Extra, Extra

By Rachelle Bowden in News on Apr 21, 2006 1:06AM

• Don't Kill a Dream, Save a Life: Bring in a gun, get a hundred bucks.
• 42,000 pounds of unprocessed pork spilled in an accident and closed an IL highway. Unforch, the driver was killed.
• Would Evanston be better off if it were a part of Chicago?
• The National Merit Scholarship announced its first round of 2006 Merit Scholarship winners. 47 are from the Chicago area.
• NYT had an article on a study conducted by the Chicago Police on the effectiveness of different methods of conducting police lineups.
• Daley is going to Israel to learn about security.
• The Abe Lincoln museum has attracted over a half a million visitors in its first year.
• Some Ryan jurors didn't report their shady backgrounds.
• Why buy when you can swap? Some local guys created this site where you can swap DVDs, books, and video games.
• "God loves everyone, including homosexuals." This is the message of Soulforce Equality Riders, 33 gay activists, who will be visiting Wheaton College this weekend.

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