Here are some things in the news to chew on while we're eating kabobs at the Velika Gospa.
- Macy's second-quarter profits don't look too good.
- Neither does the forecast for the residential real estate industry.
- A woman was run over by a garbage truck on the north side this morning. Indications are that she laid down behind the rear tires before it happened.
- Two apartment buildings in the Fulton Market were evacuated Tuesday after an ammonia leak at a frozen foods company led to a hazmat response.
- Your Aaron Harrison update: Over 300 people showed up for his funeral today.
- Bridget and Tammy of Chicago Bites visit Karyn's Cooked, find they might have something in common with Fred Solomon.
- In the first example of recognizing the torture practices of former Area 2 commander Jon Burge, a Cook County Criminal Court judge granted James Andrews — convicted of murder in 1984 — a new hearing on whether his confession is admissible.
- Mayor Daley likes the idea of a tax on bottled water.
- Today's Sun-Times Food section looks at Reginald Watkins and Ubaldo Mazariegos, Charlie Trotter's first two hires who are still with Trotter today.
- A former employee of the Cook County Assessor's office was charged with stealing $169,000 to cover her daughter's tuition and for shopping.
"Caution: Sassy Senior Citizens" courtesy of aubrey skibitchface.