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By Rachelle Bowden in News on Sep 19, 2007 11:12PM

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The Illinois State Senate narrowly passed a public-works bill, which includes plans for a Chicago casino. The bill also gives the CTA $200 million in the form of a one-year loan to tide us over until the next crisis. Now on to the House, where this bill will totally die.

A giganto indoor water park a mere 35 miles away from Chicago? Get ready.

Sun Times Publisher John Cruickshank is leaving the company he saw through some seriously dark days and will be heading up the CBC instead.

Post Secret? Do not want! This is the best thing the internet has ever done: LOLsecretz.

"Until I Saw This Guy ... I had never before wanted to ride a jet ski" by corydalus.