Extra Extra: Grant Park Loses 877 Trees During Construction
- While doing construction on the underground parking garage under Grant Park, 877 trees were removed. Some of them will be turned into furniture for the parks. Officials said they'd considered moving the trees, but it was prohibitively expensive to do so. When the garage is completed, more than 1,000 trees will be planted on top. [Sun-Times]
- A plane bound for Connecticut was held at O'Hare Airport for about two hours while authorities inspected a suspicious package. [ABC7]
- The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the wrongful convictions of the "Englewood 4." The four were teens when they were convicted of murder in 1994, and earlier this year prosecutors dropped the case against them. [Sun-Times]
- University of Chicago president Robert Zimmer is one of the highest paid presidents of private universities. [Crain's]
- A Metra train collided with a car on the southwest side just before rush-hour. [ABC7]
- Changes in the city’s disorderly conduct law could help target street gangs. [Sun-Times]
