Extra Extra: Chicago River Bridge Lifts Begin Next Week
By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 9, 2014 11:00PM
- It's another sign of spring in Chicago. Bridge lifts along the Chicago River for recreational boat traffic begin 8 a.m. April 19 and will run through June. [Inbox]
- Gregg Greaves, who stabbed someone following the 2012 Twelve Bars of Christmas pub crawl, gets probation after he pleaded guilty to the crime. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- Standard & Poor's says Illinois' budget will reach a critical juncture in the next 50 days with dire consequences if it isn't addressed. [Crain's]
- WBEZ filed a Freedom of Information Request to see what the ingredients are in some of Chicago Public Schools' food offerings. The answers WBEZ received are rich, even by CPS' normal stonewalling standards. [WBEZ]
- Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall was accepted to Havard University's business school. It worked out well for George W. Bush. [Fox News Chicago]
- Windy City Times publisher Tracy Baim accuses the city of removing newspaper boxes downtown. [CBS Chicago]
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