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Extra Extra: Chicago Ties Record For Coldest February

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

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  • How cold was February? The last time we saw average temps this frigid was in 1875. [Tribune]
  • Shorter yellow lights in Chicago increase the chances of tickets. [Five Thirty Eight]
  • Want an idea what Chuy Garcia will focus on in the runoff election? More cops and higher pay for health care workers. [CBS Chicago]
  • Carol Felsenthal has an interesting story on how Mayor Emanuel has struggled in his re-election campaign. [Politico]
  • Drew Peterson’s former attorney says Peterson may have been entrapped in a murder for hire plot. [Sun-Times]
  • A man lost his arm in a Bridgeport work accident. [Sun-Times]
  • Former Bears Dan Hampton and Jim McMahon are sniping at each other. [Chi City Sports, Sun-Times]