Midday News Links: Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hopes To Capitalize On The Weather
By Staff in News on Jan 13, 2012 6:40PM
- A former guard at a federal prison in southern Illinois has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in a federal lockup for taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle cigarettes to a prisoner. [WBEZ]
- The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says there is “no immediate threat” posed by decorative tissue box holders sold by Bed, Bath and Beyond that are contaminated with low-levels of radioactive material. [Sun-Times]
- 11 were busted in an Aurora prostitution sting. [Chicago Breaking News]
- GRID Chicago's John Greenfield discovered all sorts of things riding the North Branch bicycle path. [GRID Chicago]
- Yesterday's weather led to the cancellation of 500 flights from O'Hare and Midway. [Crain's]
- The Hyatt Regency O'Hare is hoping to capitalize on those flight cancellations. They're offering a $55 "Blizzard rate" whenever more than 3 inches of snow are on the ground that includes free parking and complimentary toiletries, through March 31. [NBC Chicago]
