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Extra Extra: Emanuel To Spend More On Police Overtime In 2014

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 24, 2013 11:00PM

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Photo credit: Renee Rendler-Kaplan

  • Mayor Emanuel plans to spend a lot of money on police overtime in 2014. [Tribune]
  • Mayor Emanuel’s war on public education has apparently had a positive effect on many CPS students. They’re now organizing to have a say in their educations. [In These Times]
  • Mike Gebert says farewell to Ginza Sushi and River North's Japanese influences. [Reader]
  • Oscar winning actress Octavia Spencer's advice to Aurora students: dream big. [Daily Herald]
  • Here is a glimpse of Chicago from 1961, courtesy of The City of Necessity, a film co-produced more than 50 years ago by a contingent of local religious organizations. [Lee Bey/WBEZ]