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Extra Extra: CPS Wants Parents Fingerprinted Before Volunteering

By Jon Graef in News on Nov 10, 2013 10:00PM

  • Chicago Public Schools wants parents fingerprinted before they volunteer in schools. That’s a gesture of goodwill. [DNAinfo Chicago]
  • Chicago Police Officer Allen Hall, 57, is accused of sexually abusing two family members. He faces charges of criminal sexual abuse. [ABC Local]
  • Gapers Block's giving away a pair of tickets to see Pelican at Bottom Lounge Wednesday. [Gapers Block]
  • A 500-pound French man was left stranded in Chicago. [Huff Po Chicago]
  • A Wicker Park apartment full of "creepy wooden dolls with strings" led a young documentarian to a prolific puppeteer. This leads to a great story. [Chicago Reader]

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