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By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 9, 2011 10:00PM

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• The Music Without Borders Series begins tonight at Millennium Park. [Chicago Festivals]
• CME Group, the company that owns Chicago's two leading futures exchanges, is threatening to leave Illinois because of the corporate tax increase. [Tribune]
• Harpo Studios informs the state of its plan to lay off workers. [Crain's]
• Sun-Times TV critic Paige Wiser was fired by the Bright One today for faking a "Glee! Live!" review. She blew a 19-year career at that paper on a Glee! review? [Sun-Times]
• The creator of a mausoleum replica of the Wrigley Field outfield wall built to hold cremation ashes has died. [CBS Local]
• Think of CitySwarm as "Groupon for socialites." [NBC Chicago]
• Notre Dame University announced the resignation of Burr Ridge executive Roxanne Martino from its Board of Trustees after Catholic bloggers revealed Martino contributed to abortion rights groups such as Emily's List and Personal PAC. [ChuffPo]