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By Chuck Sudo in News on Dec 23, 2010 10:00PM

  • Congratulations to Howard Brown Health Center, which raised $650,000 with its recent 50-day "lifeline appeal" fundraising drive. [Inbox]
  • Cliff Doerksen's last published Reader article makes for a fitting reminder of the man's talent. [Reader]
  • A Cicero woman is sentenced to life in prison for setting a fire that killed her boyfriend's mother and 6-year-old brother. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Kraft Foods says Starbucks is ending the pair's coffee distribution deal in January. [Crain's]
  • The Bears signed a two-year agreement to keep training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, with a club option for 2013. [CBS Local]
  • Police are warning of a series of armed robberies targeting contractors rehabbing homes on the Southwest Side. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Donate $5 to Share Our Strength and have a chance to win dinner for 4 at Alinea. [Share Our Strength]

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