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Extra Extra: Rauner, Emanuel Have Common Donors

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 5, 2014 12:00AM

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  • More than 100 donors have contributed to the campaign funds of Rahm Emanuel and Bruce Rauner. Plutocracy FTW! [Sun-Times]
  • Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon said "I'm lucky to be alive" after participating in Sunday's Polar Plunge. [NBC Chicago]
  • A traffic stop in Arlington Heights Monday resulted in the confiscation of 25 pounds of meth with a street value of $1.75 million. No word on if the driver was wearing a Los Pollos Hermanos t-shirt. [Daily Herald]
  • Owners of Villains in Printers Row hope chef Dennis Stover can boost the tavern's fortunes when it re-opens in April. [Crain's]
  • Curie High School’s boy’s basketball team was allowed to participate in the State tournament. [Tribune]