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By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 8, 2011 5:45PM


  • See that photo? We're well on our way to gasoline prices at or above $5 a gallon. [The Expired Meter]

  • More Fuck Saw Fallout: a Tennessee pastor refused to provide for some NU students volunteering for community service because it would be "a smirch on the church." [Sun-Times]

  • An indoor amusement park in Norridge reopened today a week after a 3-year-old boy died after falling out of one of the rides. [Chicago Breaking News]

  • Ticket requests for Windy City Live, ABC7's show that will replace The Oprah Winfrey Show, are now being accepted. [Feder/TOC]

  • Training sessions for newly elected Aldermen begin April 25. [Chicago News Co-Op]