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Midday News Links: A "Field of Nightmares" In Zion

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Feb 29, 2012 7:40PM

  • The owners of the Lake County Fielders baseball team—which includes actor Kevin Costner—added two more counts to the $10.7 million lawsuit they filed against the town of Zion and Mayor Lane Harrison. [Sun-Times]
  • Photos of a man suspected of sexual assault on the Red line have been released. [CBS]
  • Michael Sneed has an exclusive on former Cicero mayor Betty Lauren-Maltese reuniting with her daughter. [Sun-Times]
  • We don't think the world was crying for a Tumblr page of shitty animated gifs made from Tom Skilling's weather forecasts. Skilling deserves better. [Fuck Yeah Tom Skilling]
  • Playboy is recruiting Northwestern University ladies for their special Big Ten issue. [A.V. Club]
  • A lawyer hired by Lake Forest District 67 to investigate a teacher accused of sexting has been cleared of accusations he concealed information. [Tribune]