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Midday News Links: Tribune Reporter Confirms He Collected Bounties During NFL Playing Career

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 5, 2012 7:20PM

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  • Former Glenbard West and NFL player, and current Tribune and National Football Post writer, Matt Bowen, tells of his experience collecting bounties when he played for the Washington Redskins during Gregg Williams' tenure as defensive coordinator. [Tribune]
  • A body pulled from Belmont Harbor may be that of Phillip Patnaude, who was reported missing yesterday. [Sun-Times]
  • Lee Bey looks at the decaying Shepherd's Temple in West Lawndale, which is slated for demolition. [Lee Bey/WBEZ]
  • Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown has details on the Chicago cast of Mob Wives. [Sun-Times]
  • the Reader's Kevin Warwick looks at The Godfather, 40 years later. [Reader]