Extra Extra: Cougar Sighting Near Southwest Suburban School
This english bulldog might have just enough wrinkles to join our staff. Credit: mambol
- A cougar sighting has the folks at Plesantdale Middle School on high alert. Police scoured the area, but haven't yet found the big cat. [Sun-Times]
- Chicago police say there have been a series of carjackings on the South Side. The thieves pretend they want to buy a vehicle listed for sale, but then they take it by force. [ABC7]
- And speaking of carjackings, three people were arrested after they crashed the stolen Jeep Cherokee during a police chase. [Tribune]
- The grandmother taken from the Roseland house fire that killed a 7-year-old boy died from injuries she sustained in the fire. [Fox]
- The 2-year-old twins who were mistakenly dropped off at the wrong house Friday were reunited with their parents in Englewood on Saturday night after a day of frustration over the mishap that triggered a state investigation. [Tribune]
- Madonna announced she'll be doing two shows in Chicago this fall, adding a Sept. 20 show at United Center. See our earlier piece to find out more about Madonna's tour. [NBC]
- "Who is Bon Iver?" is this year's "Who is Arcade Fire?" [Gothamist]
- The FBI refuses to enter the DNA profile from the 1992 Holly Staker case into its forensic library because the lab that worked up the genetic fingerprint wasn't accredited. [Tribune]