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Midday News Links

By Staff in News on Sep 27, 2011 5:40PM

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  • Road work on North Michigan Avenue from Illinois to Oak Streets begins tomorrow and is expected to last until mid-November. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • A car crashed into a Maywood apartment, killing a sleeping 14-year-old girl. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Stock markets opened higher today amidst optimism about a possible plan to control the European debt crisis. [Crain's]
  • Two people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide plot in suburban Prospect Heights. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • The Dan Ryan Expressway experienced three truck crashes in a nine hour period overnight. [CBS Chicago]
  • Singer and Weight Watchers spokeswoman Jennifer Hudson opens a weight loss center in Hyde Park. [ABC 7]
  • Gospel singer Jessy Dixon passed away at the age of 73. [WBEZ]