Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Feb 21, 2009 12:00AM
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- In the latest bit of bad news for U.S. Sen. Ronald Burris, Darrel Thompson, his chief of staff, has resigned. Could the Senator himself be far behind?
- An afternoon shoot-out in an alley along 87th Street on the city's South Side has left a 13-year-old, a 15-year-old, and 17-year-old dead.
- Patti Blagojevich is shakin' off that firin' by the Chicago Christian Industrial League just fine as she's selling a house to bring in a little extra money.
- Authorities think Tyler James Martin, a man wanted for a murder in Colorado, may be on his way to McHenry County to visit his family.
- The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is alarmed and trying to educate parents after it was learned that three Illinois children have committed suicide since February 3. Between 2002 and 2006, seven committed suicide.
- As expected, Chicago Board of Education President Rufus Williams has announced his resignation as Mayor Daley wants to bring back Michael Scott.
- A woman is suing East St. Louis, Illinois after her son was misidentified after his death, being buried under another name.