Extra, Extra

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 21, 2008 12:00AM

• Even though it's been shelved for another year, controversy is still brewing over the gay-friendly high school.

• It seems those reports of Penny Pritzker becoming Obama's commerce secretary were a tad premature as Pritzker has declined the offer.

• Very cool look by the Sun-Times at the case of a man who may be cleared of murder charges thanks to information uncovered by students at Northwestern University's Law School and Medill School of Journalism that involves a Muhammad Ali fight.

• For the fifth month in a row, Illinois' unemployment rate has increased, hitting 7.3 percent in October. The national average for October was 6.5 percent.

• Major League Baseball has announced December 1 as the deadline for submitting bids on the Chicago Cubs.

• Dear Wisconsin, please stop drinking so damn much. Love, Doctors.

• Congrats to Lake Forest native McKey Sullivan who won the most recent "cycle" of America's Next Top Model. (Psssst - McKey, call us!)