  • About 48,000 people are still without power from Sunday's storm. [WBEZ]

  • The extreme heat will cause Metra delays. [ABC7]

  • The teen who snuck into the old Ravenswood Hospital and fell has died from his injuries. [Sun-Times]

  • A dog played in rush hour traffic on the Stevenson Expressway this morning and managed to escape unscathed. Let's see how he does on Frogger. [Tribune]