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By Margaret Lyons in News on May 22, 2008 1:46AM

Drew Peterson urned himself in on felony weapons charges today. He's been charged with knowingly possessing a rifle whose barrel is less than 16 inches long, which is illegal, but Peterson's lawyer says Peterson was a cop at the time the gun was seized, and police weapons are exempt from the law. Police seized 11 of Peterson's guns back in November, so the lag in arrest time is "suspicious," according to Joel Brodsky, Peterson's lawyer. [S-T]

Wicked is ending its run in January. [Trib]

Police are looking for a man who was seen leaving the motel room where a woman's decomposed body was found. [S-T]

Lou Pearlman, the Svengali who launched N*SYNC and the Backstreet Boys, was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for his involvement in a scam that cost investors $300 million. [MTV]

"Wife admits she stabbed lizards" [Trib]

The Shedd's Oceanarium will be closing for nine months in September, so if you have a hankering to look at whales, dolphins or sea otters, do it now. [CBS 2]

"So I had sex with a piñata:"Photos of TV.

The Garrett Popcorn and Hanig's shoe store on Michigan Ave are closing to make room for the Ritz-Carlton Residences. [Crain's]