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Midday News Links: Man Found Dead Near CTA Blue Line Division Station

By Lisa White in News on Feb 4, 2015 7:30PM

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  • A man, believed to be in his 20s, was found dead on the tracks of the CTA Blue Line just south of the Division station this morning. [Tribune]
  • Say goodbye to your Kmart, Wicker Park. And say hello to...Lowe's Home Improvement? [DNAInfo Chicago]
  • Friends of a University of Illinois student killed during a botched robbery on campus on Jan. 25 are trying to raise $5,000 to cover funeral and other expenses for his family. [Tribune]
  • Huffington Post Chicago profiles Bruno Abate, chef and owner of Tocco, on his work teaching cooking class to local inmates. [Huffington Post Chicago]
  • Piquet, a 27-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin at the Shedd Aquarium, is due to give birth to her second calf early this summer. [Sun-Times]