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Midday News Links: Blackhawks-Blues Sets A TV Record ... In St. Louis

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 28, 2014 6:30PM

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  • Sunday's Blackhawks-Blues game was the top-rated program on television in both cities and set a record for viewers in St. Louis. Sorry the Blackhawks spoiled the game for Blues fans. [NBC Sports PR]
  • The Blackhawks are also the "smartest" spending team in all of professional sports, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. At the bottom of that list? The Cubs. [Bloomberg Businessweek]
  • Who would make the better matchup for the Blackhawks between Minnesota and Colorado? [CBS Chicago]
  • At least 15 people were injured when a CTA bus and an SUV were involved in a head-on collision in Gage Park. [Sun-Times]
  • Col. Jennifer Pritzker's rehabilitation of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Emil Bach House is almost complete. [DNAInfo Chicago]