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Midday News Links: New TV Pilot Chicago Fire To Be Shot In Chicago

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jan 31, 2012 6:40PM


  • The pilot for Chicago Fire will be filmed here in March. It's a television show about firefighters, not soccer, and it was created by the same guy who made Law & Order. [Reel Chicago]

  • A man on the Southwest Side wrestled a taser away from a cop, then used it on him. A second cop quickly tased the man in return. [Tribune]

  • India will request extradition of two Chicago men wanted for their role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. [ABC7]

  • A 2.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Wisconsin-Illinois border. If you felt it, you’re basically The Princess and the earthquake is the Pea. [NBC]

  • BREAKING: Chicago water has a lot of lead. Also, the sky is blue, and the sun is yellow. [Tribune]

  • A serial rapist has been terrorizing the city's West Side, attacking at least three women. [ABC7]