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Extra Extra: Third Party Presidential Candidates Debate Tonight In Chicago

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Oct 23, 2012 11:00PM


  • Tonight Larry King hosts the "Free and Equal Presidential Debate" tonight at the Hilton featuring non-Democrat and non-Republican presidential candidates. Did you know this debate even existed? Well it starts at 8 p.m., so you still have time to get over there. [NBC]

  • Workers found a human skull in the Cal Sag Channel, and a decomposed body, possibly female, was found under a car in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. [Tribune]

  • Police are calling it a robbery attempt, but the family says this teen was killed because he was gay. [CBS]

  • Divers rescued a man from Lake Michigan near Monroe Harbor today. He was taken to the hospital in serious-to-critical condition. [Tribune]

  • Authorities suspect Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White traded nepotistic hires. It’s funny to think Berrios actually tried to be subtle this time. [Sun-Times]

  • Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani came to town to raise money for two suburban Republican congressional candidates. [Tribune]