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• A school bus driver has been arrested for allegedly holding a boy against his will on the bus and sexually assaulting him.
• A new 10-point reform plan for Tamms Correctional Center was announced today.
• Lara Hunt, accused of causing an accident that killed a motorcyclist earlier this summer because she was distracted by painting her nails, has been indicted on a reckless homicide charge.

Yesterday we got a sneak peak at the Field Museum's latest addition: a 3D movie theater. Wearing the requisite glasses, we saw Dinosaurs Alive!, an educational film about bones more than dinosaurs. The film shows how bones are found, who looks for bones and, best of all, what the dinosaurs and their environs looked like.

Just because it's funny. Handpainted. $8.

If there's one upcoming event we here at Chicagoist unanimously want to nerd-out to, it's Walking With The Dinosaurs: The Live Experience, which opens tonight at the United Center. Based on a BBC Television show, this live 90-minute theatrical show with a $20 million dollar budget features life-sized dinosaurs (the tallest, a Brachiosaurus, being 36 feet tall and 56 feet long) in a simulated natural habitat. Realistic roars of dinosaurs, earthquakes, volcanoes, and comet crashes add to the spectacle, along with both live and recorded video.

Another lovely day today, with temps around 80 and the sun shining all day long. There's a slight chance of storms late tonight, so if you're planing a thirsty Thursday kinda deal, maybe stick an umbrella in the bag.

The CTA will be spending $227 million in federal funds on improving itself and fixing slow zones. Doors open on the left at "finally." In other CTA news, the Yellow Line is going to start running on weekends. [S-T, Trib]

All the American Gladiators used take steroids, do drugs and make out with each other. Oh, Nitro, how could you? The revamped American Gladiators airs another new episode tonight, but we're going to be too busy playing the old-school Nintendo version to watch. God, we still can't beat The Wall.

Need an original idea for a hot (read: nerdy) date or just an escape from the city this weekend that includes dinosaurs? The Walking with Dinosaurs exhibit won't be showing in Chicago, but it is open today through the 9th in Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. Tickets are a little pricey, $35-70, when you could just buy the DVD for less than $50 online and stay toasty at home, but really, how can you...

U of C paleontologist Paul Sereno unveiled his latest dino today: Nigersaurus taqueti, an elephant-sized sauropod with a highly unusual anatomy. Nigersaurus was a "Mesozoic cow," according to Sereno. It grazed. Also, its mouth was like a vacuum. We've all had those days, Nigersaurus. Don't feel too bad. Nigersaurus's weirdly-shaped skull had a broad, flat muzzle--to allow for ground-level grazing--and housed 50 rows of teeth, all up in the front. Sereno and co used...