Midday News Links
By Staff in News on Aug 8, 2011 5:45PM
- It's already back to school for thousands of CPS students who attend Track E schools, which have a year-round schedule. [ABC 7]
- A Cook County Sheriff's deputy was injured in a hit-and-run on the Dan Ryan expressway this morning. [Sun-Times]
- The proposed toll hikes from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority could cost motorists an extra $182 a year. [Daily Herald]
- City Treasurer Stephanie Neely said the S&P credit downgrade won't affect city finances. [CBS Chicago]
- Spraying for mosquitoes (aka "adulticiding") is set for Evanston today, weather permitting. [North Shore Mosquito Abatement District]
- Two kids were struck by a cab on Michigan Avenue. [ABC 7]
- Former Illinois and Detroit Lions rookie running back Mikel LeShoure is out for the season with a torn Achilles tendon. [ESPN Chicago]
