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Man Who Killed Mother Over Avril Lavigne Tickets Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison

Jen Sabella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

A DuPage County judge sentenced 39-year-old Robert Lyons to 40 years in prison for killing his mother after she wouldn’t use a hookup to score him Avril Lavigne tickets in 2008. [ more › ]

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Garfield Park Conservatory Reopens All Rooms

Jen Sabella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:40:00 +0000

It took nearly seven months of fundraising and repairs, but the Garfield Park Conservatory finally manage to reopen all of its rooms. [ more › ]

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Homebrewers Sparkle At Brew Ho Ho

Rickhouse — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

If nothing else, Saturday’s Brew Ho Ho showed that Chicago’s homebrewing scene is as diverse and deep as the city’s craft brewing community. It may be more diverse. [ more › ]

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Preckwinkle Orders Morgue To Address Dead Body Backlog

Rickhouse — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is sending staff members to help the Cook County morgue deal with the backlog of 300 to 400 dead bodies at the morgue. [ more › ]

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Chef Tweet of the Week: Don’t Bust Up Tentori’s Snowman!

AP — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:20:00 +0000

Chef Giuseppe Tentori is annoyed that some jerk destroyed “Little Giuseppe,” the snowman outside of GT Fish and Oyster. [ more › ]

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Terrorism Suspect Arrested At O’Hare

Will Guzzardi — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:20:00 +0000

The Uzbek refugee has ties to Islamic Jihad Union. He has been blamed for attacks in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. [ more › ]

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Bluegrass and Blues Fest Kicks Off With A Twang

The Huffington Post News Team — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Del McCoury, David Grisman, and a cast of seasoned bluegrass musicians brought the audience to their feet at day one of the Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Fest. [ more › ]

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Sen. Mark Kirk Undergoes Surgery After Suffering Stroke

Jen Sabella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk suffered a stroke over the weekend and today went under the knife to relieve swelling around his brain. [ more › ]

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Kristin Cavallari, Jay Cutler Expecting A Baby

Nicole Campoy-Leffler — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Looks as though the protection issues that have plagued the Chicago Bears quarterback extend to the bedroom. Cutler and his girlfriend, reality television “star” Kristin Cavallari, announced they’re having a baby. [ more › ]

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Extra Extra: Illinois Unemployment Rate Falls

AP — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Gov. Quinn heads to Brazil, the state unemployment rate falls, and other news. [ more › ]

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