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Midday News Links: Bill Daley Takes Shots At Quinn At News Conference

By Chuck Sudo in News on Sep 17, 2013 6:30PM

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  • Bill Daley told media he was certain he could have beaten Pat Quinn in next year's Democratic gubernatorial primary and restated he simply didn't have the energy to run. He's making Quinn look good right now. [Tribune]
  • He also said he believes the Republican nominee will beat Quinn. [NBC Chicago]
  • A group of Australians are in Chicago to protest McDonalds. The company is planning to build a restaurant outside a national park in that country. [Sun-Times]
  • Mike Sula found a stand on the West Side that sells Mississippi Delta-style tamales, the predecessor to Chicago-style tamales. [Reader]
  • Rob Warden, who co-founded Northwestern University Law School’s Center for Wrongful Convictions, is retiring. [Tribune]