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By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 8, 2011 11:00PM

  • A trucker sheared off a fire hydrant in Bridgeport, causing four water mains to break. We didn't need to shower today, anyway. [NBC Chicago]
  • The Active Transportation Alliance just launched a Twitter feed dedicated to updating conditions along the Lakefront trail. [@activetransLFT]
  • Rahm Emanuel's transition team has an official website. [Chicago2011.org]
  • Castle Construction Corp. owner Robert C. Blum received two years probation for minority business fraud. [Sun-Times]
  • Grain bin deaths hit a record. [Tribune]
  • O'Hare is one of eight airports given permission to schedule charter flights to and from Cuba. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Ricky O'Donnell with a good argument as to why Derrick Rose isn't the NBA MVP. [Tremendous Upside Potential]
  • Here's Changing Gears' chat about the future of unions. [Changing Gears/WBEZ]