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By Margaret Lyons in News on Jan 17, 2008 12:53AM

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Lincoln and Berteau by Minneapolois Red Sox

CBS 2 news anchor Phil Antonio Mora is moving to Miami to do the news there. He says once he's gone, Chicago won't have any Latino nighttime news anchors. [S-T]

A toddler died in a fire at a South Side daycare center this morning. [Trib]

There are so many complaints against the CPD of excessive force that the Independent Police Review Authority is outsourcing some of the investigations to attorneys and private investigators. [Trib]

Can ping pong be sexy? Does...it need to be? Can't being fun be enough? [Crain's (video)]

A 16-year-old was killed in Little Village last night. Roky Uriostegui was shot several times in the head and chest, but he was apparently an innocent bystander. [S-T]

Someone stole Eula Strickland's wedding dress just days before her wedding. [CBS 2]

God, that was a depressing EE. Better go stare at this chihuahua in goggles. Hi, chihuahua.