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Midday News Links: William Beavers' Successor Named

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 12, 2013 6:45PM

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  • Stanley Moore was chosen to replace William Beavers on the Cook County Board. [Sun-Times]
  • Mayor Emanuel called Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts about the goat's head he received and told Rickett's "we'll be on it." [Sun-Times]
  • Are you in the market for an abandoned firehouse? The City has 11 of them they're putting on the market. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • WBEZ and WNYC hosted a call-in show this morning to discuss how the respective police forces in Chicago and New York City handle gun violence. [WNYC]
  • The state of independent bookstores is surprisingly bright. [Chicagogrid.com]

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