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By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 20, 2010 10:30PM

  • Kate McGroarty, winner of the Museum of Science and Industry's "Night at the Museum" contest, begins her 30-day stay today. Somewhere, Prescott weeps. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Sami Samir Hassoun, accused of plotting to detonate an explosive device near Wrigley Field, has plead not guilty. [Sun-Times]
  • Gapers Block's first installment of its "Classroom Mechanics," an oral history project focusing on teachers, begins today with a compelling story. [GB Mechanics]
  • A leaked memo shows Mark Kirk planned a fundraiser with American businessmen in Beijing a day before a House vote to close tax loopholes for companies that send jobs out of the country. [Capitol Fax]
  • Marc Chagall's America Windows exhibit is returning to the Art Institute. [At Your Library]
  • Mushrooms 1, Randy Michaels 0. [Reader]