Extra Extra: Beware Squirrel Poison On Far North Side
- Several dogs have died in Edgewater and Rogers Park after they came in contact with squirrel poison today. Authorities say the poison can look like hamburger, and it is usually in alleyways and grassy areas. [NBC]
- Will Guzzardi says he will not concede the race against Toni Berrios. The current tally puts him 111 votes behind Berrios, but absentee ballots are still out there. [NBC]
- The White House has released new details on the NATO summit meetings, including a "working dinner" at Soldier Field. [Tribune]
- Chef Grant Achatz has reached a settlement in his malpractice lawsuit against a Chicago-area dental clinic, after it was found he was in the late stages of oral cancer. [Sun-Times]
- New rules would require Illinois jobless benefit recipients to fill out additional paperwork and submit to in-person interviews or risk losing their benefits. [Tribune]
- Embattled University of Illinois President Michael Hogan resigned today. [Chicago Magazine]
- Gov. Pat Quinn is "very disappointed" with FEMA denying his appeal for disaster aid for five southern Illinois counties affected by tornadoes. Typically damage should exceed $12 million to receive aid, but the application only sought $3 million, noting higher than average poverty and unemployment rates. [Tribune]
- Good news for those of us easily lost on bureaucratic websites: The City of Chicago, Cook County and the state have created a joint website/cloudsite for public data. [City of Chicago]
