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Extra Extra: 'Millionaire Tax' Advances In Springfield

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 27, 2014 11:00PM

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  • A proposal by Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan to hit the state's millionaires with a three percent surcharge was approved by a House committee Thursday. [Sun-Times]
  • Bears coach Marc Trestman lists what he's looking for in a backup quarterback to Jay Cutler. Fans may simply ask the backup isn't Cutler. [Tribune]
  • A Transportation Department employee doing spring maintenance on the Randolph Street bridge fell into a trench Thursday morning. [Sun-TImes]
  • Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro says he'll be ready for Opening Day. [CBS Chicago]
  • The White Sox will be using SnapChat to connect with fans this season. [White Sox]

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