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Extra Extra: City Chooses Daley Plaza Christmas Tree

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Oct 30, 2012 11:00PM


  • The city chose a 64-foot Colorado spruce from a Prospect Heights family as Chicago's official Christmas tree in Daley Plaza. The tree arrives in the plaza on Friday. [ABC7]

  • The Addison mother accused of stabbing her 3-year-old son has been found unfit for trial. [Daily Herald]

  • A 16-year-old boy died after a police officer shot him after he allegedly pointed a gun at police officers. [Sun-Times]

  • No flooding or damage in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., but the village still has a voluntary evacuation warning as Lake Michigan's highest waves come near. [NBC]

  • A Joliet man was shot in the chest after he honked his car horn at a group of people. [Sun-Times]

  • The Chicago City Council Latino aldermen have banded together to form an issues group. [Tribune]

  • Stock markets in NYC are still closed due to Big Ass Storm Sandy, which is frustrating some Chicago traders. [NBC]

  • Why is Chicago spending millions of dollars to put an airport in Gary? [Chicago Magazine]