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Extra Extra: Cutler Wants To Stay With Bears

By Chuck Sudo in News on Dec 19, 2014 12:00AM

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  • Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said he wasn't happy to hear he was being benched and that he wants to remain a Bear. [Sun-Times]
  • Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia said Mayor Rahm Emanuel broke a campaign promise to hire 1,000 more police officers. Emanuel said he eliminated "ghost positions" and put more cops on the streets. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Sneaky campaign trickery has surfaced in the race for 11th Ward Alderman. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • The two girls in the Wisconsin "Slenderman" stabbing case were ruled fit to stand trial. The girls, both 12 at the time of their arrest in May, will be tried as adults. [Tribune]
  • Police are calling the discovery of two dead people in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood a murder-suicide. [Fox News Chicago]

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