Extra Extra: Oprah, Ernie Banks Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom
By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 21, 2013 12:00AM
- Oprah Winfrey and Ernie Banks were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom today. Banks left his "Mr. Cub" hat at home. [a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-medal-of-freedom-20131120,0,2321407.story">Tribune]
- The state agency running College Illinois will have to step up sales of new contracts to keep the General Assembly from having to bail out the college-savings program. [Crain's]
- Early bird gets the worm: the Blackhawks are completely sold out of souvenir melted United Center ice. [CBS Chicago]
- Hundreds of homeless received a meal and clothing on Wednesday thanks to a group of restaurant owners. [ABC 7]
- The man who was shot in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Lincoln Square earlier this week has been identified as 25-year-old Irbinzon Gonzalez. [ABC 7]
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