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Extra Extra: Crime Drops In Chicago When A Big Sports Game Is On

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 2, 2014 11:00PM

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  • A study shows that crime drops in Chicago when big sports games are on TV. This also serves as a reminder that we now have baseball to keep our interests until Bears training camp. [DNAinfo Chicago]
  • Check out Oak Street Beach in 1921. [Reddit]
  • Material experts explain what happened with The Ledge at Skydeck Chicago last week. [Fast Company]
  • Mariano’s Fresh Market will continue its Chicago expansion in 2015. [Crain's]
  • Curbed Chicago has an update on the construction at Maggie Daley Park. [Curbed Chicago]

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