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Extra Extra: Suspect Dead In NW Indiana Standoff

By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 21, 2015 12:00AM

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  • A hostage situation in Griffith, Indiana ended Friday with a girl rescued and the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [CBS Chicago]
  • The six candidates seeking to succeed Bob Fioretti as 2nd Ward Alderman have raised $1 million between them. [Tribune]
  • The fire at the former Noble Horse Theatre space has been declared an arson. [NBC Chicago]
  • Argonne National Laboratory will partner with Pace and Metra to study ways to evacuate Chicago in case of emergency. [Sun-Times]
  • Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich celebrated Black History Month with hundreds of students from Catholic schools. [ABC 7]

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