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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Humpday Diversion: The Year In Animal Videos
One of the reasons Al Gore invented the series of tubes known as the Internet was so we could share videos of cute animals...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Mother Sues Snake Zoo/Store After Kid Gets Salmonella
Photo by saintifying Two years after a then 2-year-old boy was diagnosed with salmonella, the boy's mother has filed a...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Olympian Blackhawks
While Team USA won't announce their 2010 Winter Olympic men's hockey team until Friday (during the annual Winter Classic),...
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Our Most Popular Posts Of 2009
While we're counting down the Top 9 stories of 2009, what about the posts that you liked...
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City's Only Full-Time Lesbian Bar Closing Its Doors
Looking for lady love? You'd better move fast because the city's only remaining full-time nightspot for the lesbian...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Extra, Extra
Photo by ChiDN The City saw three police-involved shootings over a 24-hour period ending early this morning. Workers...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Top 9 Of '09 - No. 3: The Parking-Meter-Budget-Crunch-Recession Blues
This week, we're counting down the top 9 stories of 2009 according to the Chicagoist...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Chef to Climb Mt. Everest
Photo via Viti's Facebook page. As the owner of Miramar Bistro, Gabe's Backstage Lounge and his eponymous Highwood...
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Start The Year With Some Local Hip Hop
Photo via P-Star’s Myspace It's still a few weeks off, but on January 17 pencil in the 2nd annual Winter Block Party...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Rockin' My Turntable In 2009: Tankboy
This is the year where, in my opinion, a lot of good music was unleashed but very little great music was created. We've hit a...
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Thomas Tank Maker Agrees to $1.25 Million Settlement in Chinese Lead Case
All aboard the Chinese lead-paint express! RC2 Corporation, the Oak Brook-based maker and marketer of Thomas & Friends...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Around Town
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Most Desired Celebrity Neighbor? It's Obama
An internet poll shows that our own President Barack Obama is the most favored choice of celebrity neighbors. Most interesting...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Requiem for Standee's? Really?
Image via As if Healthy Food closing wasn't enough, now a diner for which we hold fond , well, we have memories of the...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

DOWNLOAD: From Jamdown to Jamdown
Photo by Michelle Meywes Dave Cantor sent us this mix of him digging around his "digital crates" a few weeks ago and we...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Today's Weather: Fluffy
Photo by wotkuni We hope you like snow because that's what we're getting today. While it won't be anything compared to...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Jackson Dumps Campaign Manager
Second place Democrat Senate candidate Cheryle Jackson made like the Chicago Bulls and dumped her campaign manager last week...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Homicides Down For 2009
Image via The CPD Chicago Police report that homicides in the city are down 11 percent, with a total of 453 murders through...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Extra, Extra
Photo by Mark Mullis After last week's terror scare, O'Hare will be getting full body scanners in 2010. A day after...
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ICC Approves Wind Power Plan
Photo by vaxomatic Good news for you clean air types, and just in time, too. The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Chicago Public Libraries Expect Record Circulation In '09
Circulation in 2009 for Chicago Public Libraries is expected to be record-breaking, surpassing the mark set just a year ago in...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

Monday Afternoon Diversion: 2009's Top Songs, All Mashed Up
DJ Earworm is back with this mash-up of Billboard's top 25 songs of 2009. Check out the list here. Thanks, Pete! ...
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Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 -0800

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CTA Penny Rides Return for New Year's Eve
Photo by smackfu Despite its budgetary woes, the CTA is continuing with its tradition of offering penny rides and having...
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