Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 6, 2010 11:30PM
- Crews continued to work this afternoon to recover the bodies of the victims of yesterday's plane crash near Wheeling as well as the plane's black box.
- A state panel okay'd the sale of Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government to house terror suspects.
- The Chicago Police Department is considering scrapping its entrance exam.
- Chicago Current explores the possibility of a Republican winning the hotly-contested Cook County Board President seat.
- Fed up with the downer news? The Trib rolls out a new "Happy News" section.
- Economy still got you down? There are plenty of (allegedly legal) weird one-time jobs out there for you. [Thanks, Arrin!]
- LAist Editor Zach Behrens - a Chicago-area native - is on a quest to find the best Chicago-style pizza in Los Angeles. Godspeed, Zach.