Midday News Links: Ebola Fears Spark O'Hare Hazmat Response
By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 7, 2014 7:00PM
Photo credit: Eva O'Brien
- A sick passenger aboard a United Airlines flight landing at O'Hare sparked a Level 1 Hazmat response in light of the recent Ebola cases in the country. Officials confirmed the passenger had a cold, instead. [ABC 7]
- Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. met with the family of the Ebola patient in Dallas. [Tribune]
- Denver-based Punch Bowl Social is bringing four floors of drinks and fun to Wicker Park. [Eater Chicago]
- Wicker Park Christmas Pub Crawl organizer Jess Loren narrowly won support for her event from the East Village Association. The vote was 11-9 in favor. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- First Lady Michelle Obama is attending a fundraiser and campaign rally for Gov. Pat Quinn at the University of Illinois at Chicago Tuesday. [CBS Chicago]