Midday News Links: Is Another Bitter Winter In Store?

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 22, 2014 6:30PM

• The Old Farmer's Almanac is predicting another brutal cold winter. We made it through one. We can do this. [ABC 7]
• Today's flashback takes us back to 2010, when Illinois GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Rauner, then heading Chicago's tourism bureau, praised Gov. Pat Quinn for "extraordinary teamwork, dedication and leadership." [Sun-Times]
• Quinn's administration, by the way, laid off 58 IDOT employees as it continues to fight the fallout of a political hiring scandal at the agency. [Tribune]
• A Lake County judge ordered a bench warrant Friday for Chief Keef's arrest. [Tribune]
• The Archdiocese of Chicago is throwing some shade on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. [Fox News Chicago]