Extra, Extra

By Margaret Lyons in News on Jun 6, 2008 12:01AM

R Kelly's defense called private investigator Jack Palladino today, who said one of the prosecution's star witnesses once attempted to extort Kelly. [Trib]

Nine people were shot last night and this morning in seven separate incidents. [S-T]

A Joliet bar is being punished for violating liquor codes that ban certain forms sexually-oriented entertainment after a guy in a G-string and chaps performed. "Undercover police said they saw the dancer take money from women at the bar and shove their heads into his crotch." [Herald News]

Beijing's Olympic committee has unveiled its official patriotic cheer for team China. Cheer gauntlet? Thrown. [BBC]

How to combine the awesome power of cuteness with the catchiness of the phrase "suck my balls"....ah, success. [Kawaii Not]

Michael Reese Hospital is closing by the end of next year. [Trib]

The Illinois Board of Education hopes its new way of measuring high school graduation rates will be more accurate. [WBEZ]

Don't forget to write a Blagojevich haiku!

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