Extra Extra: No More Selfie Sticks At The Art Institute
By Lisa White in News on Mar 12, 2015 10:30PM
- The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the many cultural institutions around the world that are banning the selfie stick. [Tribune]
- The Adler Planetarium laid off 15 full-time employees yesterday, including at least two astronomers. [Tribune]
- Willie Wilson said not even President Obama could convince him to back Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which apparently, according to Wilson, they met a few weeks ago and discussed the matter. [Sun-Times]
- Speaking of Rahm, the Mayor held a pep rally today with 300 of his most prominent African-American supporters to help court the black vote before the April 7 runoff election. [Sun-Times]
- Huffington Post took a look at vertical farming, including FarmedHere, a suburban company that services the Chicago area. [Huffington Post Chicago]
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