Midday News Links: Mayor Emanuel Is A Frequent Flier

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 18, 2014 6:30PM

• The Tribune reports Mayor Rahm Emanuel has take 50 trips since his inauguration, including several covered on the taxpayers' dime, where he raised campaign cash with business and political donors. [Tribune]
• Is Irv Kupcinet's statue missing? Nope, its base is being repaired and the city says they'll take however long they need to fix it, but that the Bronze Kup will point to where the Sun-Times building used to be once again. [DNAInfo Chicago]
• Nick Floyd of Three Floyds Brewing gives Mark Konkol more details on Three Floyds expansion and its baby steps into distilling. [DNAInfo Chicago]
• John Thomas, an informant in the Tony Rezko and Ike Carothers cases, was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing $375,000 in tax increment financing money from the village of Riverdale. [Sun-Times]
• Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville could face a fine for his "I got your hooking right here" gesture pictured above in last night's loss to St. Louis. [NBC Chicago]