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Today's long read, totally worth it: Violin prodigy Rachel Barton Pine's career was put on hold after a Metra accident severed her left leg and mangled her right in 1995. Now her career's getting back on track, but the road hasn't been easy. [Trib]
The New York Times is Chicago-crazy today, with stories about the Butterfly Social Club's earthy, nonalcoholic vibes, and Jody Weis's proposed mandatory fitness tests for cops. And an AP story about Chicago-raised Brazilian soccer phenom Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune and her trademark throw-in. Watch it here.
Kids + ultimate fighting? So far, only in Missouri. [AP]
"In parts of the city's largely African-American South and West Sides, kidney failure rates are more than twice as high as the national average and three times higher than in the rest of the city." [Trib]
Two more CPS students were shot and killed this weekend. Chavez Clarke, 18, and Miguel Pedro, 15, are the 19th and 20th students to die this school year. [CBS 2]
Keep an eye out for a cougar that's wandering around Lake County. [UPI]
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Cougar on the loose in Lake County? Better avoid Highwood....
Ultimate Fighting?!?!?! Kids?!?!?!
FINALLY, a legal way for me to wail on a eight year old with all my retard strength.
i'm with kevin ... aren't there tons of cougars on the loose in lake county?
Ahhh Missouri. Once again my home state makes me proud.
And what exactly is the point of the completely irrelevant and blurry photo above?
Margaret, Thanks for the shout-out. I appreciate it.