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By Margaret Lyons in News on Nov 15, 2007 1:06AM

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A little while ago, we told you about Granny Ball, a basketball league for cougars. Well, attention ladies over 50: There's another round of tryouts tomorrow for the newly formed Granny All-Star League.

More than 250 people submitted adoption applications for the 41 horses that survived that truck crash.

Wonder where we can see a bunch of local news promos....oh. Right here.

Donda West's doctor confirms that she had plastic surgery but denies any connection to her death.

Two women were murdered and their bodies were set on fire on the South Side. Police say the cases are similar, but they're still investigating whether the crimes are connected.

That moment of silence law? It's going to be in the news for a while longer. A federal judge issued an injunction today, barring the m.o.s. in a suburban school district.

Oprah's new bookclub book: The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.

A postal worker was shot last night, for delivering the mail too late, according to what neighbors heard. And police shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on the West Side last night.

Water damage and warping by Pantagrapher