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The foggy mist that hung over Chicago Monday night seemed a perfect backdrop to a mystical experience with local psychic Patrick O’Brien at RoSal’s Restaurant in Little Italy. O'Brien visits RoSal’s twice a month to hold mini psychic readings for the pasta-loving crowd. Even those of us intrigued by psychics are often put off by the dozens of 900 number-type, big fat fakers out there. But there’s hope. Anyone seeking a more worthwhile experience than one can find with the $5 street festival psychics (you know, one yes-or-no tarot card question, the generic “you’ll live a long life” palm readings) should give O'Brien a try. He has a reputation for accuracy, plus we've been told he helps the Chicago PD solve crimes. Nice.

Sorry, Chicago, no Troutman news on this weekend's blotter. But there's always next week, right? An 84-year-old man was charged with killing his 89-year-old wife early Saturday morning in Englewood. The couple were engaged in a domestic dispute shortly after midnight when Betty Smith, who had Alzheimer's disease, threw a picture frame at her husband, Charles. He then allegedly shot in her in face. Police say the two had been arguing more lately due to...

If you're looking for a quick way to score an easy 20% on the AlderTrack Challenge, here's your crib sheet. Yesterday we told you about five of the ten aldermen who, through luck, the will of the community, or (more likely) legal wrangling, have the political good fortune of running unopposed. Today, let's take a look at the rest of the bunch. Much has been written about how Alderman Mary Ann Smith skillfully removed her...

Alderman Isaac Carothers (29th) has made the controversial and unlikely recommendation that Chicagoans should start paying a trash collection fee. In the face of a $220 million budget gap, Carothers says that we need to start shelling out.

This week's Crain's Chicago Business details a battle between Lincoln Avenue's Motel Row and encroaching gentrifying developers (free trial registration required). The garish neon-lit motels, with a long track record of being prostitute havens have a "honky-tonk look," according to Mimi Acciari, executive director of the Lincoln Bend Chamber of Commerce, and the city seems to agree. But motel owners are suing the city in federal court, charging that the city is singling out their businesses for demolition.