Extra Extra: U of C Lab School Receives $25 Million Donation
By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 26, 2014 12:00AM
- Filmmaker George Lucas and wife/investment wiz Mellody Hobson donated $25 million to University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Chicago Public Schools are still broke as the proverbial joke. [Tribune]
- The Illinois House Revenue And Finance Committee says the state will have $34.5 billion to spend in the 2015 fiscal year. Better start stocking up on essentials at Costco now. [Crain's]
- Chicago deploys more crews to combat pothole season. Um, they need to step their game up, it’s a mess still. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- GQ releases their list of 25 best new restaurants in 2014. Only one in Chicago made the cut: Nico Osteria [GQ]
- A Canadian blues guitarist whose rare guitar was stolen at O'Hare Airport last week said late Monday that police have a suspect in custody who might have been involved in additional luggage thefts at the airport and in other states. [DNAInfo Chicago]
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