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Extra Extra: Lester Lands Big Bucks Signing Bonus

By Jon Graef in News on Dec 14, 2014 10:15PM

  • Jon Lester's record-breaking Chicago Cubs contract reportedly has a $30 million signing bonus. Ka-ching! [ESPN]
  • A Chatham apartment fire claimed the life of a woman.[CBS 2]
  • 25,000 people are expected to take the CFD's entrance exam [ABC 7]
  • A law professor and journalist want to see the squad car camera footage from when police shot and killed a 17-year-old in October. [Huff Po]
  • Chicago Police Department upgraded its website in an effort at improving communication. [CPD]


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