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By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 25, 2011 11:00PM

  • Miguel del Valle said he turned down an offer to co-chair Rahm Emanuel's transition team. [Chicago Mag]
  • A Little Village motorist was so drunk celebrating his divorce that police were able to stop his car by hand. [Sun-Times]
  • The Bears are raising ticket prices for next season. [ESPN Chicago]
  • Jeremy Barnmard, the new White House social secretary, is also its first openly gay one. [Lynn Sweet/Sun-Times]
  • An Aurora businessman tried to bring a loaded gun onto an airplane at O'Hare. He was caught by screeners. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • A freight train derailment in River Grove delays the Metra North Central and Milwaukee West Line an average of 10-15 minutes per train. [CBS2]
  • Bulls fans didn't limit their booing to the Heat last night. They also rained down on Kanye West. [AV Club Chicago]