- The Brookfield Zoo has a new elephant.
- Two men were hospitalized in separate mugging incidents early this morning in the Roscoe Village neighborhood; police haven't commented if these are connected to the recent spate of muggings in Lincoln Park.
- A CTA worker has died of Legionnaire's Disease after apparently contracting it from being splashed by stagnant water while washing a train car. WBBM has more.
- Potatoes in the Jackson subway tunnel?
- Lawyers for Drew Peterson have begun the battle to overturn the state's controversial new hearsay law.
- A very unique realtor ad.

Friday Afternoon Diversion: Earth With Rings


You know, I never realized those potatoes were part of an ad. I also never realized they were supposed to be potatoes.