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By Staff in News on May 6, 2011 5:40PM

  • Tribune Co. names Eddy Hartenstein as its president and CEO.[Tribune]
  • Seven people were injured this morning in a suspected road rage incident in Park Ridge. [Tribune]
  • Click it or ticket is now reqquired for backseat passengers in Illinois. [Sun-Times]
  • Roe Conn is leaving his commentary job at Fox Chicago to become a contributor to ABC 7's Windy City Live. [Feder/TOC]
  • The Department of Homeland Security is overruling Gov. Quinn's decision to pull Illinois put of the Secure Communities program. [ChuffPo]
  • The band lineup for Ribfest 2011 is announced. [Center Square Journal]
  • Lakeview's Ping Pong restaurant was destroyed in a fire today. [Eater Chicago]