Extra Extra: Cook County Dems Endorse Quinn For Governor
By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 16, 2013 11:00PM
- The Cook County Democratic Party endorsed Pat Quinn for Governor Friday. Challenger Bill Daley didn't actively seek the nomination. [Tribune]
- Seven were killed, including four from Merrilville, in a three-vehicle crash late Thursday night on Interstate 65 in Jasper County, Ind. [Sun-Times]
- A proposal approved by the Chicago Plan Commission says Portage Park's Six Corners shopping district must become more dense and pedestrian-friendly to reclaim its past glory. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, speaking on a Toronto radio station, said it's "naive" to think performance-enhancing drugs aren't in the NHL. [CBS Chicago]
- Ex-CeaseFire Illinois leader Tio Hardiman confirmed he's running for governor. [Fox Chicago]
- Former Sun-Times owner Conrad Black was barred from holding any corporate directorships and ordered to pay $4.1 million in restitution to settle a long-standing lawsuit over Black's dealings as the head of the Hollinger media empire. [Crain's]
- Police are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman earlier this week near the Midway Airport Orange Line station. [NBC Chicago]
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