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However short his term with the Chicago Crime Commission, Weis insists that he decided to turn in the towel to focus on more personal pursuits, rather than giving into any outside pressure regarding his performance on the job.
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Jody Weis Resigns As Chicago Crime Commission Chief
Midday News Links: Woman Dies On 110th Birthday
Jane Ising fled Germany when the Nazis rose to power, taught economics at Bradley University and had five great grandchildren. She died yesterday on her 110th birthday.
Senator Mark Kirk Recovering Well From Surgery
Senator Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke last weekend, has been improving after surgery this week.
Pitchfork Shocks No One, Moves Editorial Headquarters To Brooklyn
The Chicago Reader's Gossip Wolf column reported the shocking, SHOCKING, news that Pitchfork is moving the rest of their editorial headquarters to Brooklyn, NY, the hipster mecca.
Sticky-Fingered Robber Hits Bleeding Heart Bakery, Locks Up Staffer
Robbers locked cashier in store room while making off with $3,550 from Bleeding Heart Bakery's Oak Park location Monday night.
Alpana Singh Leaves Lettuce Entertain You
Chicago wine lovers shed a few tears this morning as Lettuce Entertain You Wine and Sprits Director Alpana Singh announced her departure from the company.
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Two people are in critical condition after a gas explosion destroyed their home on the Southwest side yesterday.
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Those heavy storms that hit the area this summer might trigger some support from ComEd for customers.
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Smoke was reported at the Blue Line Logan Square station. Shuttles are running from California to Jefferson Park.
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While Mayor Emanuel talks about cracking down on city employees abusing sick time and vacation days, an Andersonville water main crew held an impromptu grilling session at work.
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White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said he wants to resign after the 2012 election.
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Pullman was named one of America's great neighborhoods by the American Planning Association.
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President Obama continued selling his jobs plan today, calling it "insurance against a recession."
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Costco missed their fourth-quarter revenue projections so they're raising membership fees ten percent.
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A marketing sting by the Cook County Sheriff's Office nabs more than 100 fugitives.
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Immunologist and geneticist Bruce Beutler, a Chicago-born doctor who earned his M.D. at the University of Chicago, is one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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The Illinois Tollway said it has caught as many as a dozen employees stealing up to $25,000 in tolls and has begun prosecuting several of them.
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George Guirsch, the elderly man who shot and paralyzed Chicago Police officer Jim Mullen in 1996, passed away in prison yesterday.
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Denny's will see your KFC Double Down and raise you a Mac N' Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt.
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Today's closing post is an all sports roundup, including more drama on the South Side of town.
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A Northwest side man is in deep shit after allegedly holding a woman he met at an anime convention hostage in his home for two months.
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