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Midday News Links: Maggie Daley Park Construction Halfway Complete

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 28, 2013 6:45PM

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  • Construction of Maggie Daley Park is halfway complete. [Sun-Times]
  • Schoolchildren at a crowded Northwest Side elementary school study in bathrooms and hallways. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • The two county employees who said in their trial Joe Berrios accepted bribes for favorable property tax appeals were convicted. [Tribune]
  • Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka launched a website today dubbed "The Warehouse" in an attempt for transparency in showing how taxpayer money is spent in the state. [Tribune]
  • Washington safety Brandon Meriweather took a direct jab at Bears receiver Brandon Marshall by saying "people who beat their girlfriends should be kicked out of" the NFL. [ABC 7]