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Extra Extra: Patrick Fitzgerald Named To U Of I Board Of Trustees

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 19, 2013 12:00AM

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  • Gov. Pat Quinn appointed former U.S. Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. [Tribune]
  • Logan Square was named by Redfin as the eighth hottest neighborhood in the country. [Redfin]
  • Despite a pledge for reform by Gov. Quinn, very little has changed regarding state boards and commissions. [Better Government Association]
  • Education Secretary Arne Duncan: "You can't teach kids when they're scared of being killed." [Huffington Post Chicago]
  • Illinois has one of the lowest pet ownership rates in the nation and ranks 47th in cat ownership. [Daily Herald, Tribune]
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