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Midday News Links: City Council Committee Approves New Police Contract

By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 3, 2014 7:40PM

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  • The City Council Workforce Development Committee signed off on a new labor deal for Chicago Police that gives cops $65 million in back pay and an 11 percent pay raise over the next five years. The deal includes a new approach to bidding on vacation time intended to curb runaway overtime costs. [Sun-Times]
  • Jonathan Toews is selling his Lakeshore East condo. [Tribune]
  • "O Block," a stretch of Parkway Gardens where First Lady Michelle Obama lived as a child, is one of the most dangerous streets in Chicago. [Sun-Times]
  • Your choice at the polls tomorrow: Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner or a major bender. [Reader]
  • Classes at Waukegan schools are back in session after a monthlong strike. [NBC Chicago]