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By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 11, 2010 10:30PM
- DuPage County prosecutors announced today that Jacob Nodarse and Johnny Borizov will not face the death penalty if convicted for the Kramer family triple murder in Darien earlier this year.
- Police continue to investigate a murder-suicide that occurred yesterday evening at a Chicago Ridge mall.
- A federal lawsuit alleges that Hyatt Hotel heir Matthew Pritzker was involved with a hit-and-run accident that injured a bicyclist and that police helped to cover up the accident.
- FEMA assessment of flood damage in the area from last month's storms continued into a third day.
- The state has closed 13 of its 15 tourists centers to help save money in the face of the ginormous budget gap. Only centers in Springfield and Chicago remain open.
- A new poll shows Alexi and Kirk neck-and-neck in "The Senate Race No One Seems To Want To Win."
- We, for one, welcome our new mosquito overlords.