Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 7, 2008 11:00PM
Photo by Detroit Chris
- Ford announced that they'll be cutting almost 800 jobs from their Southeast Side assembly plant.
- Gov. Blagojevich today called on Tony Rezko to "tell the truth." Um, are you sure you want him to do that, Rod?
- The University of Illinois on Monday reversed their ban on allowing faculty and staff members to display any political allegiance in the forms of bumper stickers, buttons, and attendance at on-campus political rallies. You lose again, censorship!
- Something is stinking up the West Burbs. Our guess is they're smelling Alfonso Soriano's postseason performance. ZING!
- Chicago Police are on the look-out for a man who robbed a South Loop bank this afternoon. No word on if this robbery has anything to do with the so-called Playboy Bandit.
- Minds Blown: Science Edition - NASA discovers the Sun is not a perfect sphere.
- Minds Blown: Financial Crisis Edition - Iceland on the brink of bankruptcy. Okay, now we're worried.
- We hope everyone celebrates having registered to vote by watching tonight's Presidential Debate (8 p.m., various channels, but, come on, you know you love C-SPAN).