Midday News Links: 1 Killed, 7 Wounded In Overnight Shootings
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jul 22, 2014 6:30PM
- One man was killed at Edgewater Beach and seven others were injured in shootings Monday night. [Tribune]
- Walter Jacobson asks why Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is hiring more press secretaries for Chicago Public Schools when the system is facing a major budget deficit and firing teachers. Good question! [Fox News Chicago]
- Is Chicago ready for a progressive movement similar to the one that helped New York elect Bill De Blasio mayor? [Sun-Times]
- Gov. Pat Quinn signed a $1 billion capital spending plan intended to create road construction jobs and help repair roads after our brutal winter. [Fox News Chicago]
- Robert Rhames threatened the wrong men when he pulled a gun on two bouncers at Funky Buddha Lounge Sunday morning. The bouncers tackled Rhames as he tried to run away and broke his legs. [DNAInfo Chicago]
