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By Margaret Lyons in News on Mar 1, 2008 12:41AM

A New Trier high school student got access to the school's computer system, apparently to check his class rank. He didn't steal any personal info, and nothing was deleted or changed; he just accessed "student directory information for all students, semester grades for current students and the last three graduating classes, and ACT test scores for the class of 2008." Police are investigating. [S-T]

This is my dance space; this is your dance space. The American tour of Dirty Dancing starts doing the pachanga September 27 at the Cadillac Theater. [Playbill]

Northwestern's provost has cleared the dean of Medill of any wrongdoing. [Trib]

Illinois citizens' number one consumer complaint: identity theft. [S-T]

Ex-governor and current prisoner George Ryan has been moved from Oxford, his prison of choice, to a facility in Terra Haute. His old prison is now only for inmates 70 and younger. [Trib]

United's easy check-in software was not ready for leap day. D'oh. [AP]

Did you eat a pretzel and cheese sandwich today at a Matteson elementary school? No? Well, consider yourself lucky. Those who did got ill. [Trib]