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Extra Extra: Rev. Pfleger Slams Chief Keef In Facebook Post

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Jul 13, 2015 10:30PM

  • "SHUT UP," Rev. Michael Pfleger, a local priest and anti-violence activist, wrote in a Facebook post aimed at Chief Keef following the rapper's announcement of plans to host an anti-violence concert from afar this Friday. Pfleger slammed Keef for exacerbating rather than quelling local violence. [DNAinfo]

  • A man was charged in the tragic death of a 13-month-old boy last weekend, after the infant was fatally struck by a car fleeing police. At his first court appearance a relative of the infant shouted, "you killed my baby!" [Chicago Tribune]

  • The Tribune's business section analyzed the pay of The Chicago Bull's Luvabulls. [Tribune]

  • O'Hare International Airport is set to close the parking lot with some of its cheapest parking rates. [Chicago Tribune]

  • Roscoe's has closed for a week following complaints that the popular bar was too crowded during Pride festivities last month. [DNAinfo]
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