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By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 18, 2009 11:30PM
- Two members of the Liberty City 7 - the group accused of plotting to bomb the Sears Tower - were sentenced today. Burson Augustin was sentenced to six years while Rotschild Augustine was sentenced to seven years. Sentencing for the other three men who were found guilty (two were acquitted) will occur tomorrow and Friday.
- The case against two area men arrested for plotting terror attacks overseas has grown as authorities investigate allegations that they may have been involved with last years terror attacks in Mumbai.
- Buffalo Grove trustee Lisa Stone will get to learn the identity of internet commenter Hipcheck16 at a December 18 hearing.
- A man in his 40s was found dead in the Bijou Theater, an adult theater in Old Town, yesterday afternoon.
- Fox 32 put together a database of teacher absences for the CPS, school by school. While it doesn't list specific names, it still gives a pretty specific break down.
- Well, that's a bummer of a round-up so...uh...here's a video of a baby otter playing. [via]