Extra Extra: McCarthy Addresses Last Weekend's Violence
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jul 7, 2014 10:30PM
- Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said police had a handle on shooting incidents across Chicago during the holiday weekend until Sunday. "Yesterday is the day that really blew it up for us,” McCarthy said. [Sun-Times]
- Chef Brandon Baltzley is back with a 10-seat restaurant on a farm in Michigan City, Ind. [Zagat Chicago]
- Saying the recent Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision distressed him, Gov. Quinn signs a law putting a non-binding referendum asking voters whether they support a law requiring health care providers to cover birth control. [Tribune]
- A new app reveals how green your neighborhood is. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- The National Education Association adopted a business item at its convention calling for the resignation of Education Secretary Arne Duncan. [Crain's]
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