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Midday News Links: IL Senate Votes To Crack Down On Twitter-Coordinated Mob Attacks

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Apr 26, 2013 6:40PM


  • The Illinois Senate approved a measure that would increase the penalty for those who use social media to coordinate a mob attack. [State Journal-Register]

  • Six more Chicago-area Sears and Kmarts are closing. [Tribune]

  • Illinois House approved legislation that would force Anheuser-Busch to sell its minority stake in beer distributor City Beverage. [Crain's]

  • Drunk Bulls fan’s fall caught on TV. [Buzzfeed]

  • This is the 67th anniversary of the horrible Naperville train crash you’ve never heard of. [Chicago Mag]