Extra, Extra
By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 16, 2010 10:00PM
- A new report outlines how police missed crucial clues in the first hours of the Riley Fox investigation.
- Prosecutors in former governor Rod Blagojevich's trial want the ex-gov to quit yapping about what he thinks of the trial. Inherit the Windbag, indeed.
- Kicking a President while his hands are full, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady says he could beat Obama in an election right now. Obama has yet to respond with a challenge to meet Brady at the flag pole after school or as to whose dad could beat up the other dads.
- Three West Side men were arrested under a new law named for fallen Chicago Police officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez.
- Congrats to our pal Brad Flora, founder of Windy Citizen, on his $250,000 Knight News Challenge grant.
- If you happened to work for Oprah's O magazine, yesterday was your lucky day.
- Another movie had a birthday today: Psycho. TOC's Ben Kenigsberg has a nice write up here.
- Meet the two guys who have a tall task ahead of them: guarding the Stanley Cup.