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Midday News Links: Richard Roeper Shifting To Movie Criticism At Sun-Times

By Chuck Sudo in News on Sep 12, 2013 6:40PM

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  • Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper will now write about three to four movies each week and provide online video commentaries about film to the Bright One. [Sun-Times]
  • Mayor Emanuel is proposing renaming part of Stony Island Avenue after the late Rev. Bishop Arthur Brazier. [Sun-Times]
  • The story behind the viral photo "Sloth Family Portrait" begins with the owners of a Roscoe Village vintage shop. [Gapers Block]
  • Did you know Chicago has a secret memorial to the Sept. 11 attacks? We didn't, either and it's in a bit of disarray. [Today in Chicago]
  • Cicero Town Collector Frances “Fran” Reitz faces charges of misdemeanor battery and resisting a peace officer after a bizarre encounter in Naperville. [Sun-Times]