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Extra Extra: 2 Killed In Overnight Shootings

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 18, 2014 11:00PM

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  • Six people were shot overnight on Chicago's South Side; two were killed. [Tribune]
  • Karen Lewis will discuss her probable mayoral run with black business leaders. [Sun-Times]
  • An Old Style sign outside Cunneen’s Bar in Rogers Park was removed and replaced after complaints from the 49th Ward office. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Here's another benefit to the mild summer: the first case of West Nile virus was officially recorded in Illinois. [CBS Chicago]
  • The Blackhawks' Marian Hossa accepted the ALS ice bucket challenge. Let's hope he's as creative as Stephanie Izard. [NBC Chicago]

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