Extra Extra: Interim North Chicago Police Chief Quits Abruptly
By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jan 12, 2012 12:00AM
- A man tapped to take over as the interim North Chicago police chief abruptly quit after six days at his post. He was brought in after the state started investigating the last police chief for charges of police brutality. [Sun-Times]
- A new documentary explores the history of and the scandal surrounding Burr Oak Cemetery. [Huffington Post]
- Naperville is getting rid of its red light cameras. Can we do that now? [Expired Meter]
- Cancer survivors are lobbying for a bald Barbie. [Facebook]
- Remember Steve-O from Jackass? Well he's a vegan now. [GrubStreet]
- A Naval recruit at the Great Lakes station died during boot camp. [Tribune]
- Respected reporter Ben Joravsky caused a media kerfluffle when he wrote this post explaining why he wouldn't be telling two prolific tweeters to kiss his ass after they criticized his live-tweeting of the Bulls game last night. [Chicago Reader]