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Midday News Links: Blame The Fog On The Polar Vortex

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 26, 2014 6:30PM

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  • A cooler-than-normal Lake Michigan is the reason Chicago is shrouded in fog every morning recently. Yup. Blame the Polar vortex. [Sun-Times]
  • Community organizer Amara Enyia has a realistic view on running for mayor. [Gapers Block]
  • A man was struck and killed by a Brown Line train in Albany Park early this morning when he attempted to go around the gates at Kedzie. Sad but use this as a cautionary tale to respect the rules of the road, fellow bicyclists. [NBC Chicago]
  • "Bucket Boys" drummers are angering Chatham residents, but they say they're going to continue working in the neighborhood. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law Wednesday allowing psychologists to write prescriptions. Illinois is the third state in the nation to allow this. [IGNN]