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Extra Extra: Mayor Emanuel Aids Bicyclist Involved In A Crash

By Chuck Sudo in News on Sep 3, 2013 11:00PM

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Photo credit: Luke Haruki

  • Mayor Emanuel came to the aid of a bicyclist who was involved in a crash with a truck near Milwaukee, Ogden and Chicago Avenues this morning. [Tribune]
  • Lake Shore Drive commuters be on the lookout for falling debris from an overpass near LaSalle. [CBS Chicago]
  • A Wicker Park "gutter punk" isn't migrating south for the winter until he gets his puppy back. Andrew Cook claims the dog was taken from him by a Chicago police officer under threat of arrest. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Dave Chappelle's first words when he took the stage in Tinley Park Saturday night were "Fuck Hartford." [The A.V. Club]
  • Chappelle put on a smart 50-minute set. Listen to it on YouTube before it gets pulled. [YouTube]
  • Chief Keef is being sued for $10,000 in back rent. TMZ has a photo of the home; frankly, we expected something more gaudy and less "McMansion." [TMZ]
  • The buzz on the Lake Forest College campus is all about alumni Diana Nyad's historit swim from Cuba to the U.S. [NBC Chicago]