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Extra Extra: Police Catch "Ghost Rider" Motorcyclist

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Mar 21, 2012 11:00PM



  • A motorcyclist was arrested for continuously driving recklessly. Police had called him the "Ghost Rider" because he eluded the cops for four months. Plus, the 22-year-old posted videos to YouTube taunting police officers in Orland Park. [TribLocal]

  • Stargazers can look westward to see the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus the next two nights. [Sun-Times]

  • Look on the bright side. Here are some reasons to be excited about baseball in Chicago aside from the fact that both teams might be terrible this year. [Chicago Magazine]

  • A century ago, Chicago was home to one of the most robust women's suffrage efforts in the country. [Huffington Post]

  • City Hall gave an emergency sewer contract to a clout-heavy company. Are you surprised? [Sun-Times]