Extra Extra: eBay Expanding Chicago Presence

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 16, 2014 11:00PM

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eBay, which already bought local startup Braintree, is hiring an additional 360 people over the next three years and moving to the Merchandise Mart. [Sun-Times]
The Chicago Park District has partnered with a local sculpture group to transform dead trees into works of art. [DNAInfo Chicago]
Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign a bill restoring Medicaid cuts. [Crain's]
Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija is shaping up to be one of the crown jewels of the upcoming baseball free agent market. [CBS Chicago]
Malia Obama has a summer job. She's a production assistant on the television series "Extant" starring Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg. One of my summer jobs was working on a catfish farm in Tennessee. [NBC Chicago]

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