Midday News Links: CHA CEO Resigns
By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 15, 2013 6:45PM
Recycling carts line the fronts of homes in Bridgeport Oct. 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Chuck Sudo/Chicagoist)
- Chicago Housing Authority CEO Charles Woodyard resigns after two years on the job. [Sun-Times]
- Resurrection Medical Center in Portage Park could close because of the high number of uninsured patients who use the hospital. [DNAinfo Chicago]
- As the Blackhawks gain in popularity, youth hockey programs are finding themselves strapped for ice and time. [Tribune]
- Twenty-Seven different projects are being considered to curb flooding on the Des Plaines RIver. [Daily Herald]
- Mayor Emanuel, citing the same University of Chicago Crime Lab report used by Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, renewed calls for tougher sentencing of felons convicted of gun crimes. [Fox News Chicago]