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]