Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 22, 2009 10:10PM
- First Clout College, now this: the Chicago Tribune reports that the Chicago Public School system has launched an internal investigation looking at how students are selected to admittance for some of the more elite schools after, according to CPS CEO Ron Huberman, information showed, "that existing policies may not have been followed."
- Several media outlets report today that Brian Dugan is ready to plead guilty to the 1983 murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico; Dugan is already in prison serving two life sentences for two other murders.
- A section of the outbound Bishop Ford Expressway was closed for around eight hours today after a tanker truck spilled corrosive coal tar in the road early this morning.
- The strange saga of a beauty pageant gone wrong that resulted with a judge being beaten with a trophy.
- Beginning Friday, the 50 cent gas surcharge on taxi rides will once again be shelved as average gas prices have sunk below the $2.70/gallon threshold.
- Go ahead and preview the New York Times Magazine profile of Valerie Jarrett [h/t Gapers Block] and, better yet, after the jump, check out the cover which calls Jarrett "Obama's BFF" [Politico via NBC 5].
NY Times, via Politico