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Midday News Links: Body Found In Lake Michigan

By Chuck Sudo in News on May 8, 2014 6:30PM

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  • A Friday autopsy has been scheduled for a woman whose body pulled from Lake Michigan near Lake Forest this morning. [Tribune]
  • A car fire in an underground garage Thursday morning sent smoke into the Lake Shore Drive apartment building above. [Tribune]
  • Mayor Emanuel opposes a tax on trades at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange championed by Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis. [Sun-Times]
  • Emanuel is also lobbying to have Chicago host a future NFL Draft. [CBS Chicago]
  • After his security detail was caught on camera running red lights and speeding, Emanuel has ordered his drivers to slow down and obey the law. [Tribune]