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James Hole of Brookfield allegedly murdered Ann Nelson, his 71-year-old real estate agent. He says he became upset when Nelson asked why he wanted to look at houses he could not purchase. [AP]

Downers Grove's tornado siren malfunctioned last night and blared for about an hour, from 1-2am. D'oh! [Trib]

Ron Huberman wants the CTA's hybrid buses ASAP. [CBS 2]

Speaking of the CTA, why don't you write yourself a little note in these CTA card notebooks? [Christine Renee, via]

The National Weather Service has upped our predicted snowfall to nine inches of what a meteorologist there calls "heart-attack snow." Because of how hard it is to shovel. Nine inches of hardness, coming our way = not as good as it sounds. [Trib]

Oooh, we're in love with Jeremy Tinder's "Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana" series. Most of the paintings are still available, and at $60, you could probably get two. [Rotofugi]