Brent Vincent Betterly, Jared Chase and Brian Church. | Chicago Police Department
NATO 3 allegedly make Molotov cocktails in recordings played at trial
Recordings that allegedly capture three out-of-town activists making Molotov cocktails out of beer bottles before the 2012 NATO summit were played in court Thursday.
While Brian Church, Jared Chase and Brent Betterly are heard making sounds mimicking explosions, they also sound like they aren’t so sure they know what they want to do with the firebombs undercover officer Nadia Chikko said she saw them make. [Sun-Times]
Aldermen want tighter controls over marijuana dispensaries
As the implementation of medical marijuana in Illinois begins to take shape, some aldermen are bemoaning the lack of control over dispensaries. [Sun-Times]
U of I hikes tuition
For the second year in a row, the University of Illinois has hiked tuition for incoming freshman 1.7 percent. [Sun-Times]
Chicago woman killed in Afghanistan remembered
Lexie Kamerman packed so much into her 27 years because she chose to live a spectacular life, her mother told hundreds at a memorial service. [Sun-Times]
Yes, flu cases are worse
If you’ve been feeling under the weather, you aren’t alone. [Sun-Times]
Justin Bieber arrested
We’re real sorry, but news is news. [Voices]
No logo for Greg Maddux
Greg Maddux will sport neither a Cubs nor a Braves cap on his Hall of Fame plaque. [Voices]
Team USA unveils Opening Ceremony uniforms
And boy, are they something. [USA Today]
Revenge-porn king indicted
“The most hated man on the internet” has been charged with conspiracy to access people’s computers without permission. [TIME]
Don’t text and walk
We probably already knew it was a bad idea, but now there is science to prove it. [Smithsonian Magazine]
The Bright One
Slingshots, firecrackers, boasts and booze don’t add up to terrorism. Mark Brown weighs in on the NATO 3 trial. [Sun-Times]
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And finally
Say what you will about Chicago’s weather, but at least we don’t have a ghost ship full of cannibal rats heading for our shores. Yet. [Plymouth Herald]
