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Midday News Links: Bears-Packers Chirping Grows Louder

By Chuck Sudo in News on Dec 14, 2012 7:40PM

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  • Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley said the Bears may be better without Brian Urlacher in the lineup. [Tribune]
  • Which led Lance Briggs to call Finley an "idiot." [Tribune]
  • Ald. Ameya Pawar said five of seven CTA Board Members are willing to hold a special meeting on saving the Lincoln Avenue bus route, but those same board members said they have no idea how to convene such a meeting. [Sun-Times]
  • Nearly 500 students at King College prep staged a sit-in demanding the resignation of the school's principal. Awk-ward. [NBC Chicago]
  • Want to know the salaries of Illinois public sector employees? The Better Government Association has a wonderful database. [Better Government Association]