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Midday News Links

By Staff in News on Nov 18, 2011 6:40PM

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  • 25 people were displaced after a fire swept through a Blue Island apartment complex. [Sun-Times]
  • The Millennium Park ice rink opens today. [Explore Chicago]
  • Shareholders at Motorola Mobility approve of the company's purchase by Google. [Crain's]
  • CouponCabin.com wants to move back to Chicago... if Illinois suspends the "Amazon tax." [Crain's]
  • The Blackhawks, off to their best start in 30 years, recalled Ben Smith from their Rockford AHL affiliate. [Blackhawks.com]
  • NBC Chicago is putting a renewed emphasis on its "Unit 5" investigative reporting team. [Feder/TOC]
  • 50,000 signatures have been collected in two days as the recall effort of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues. [Progress Illinois]