Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 11, 2010 10:30PM
- The FDA is looking into Walgreens' plan to sell genetic testing kits.
- UConn President Michael Hogan is the top choice to become the new president at the University of Illinois. Related: a 9.5 percent tuition hike at the school is on the way.
- A tentative start date of November 1 has been set for Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana's terrorism trial. Related: Fox does us all an alarmist favor by listing the top 10 terror targets in town.
- The Sun-Times has announced the replacement for outgoing music critic Jim DeRogatis: his editor, Tom Conner.
- Local American Idol contestant Lee DeWyze has a homecoming planned for this weekend no matter the outcome on this week's episodes.
- Congrats to the six area teachers awarded Golden Apples.