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Midday News Links: Pediatric Surgeon Dies Saving Two Kids In Lake Michigan

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 6, 2012 6:40PM

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Photo Credit: Nora McMahon

  • Dr. Donald Liu, surgeon-in-chief and professor of pediatrics and surgery at Comer Children's Hospital, drowned while saving two children in Lake Michigan Sunday Morning. [Sun-Times]
  • Former Gov. George Ryan's latest bid for an early release was denied. [Tribune]
  • Mitt Romney is in the area on a fundraising tour. [Daily Herald]
  • Comcast SportsNet's Sarah Kustok is heading to the YES Network to cover the Brooklyn Nets. [YES Network]
  • WBEZ's Curious City takes a look at the earliest maps of Chicago to determine how the city's coastline has changed over the years. [WBEZ]