Extra Extra: Man Charged With Dragging Puppy
- Police followed a bloody trail to find that a man had dragged a pitbull puppy until it bled from its paws and stomach. The man told police he was "trying to teach it to walk." He has been charged with animal cruelty, and authorities also took a second dog from the premises. [ABC7]
- An 11-year-old child was shot and wounded on the South Side this afternoon. [Sun-Times]
- An 80-year-old man fended off a robbery in an Evanston supermarket parking lot. [WGN]
- Southwest Suburban teacher sues school district and colleagues for calling her fat and creating a hostile work environment. [Sun-Times]
- Do you think you're busy? Do you use being "busy" as an excuse for things? Checking Facebook five times a day at six minutes a pop adds up to two-and-a-half hours in a workweek. That's how much time you should spend exercising. [WSJ]
- Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno called GOP candidate Mitt Romney, "Mittney" while she was endorsing him for the March 20 Illinois primary. [Tribune]
- The Illinois Department of Labor says the Cook County Sheriff's Office owes canine officers more than $500,000 in back pay for time spent caring for the dogs. [Sun-Times]
