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Water Tower Place wants to be a swankier mall, hence the giganto Forever 21. Upscale! [Trib]

One-time Chicago news anchor Larry Mendte has been charged with a felony count of intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization. He's accused of reading his scandal-plagued co-anchor's e-mails, and if convicted could face six months in jail. [AP]

The Blackhawks have picked Ogilvy & Mather as their new ad agency. "The Hawks told Ogilvy the overarching theme of the campaign should be the same as the team right now: 'One goal.'" [Trib]

Seems like there are a lot of viral Muppet videos going around in the last few weeks. Well, what's one more? Habenera.

The six protesters who disrupted Easter services at Holy Name Cathedral pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor criminal defacement, and one also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery. [NBC 5]

Yesss! Another Abraham Lincoln and more weird currency faces. Best!

A 26-year-old man died falling from his Roscoe Village balcony on Sunday. [Trib]

A new study conducted at the University of Illinois prof Travis Dixon found "viewers of TV news were more likely to believe negative stereotypes about blacks." [S-T]

Lots of good advice in this comic, especially "Early to bed and early to rise makes you a member of the working class. Wealthy people get to sleep in." Hee.