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- Nine people were injured this afternoon when the No. 63 CTA bus was involved in a wreck with another car near the intersection of 63rd and S. Artesian Ave.
- A teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Seward Park this weekend and police are seeking multiple suspects in connection with the crime.
- Chicago ranks first among the 2016 Summer Olympic Candidate Cities, at least according to the Olympic Bid Power Index in the publication Around the Rings.
- Dr. Kim K. Tee, co-founder and president of the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago is vowing to rebuild the museum which was heavily damaged by fire on Friday.
- More on the American Airlines flight that went off the runway at O'Hare: it had originated from Seattle and was bound for New York City but was diverted due to "an electrical system issue." The pilots were forced to make a "visual landing approach" and the plane blew a tire and ended up on the grass at the end of Runway 22R. There were no injuries reported.
- Indiana still isn't as wacky as Illinois when it comes to politics, but this is pretty ridonkulous: Indiana's time zone issues have become a point of contention in this year's governor's race.
- Roger Ebert tackles Creationism, God, and Noah.
- That's the way the teddy bears have their picnic.
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Oh man, come on Roger Ebert! I expected better from you.
Wow... I'm with yummyveg. I never thought Ebert would be a creationist. He always seems so "liberal" everywhere else.
That time zone thing is obnoxious. When I was at Notre Dame, we'd switch from Central time to Eastern...then back to Central. It's ridiculous because it really would be two different times in the state which is just dumb unless the state is massive. And...it isn't.
Pretty sure Ebert had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek.
Oops, probably an unfortunately cliché to use with Ebert, but I can't think of another one...
Time Zone issue has been an issue for Indiana politics the last 2-3 governor races.
Thank you for that Teddy Bear Picnic link. Just, thanks.
the time zone thing is definitely screwy, but is also a legitimate issue. nw indiana pretty much needs to be on central time because so many of their workers commute to illinois & get their media from here. southern indiana is in similar situations around louisville, ky & evansville, in. the problem is for the people in the rest of the state. because indiana is on the far western side of the eastern time zone, it stays light out in the summer past 10pm... that's a big difference to people that had it another way for the majority of their life. it annoys the hell out of me when i go home to visit my parents! it used to be summer was on central & winter was on eastern... seems strange, but it worked. michigan has the same summertime issue, but they've always been on eastern time & have adjusted their lifestyles accordingly. indiana's slow to adjust & i don't blame them. either way, one time zone or multiple, a large portion of the state is going to lose.