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Extra Extra: Wisconsin Man Brings AK-47 To Chicago For Protection

By Jon Graef in News on Jan 11, 2014 10:00PM

  • A Wisconsin man told police he brought an AK-47 rifle in Chicago for protection. [DNAinfo Chicago]
  • CBS 2’s Dave Savini is legally challenging having his driving privileges suspended after he was arrested for DUI over the weekend. (The mug shot here is priceless.) [Trib]
  • Prosecutors and the victim of an August rape have different takes on whether a language barrier resulted charges being dropped against the suspected rapist. That man is now charged with raping a 15-year-old last month. [Sun-Times]
  • Conservative blogger William Kelly claims the Cook County GOP endorsement of Bruce Rauner was rigged. [Southtown Star]


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