Extra Extra: 'Earthquake' In Western Suburbs Actually A Quarry Blast
By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 5, 2013 12:00AM
- The U.S. Geological Survey said a quarry blast was strong enough to register 3.2 on seismographs and cause homes and windows in the western suburbs to shake. [Tribune]
- According to Fake Shore Drive, the Nov. 7 and 9 Chicago tour dates of Kanye West's "Yeezus" tour have been postponed indefinitely after an auto accident in Vancouver damaged equipment that was vital to the stage show. [Fake Shore Drive, Las Vegas Guardian Express]
- The ups and downs of being one of the city's last elevator operators are over for Victor Maslon, laid off from a job he described as both a prison and a second home. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Jesse Jackson Jr., as expected, has paid a portion of the $750,000 fine that is part of his sentence. [Crain's]
- Sen. Mark Kirk climbed the 41 stories worth of stairwells at Willis Tower for charity. [Fox Chicago News]
