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By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 30, 2009 12:00AM

• Blago's last act as Governor? A pair of pardons.
• Phillip Binder has been charged in the stabbing death of his older brother, Charles Binder. The stabbing allegedly occurred after an argument between the brothers over $2.
• Chicago's proposed venues for the 2016 Olympics have been approved by all 26 sports federations that will have competitions in the games.
• Today in batshitcrazy: Drew Peterson is appearing on Nightline and allegedly said, "I will acknowledge that I would have concerns if I was the friends and family of this young girl." Classy.
• Another former Chicago Police officer, Jimmie L. Akins, has been charged in "Operation Tow Scam."
• Officials are crediting a new law forcing teens to wait nine months for their drivers license (instead of three) for a significant drop in teen driving deaths.
• A gas leak shut down Ames Elementary in Riverside today.
• Today in "slow news," it looks like President Obama favors the Steelers in this weekend's Super Bowl.