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Extra Extra: Man Rescued From Lake Michigan

By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 1, 2015 10:00PM

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Photo credit: Greg Wass

  • A man who tried to commit suicide by jumping into Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach early this morning was rescued. [Tribune]
  • Ald. Michele Smith has a $72,000 a year side job on top of her alderman’s salary. It’s a campaign issue now. [Tribune]
  • Little League International reps visit Jackie Robinson West about Boundarygate. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • The instructor teaching the Beyonce class at UIC insists it’s a serious course. [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • When is the worst time to be on highways in Chicago? (Besides now?) [Curious City/WBEZ]

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