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Extra Extra: Chicago Gas Prices Fall Slightly, A First For 2013

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Mar 11, 2013 11:00PM


  • After months of unseasonably high gas prices, Chicago finally gets a bit of relief. But just a little bit. The average price within city limits is down about 5 cents to $4.17 per gallon. [Tribune]

  • South suburban Dolton is facing some serious flooding as this snow melts. [ABC7]

  • Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he will run for a fourth term in Washington. [Tribune]

  • If he wins (he's practically a shoo-in), he'll become the first Illinois Democrat elected to four terms. [NBC]

  • A South Side funeral director was arrested for operating without a license. [CBS]

  • A woman was killed Friday when a Pace bus struck light pole on the South Side. [DNAinfo]

  • The UNO charter school will allow teachers to join unions. [WBEZ]

  • CeaseFire's intervention model yields mixed results, but the organization of violence interrupters says it’s making progress. [Sun-Times]

  • Oh, you think DeAndre Jordan's dunk was cool? Well, Taj Gibson had *two* cool dunks. [Chicago Mag]