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By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 27, 2010 10:00PM

  • Judge James Zagel rejected a bid from former Governor Rod Blagojevich to have his one conviction — lying to the FBI — nullified. [Sun-Times]
  • Check out WBEZ's new streamlined website. [WBEZ]
  • The aptly named Jeffrey Kaput is being held on $200,000 bond for stealing the LAZ Parking meter boxes. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Sam Zell has as good a taste in sculptures as he does in executives. [Reader]
  • Remember when Bill Brady said he wanted Illinois to be more like Indiana and Tennessee? Eric Zorn shows how that isn't a good idea. [Zorn/Tribune, via]
  • Today's high winds are too much for a River Grove elementary school's wind turbine. [WBBM-AM/CBS2]