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- Illinois and Northwestern, Ohio State and Michigan will be in different divisions when the Big Ten expands to twelve teams next season. [Sun-Times]
- The Tribune Co. gets a new bankruptcy mediator. [Crain's]
- In other Tribune developments, the reader's Michael Miner looks at a proposed ad-free revamp of the Sunday Tribune. [Reader]
- 85-year-old George Todd, convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl last year, becomes the oldest man to enter prison in Illinois. [Chicago Breaking News]
- Claire's is opening a "glee"-themed pop-up shop in Water Tower Place modeled after the show's school set. [Crain's]
- For the comic book geeks among our readers and staff, here's a blog dedicated to classic comic book advertisements. Pet Monkeys! X-Ray specs!! Count Dante's book of Martial Arts!!! [Comic Coverage]
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