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- Metra chairwoman Carole Doris resigned today, just as federal funds were released to Metra. [Tribune]
- The U.S. Postal Service used the Las Vegas Statue of Liberty replica for its Statue of Liberty stamp. [Sun-Times]
- With soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live signing off, Robert Feder looks back at the Chicago beginnings of creator Agnes Nixon. [Feder/TOC]
- We're loving the redesign of Forgotten Chicago. [Forgotten Chicago]
- An Inspector General's report found dozens of Health Department officials lied about the amount of hours they worked. [Tribune]
- A Canadian man researched Illinois' death penalty before murdering a woman he used to date. [NBC Chicago]
- Rev. Jesse Jackson denies a claim from a man who said he was fired from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition because he was gay. [Sun-Times]
- Sales tax receipts are up in the Chicago area, signaling a retail rebound. [Crain's]
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