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Midday News Links: Gov. Quinn Wants To Raise Dropout Age To 18

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 27, 2012 6:50PM

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  • Gov. Pat Quinn is proposing changing the minimum age for students to drop out of school to 18, echoing a point President Obama made in Tuesday's State of the Union Address. [Sun-Times]
  • President Obama, in another point he made during Tuesday night's address, warned colleges not to raise tuitions. [Tribune]
  • Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin suspects Donald Trump may have a Google alert set to let him know every story written about him. [Cityscapes/Tribune]
  • Motorola Mobility posted a loss in the fourth quarter of 2011. [Crain's]
  • DCFS says infants sharing beds is dangerous. Others disagree. [Daily Herald]