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By Staff in News on May 26, 2011 5:40PM

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  • Looks like Urban Outfitters ripped off the "World of Love" designs of local jeweler tru.che. [Gaper's Block]
  • A rabid bat was found in suburban Bolingbrook. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • A freight train kills a pedestrian in Naperville. [Tribune]
  • Census data reveals more empty homes in the south suburbs. [Sun-Times]
  • Casino expansion hits a roadblock in the Illinois House. [CBS Local]
  • A teenage robbery suspect was shot and killed by police on the South Side. [ABC 7]
  • The Reader's Michael Miner interviews outgoing Chicago magazine editor Richard Babcock. [Reader]
  • More bad news for the Bulls. Backup center Omer Asik is done for the season after surgery to repair a fractured fibula. [Bulls.com]