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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Nov 23, 2011 12:00AM


  • Wilco's Jeff Tweedy will produce the debut album for Kids These Days, a Chicago band composed of 18-20-year-olds. [A.V. Club]

  • A Peapod grocery delivery driver has been charged with sexually assaulting a customer. [Sun-Times]

  • Serious Eats went to all three of the La Pasadita restaurants on Ashland in Wicker Park to decide which one is best. [Serious Eats Chicago]

  • There are now 121 cases of whooping cough in McHenry County. No one has died yet, but it can be deadly, especially in young children. [TribLocal]

  • Cameron Crowe's Pearl Jam Twenty documentary is available on Netflix Instant. Read our review from September. [Netflix blog]

  • What's the difference between Thanksgiving as a child and Thanksgiving as an adult? [The Oatmeal]