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Midday News Links: Cubs Call Up Another Prospect

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

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  • The Cubs are set to call up another highly touted farm system prospect when Jorge Soler joins the team for the remainder of the regular season. [Sun-Times]
  • The Sun-Times gave Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett some space to spin the district's graduation rate. [Sun-Times]
  • Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd) says he's ready to make an announcement on a mayoral run, after holding nearly 200 stops on his Listening Tour. Now he asking point blank if he should run. Huh? [Fioretti]
  • Nurses at the University of Illinois' Hospital & Health Sciences System want a 21.5 percent wage increase over three years, and they're threatening to strike over it. [Tribune]
  • The city of Harvey honored one of two police officers injured in a hostage standoff last week. [NBC Chicago]

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