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Extra Extra: Shedd Aquarium's Only River Otter Dies

By Chuck Sudo in Miscellaneous on Oct 30, 2013 11:00PM

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©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez

  • Rio, the Shedd Aquarium's beloved river otter, was euthanized Tuesday. She was 21. [Sun-Times]
  • No explanation has been given regarding the lates on-air absence by WSCR-AM midday host Dan McNeil. [Robert Feder]
  • Moody’s downgrades CTA’s credit rating. [Crain's]
  • Steven Vance reminds us why licensing bicycles is a futile endeavor. [Streetsblog Chicago]
  • Nathan Creer, father of University of Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, has been banned from the school's campus for a year after being arrested during the Illini's loss to Michigan State last Saturday. [Sports Illustrated]

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