Extra Extra: Man Charged With Shooting At Cops Says He Didn't Know They Were Cops
A man who opened fire on Chicago police and FBI agents says, “I didn’t know y’all was the police. I wouldn’t have shot,” he said as police handcuffed him. Police had arrived to serve a warrant. [Tribune]
Two new box stores, Pet Smart and Buy Buy Baby, are going in on Clybourn south of North Avenue and east of Halsted. [Crain's]
Federal prosecutors have already seized some of Rod Blagojevich’s assets. [WLS]
A Hazel Crest woman almost ran over a police officer on a bicycle after they tried to stop her for talking on her cell phone and making a U-turn. [CBS]
A River Forest man who is a foster parent and former religious publisher is being held on $50 million bond for allegedly sexually assaulting two girls. [Sun-Times]
Liz Phair says Lana Del Rey scares the male establishment, and that's why she is controversial. At least Phair can admit that Del Rey is "not overwhelmingly talented." [WSJ]
A man died after he was rescued from Lake Michigan this morning near Edgewater. [Tribune]