Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Oct 16, 2009 10:30PM
- NIU's police chief, Donald Grady, has been placed on a leave of absence after allegations of improper ethical behavior were made by NIU's student newspaper.
- Joseph Caputo, a former pricing analyst for MPC Products who turned FBI informant, has been awarded $4.5 million for helping the FBI crack a price-inflating case against the company.
- In the wake of all the fuss over the CTA's new proposed hikes and service cuts, The Reader's Whet Moser took a thoughtful look at transit issues in a few other large cities.
- Moscow's mayor is planning on using that city's air defense system to cut snowfall by one-fifth this winter. One Kremlin-linked lawmaker said, "If it works out, Chicago or Montreal may want to copy us."
- Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first airplane flight in the Chicago area. Robert Loerzel has the story for WBEZ's 848.
- Stereotyping the Chicago Cubs fan. Not included: our tears of frustration.