Extra, Extra

• Twenty minutes into a live performance, Gene Janson, a veteran Chicago stage actor, died of a heart attack. He died doing what he loved, at least.
• The YMCA isn't so sure it wants to move its national headquarters to the South Loop now. They say that rising construction costs is one of the reasons.
• A University of Chicago study shows that a drug that helps alcoholics and heroin addicts kick their habits might also help women quit smoking.
• Speaking of the University of Chicago, this year's freshman class is super diverse.
• Joe Fatheree, a tech instructor from southern IL, is the state's "Teacher of the Year."
• Vince Vaughn is coming home at the end of the year to shoot a movie called Fred Claus. Looks dumb.

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