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Second City Alum Tina Fey and her outstanding comedy 30 Rock got a whole lot of love from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today when the show earned a whopping 22 Emmy nominations, the most of any show this year. Fey also garnered another nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy and her Sarah Palin imitation grabbed a Guest Actress nomination. What other Windy City connections got nominations?

Oprah urges each and every one of her viewers to “live your best life.” And whether she’s making like an angel or giving out free cars, she often helps to facilitate that in any way she can. But we’re pretty sure she’s not happy about people using her Oprahness to scam people out of money via e-mail phishing schemes. Illinois’ own angel Attorney General Lisa Madigan says not to fall for it. In other less...

Floyd Kalber, a legend in Chicago broadcasting, died of emphysema Thurday at the age of 79. Kalber's career included highly rated programs on two Chicago stations and the "Today" show. At the height of his popularity in the 60's, Kalber commanded higher audience shares than anyone else on the air before or since. He received the nickname "The Big Tuna" of television news because his power in the newsroom was perceived to be as great as the power of the late Chicago mob boss Tony "Big Tuna" Acardo. Kalber was the winner of five Emmy Awards and was inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame and the Silver Circle of the Chicago Television Academy. NBC 5 remembers Kalber in images and in video.