Extra Extra: Baby Jesus Statue Returns 8 Years After Disappearing
- A family in Inverness is celebrating the return of the plastic representation of its savior. The baby Jesus statue was stolen in 2003, but it took a special stroke of luck to reunite the owners with their nativity centerpiece. [TribLocal]
- Did you know Garrett Popcorn has as many stores in Singapore as it does in Chicago? [Architecture Chicago PLUS]
- An Elmhurst man was robbed of his Nike Air Jordans at gunpoint when he tried to trade them with someone he met on Craigslist. [WLS]
- The first annual awards listing for political deeds and misdeeds in Chicago. [Chicago Reader]
- Tearjerker alert: A Connecticut grandfather who worked as a Saks Fifth Avenue Santa died when he tried to save his young granddaughter from a Christmas Eve fire, caused by the smoldering embers of a Yule log. [Gothamist]
- A UIC student describes the resources she uses to find odd jobs around Chicago. [Mashable]
- Someone in Joliet used fireworks to blow up a taxidermied duck. [Sun-Times]
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