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Extra, Extra

By Rachelle Bowden in News on Mar 9, 2007 1:44AM

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  • Look at that, we figured out how to set the right date.

  • Bust out the stale, crunchy bubble gum: Chicago equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners teamed up with Michael Eisner to buy the Topps baseball card company.

  • Is Walgreen's discriminating against black employees?

  • The county government is missing $500,000 in cash.

  • Don't count on seeing any of the Bears playing in charity basketball games soon.

  • Seven people were injured this morning when a freight engine backed into a passenger train south of downtown.

  • O'Hare still the second busiest airport in the world.

  • A Villa Park man was arrested in connection with four knife attacks.

  • Burglars stole $30,000 worth of sculptures from a River North gallery.

  • CPS teachers may not have to live in the city anymore.


"classic millennium park" via D. James.