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Midday News Links: Butler Joins Bulls' Infirmary

By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 2, 2015 7:35PM

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  • The bad news continues for the Bulls, who now lose Jimmy Butler for 3-6 weeks with an elbow ligament strain suffered in Sunday's loss to the Clippers. [Tribune]

  • Sen. Mark Kirk made no bones about who he's endorsing in the runoff election. Kirk told reporters a vote for Chuy Garcia would send Chicago to a fate worse than Detroit's. [Sun-Times]

  • Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will remain neutral in the mayoral runoff. [Sun-Times]

  • Fans of Uber may now ride around town in the luxury car of their choice with UberSelect, now launching in Chicago. [Tribune]

  • A woman gave birth to a baby on the Eisenhower expressway Monday morning. [Tribune]

  • Grateful Dead tickets are being scalped for as high as $116,000 on StubHub. That will harsh anyone's mellow. [DNAInfo Chicago]