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Midday News Links: A Chicago-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing

By Staff in News on Dec 28, 2011 6:40PM

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  • A United Airlines flight bound for Chicago had to make an emergency landing in Vermont after an engine failed and smoke was reported in the cargo hold. [Sun-Times]
  • Two teens were charged as juveniles in the Monday shooting of a man at the Roosevelt Road "L" station. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • A source tells Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed that Rod Blagojevich's drinking problem is serious enough that Judge James Zagel recommended he seek treatment for it when in prison. [Sun-Times]
  • Two women are charged with faking claims in connection to the Indiana State Fair stage collapse. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Forrest Gump, Bambi, El Mariachi, The Silence of the LambsThe Kid and Norma Rae are among the 25 films to be preserved by the National Film Registry. [National Film Registry]