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• The Cook County Board agreed to pay a total of $525,000 - in installments - to former death row inmate Leroy Orange as a result of a wrongful conviction lawsuit. Orange has already received $5.5 million from the City.
• The Board also approved a $108 million redevelopment plan for the old Cook County Hospital.
• The City's handgun ban wasn't the only SCOTUS appearance this week. The court also heard arguments regarding the Honest Services Law which affects both the case against former Sun-Times owner Conrad Black and former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.

All of the cast from The Jersey Shore has canceled their appearances around Chicago tonight. JWOWW's twitter stream mentions she is "the hotel room with @snooki sick... We r sooo congested." And a press release states The Situation and DJ Pauly D are stuck in L.A. due to "last minute media and network commitments." more ›

Amidst public outcry from both angered Italian Americans and rabid anti-fans of reality television, MTV's Jersey Shore continues to fistpump along, winning hearts and keeping our Thursday nights booked for the foreseeable future. Now they're on a publicity tour which includes a stop right here in Chicago but for the uninitiated, who are these kids? Under inches of hair gel, the dark tans and enough Ed Hardy to open a flagship store, lie a group of individuals not that different from us and those we call our families and friends. more ›