Midday News Links: Burglars Torture Man With Hot Spoon, Steal Van Used To Transport His Disabled Son
By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 7, 2012 6:40PM
- Callous burglars allegedly tortured a 70-year-old man with a red-hot spoon and stole the van he uses to transport his disabled son. [Sun-Times]
- Gov. Quinn and Preckwinkle are teaming up on a foreclosure program. [Tribune]
- Friend of Chicagoist and urban planner Steve Vance created a web app to track the progress of the City's "Bike 2015" plan. [Bike Plan tracker/GRID Chicago]
- Spencer Tweedy and friend Joey Pfeifer started a music blog, "Unrequired Listening." Yes, Wilco's The Whole Love made the best records of 2011 for each. [Unrequired Listening]
- Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. said buying a plane ticket to fly his secret mistress to a fundraiser was not a violation of House ethics rules. [Tribune]
