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By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 22, 2011 10:00PM

  • Cubs TV play-by-play man Len Kasper, the best baseball announcer in town, signs a new five-year deal with the Chicago National League Ballclub. [Daily Herald]
  • A 17-year-old from Crete was charged with possessing child pornography. [Sun-Times]
  • The Chicago Teachers Union staged a protest over the rescinding of their pay raises. [Tribune]
  • Ald. Ed Burke said he's open to reducing the scope of a proposed drug testing program for city employees. [Chicago News Cooperative]
  • Al Capone's .38 (Special) sells at auction for $110,000. [ABC 7]
  • Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman said the team is more stable now from a salary cap perspective... [CBS Chicago]
  • That doesn't mean the Blackhawks are interested in former MVP Jaromir Jagr. [Tribune]
  • The summer road construction season will continue, now that the State Legislature has passed a capital infrastructure bill. [Progress Illinois]