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Searchers may have gotten a break in the search for a Chicago man missing in Costa Rica. David Gimelfarb, 28, has been missing for almost a month but a new aerial photo shows what may be a body inside a volcano crater, prompting the Red Cross to initiate an investigation. But it has to be taken with a grain of salt: the photo is hardly conclusive, showing just a smudge on an otherwise barren landscape and it's hardly even close to showing a positive identification of the body. Still, it's a lead that searchers deem worth pursuing. [WBBM]

A doctoral student from Chicago's Adler School of Professional Psychology is still missing, despite the efforts of the US government, a private company specializing in rescues and 280 other volunteers and police. The Red Cross is supervising the effort. Daniel Gimelfarb, 28, has been missing in a Costa Rican national park since Aug. 11. His parents arrived Aug. 13 to lead the rescue mission. According to the Sun-Times, Gimelfarb spoke fluent Spanish and was in good physical condition when he left.

A 28-year-old Chicago man has gone missing in Costa Rica while on a hiking trip. Per Chicago Breaking News:

We used to be coffee fiends like the worst of them. Working, as every aspiring cool kid and poor college student has, as a barista in college, we learned to appreciate the aroma, taste, and all-nighter caffeine power of a cup of joe. By the time we found ourselves at a school in Costa Rica that offered unlimited coffee, we’d sometimes be drinking six cups a day, running around like a kid on a Mountain...

Alaska? Iceland? Actually, this is The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentine Patagonia. And Lisa Lubin used to be there, but not any more. Let us back up to the beginning, though.. Lisa Lubin is a former TV producer at ABC7 who helped start the show "190 North." In her 9 years in Chicago she completely immersed herself in the city. She played in a summer tennis program, owned real estate, taught a TV production...

Chicagoist is issuing a World Cup Challenge. Pick the winners of the games most accurately and earn a Chicagoist T-Shirt (High stakes we know). The World Cup begins tomorrow morning so visit the ESPN Pick ‘Em Challenge page today and select the Chicagoist group(Group number 54837) enter password "chicagoist" to join. You don't need to provide your selection for each game when you register. You can enter your pick for each game up to an...

Beth Kiely, Om on the Range

Next week, Chicago will play host to Fireball, a massive gay/lesbian circuit dance party held every February by the Hearts Foundation. Last year, nearly 4,000 Chicagoans and visitors attended Fireball parties. In turn, Hearts gives proceeds to various Chicago-based HIV/AIDS charities.