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Midday News Links

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Sep 16, 2011 5:20PM

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  • NASA found a planet that orbits two suns, one orange and one red. [New York Times]

  • Former 47th Ward Ald. Gene Schulter and newcomer Ald. Ameya Pawar aren't sure who's the boss. [Chicago News Coop]

  • Two men are dead after a killing, a car chase and a shootout with the police in Albany Park. [Sun-Times]

  • The Chicago Police will take on the Chicago Fire in a charity baseball game. [CBS]

  • Four buildings caught fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, displacing 12, but no one was hurt. [Tribune]