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Midday News Links: Obama Stumps For Emanuel In New Radio Spot

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 26, 2015 7:30PM

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  • President Obama tries to give Mayor Emanuel's re-election campaign a boost with a new 60-second radio spot that started airing Monday. [Crain's]
  • The pending snowpocalypse on the east Coast has left scores of travelers scrambling for alternative options with O'Hare and Midway Airports canceling flights. [Tribune]
  • The switching problems on the "L" downtown this morning have been cleared up, but brace for possible delays this evening, all the same. [Sun-Times]
  • Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) would like to see business investments on a stretch of South State Street near where he grew up. Maybe it'll trickle down once the Obama Library is build in Washington or Jackson Parks. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Ernie Accorsi, who helped the Bears in their GM search, explains the process that led to the team hiring Ryan Pace. [ESPN]