2 banks robbed
Two North Side banks were robbed Wednesday morning, and police said the suspect in both incidents was arrested at the last one. The suspect was arrested at the National City Bank branch at 921 W. Armitage Ave., which was robbed about noon. About a half hour earlier, the National City Bank branch at 877 N. Rush St. was hit, police said.
ComEd bills going up
Commonwealth Edison customers will pay an additional $4.50 a month, after the Illinois Commerce Commission approved a delivery charge increase of roughly $270 million on Wednesday. The increase will largely pay for the modernization of the electricity infrastructure, replacing a century-old network of transmission lines with a “smart grid,” which will would provide customers with real-time data about their electricity usage, making it easier to be more energy efficient.
Armed robbery at ‘L’ stop
Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform Wednesday afternoon. It was unclear whether shots were fired. No one was injured in the 1:20 p.m. robbery at the Jackson Street stop, police said. The incident was captured by surveillance video and detectives are reviewing the footage to identify the robber, police said.
Gay high school proposed
A proposed new high school would welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and sexually questioning students, groups that supporters say often face violence and harassment at school. But the plan isn’t likely to become reality before 2012, and that’s only if it passes through the bevy of criticism it faces from both sides of the political spectrum. The plan comes from the people who run the Greater Lawndale Little Village High School for Social Justice.
