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Not sure if you noticed but it's been a pretty slooooooow news day around these parts, what with the holiday and all, so we're calling it a day and getting outside to dodge raindrops and throw a variety of meats on the grill while we still can. Winter will be here before we know it. But we'll be back at it, bright and early tomorrow morning.

• A 14-year-old Highwood girl was shot and killed in North Chicago last night after apparently sneaking out of her house to attend a party.
• The extra critically injured during a Transformers 3 shoot is showing signs of improvement.
• The O'Hare Modernization project could swallow up even more of Bensenville.
• Adieu: Lyuba, the 42,000 baby mammoth.
• Chicago drivers suck [via].