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By Staff in News on Jun 24, 2011 5:40PM

Attorneys for former Sun-Times publisher Conrad Black urge he be released from prison at a re-sentencing hearing this morning. [Tribune]
Christopher Kennedy is stepping down as head of the real estate company that controls Merchandise Mart. [Chicago Breaking Business]
White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf's granddaughter was charged with marijuana possession during a traffic stop in Buffalo Grove early this morning. [Sun-Times]
Corey "Fat Rat" Griffin, an alleged major player in the heroin trade on the West Side, has been captured in Alabama. [Chicago Breaking News]
Have you seen this throne? [Daily Herald]
Pipeworks Brewing finds a home in Bucktown. [Tribune]
Another brewery could be coming to Motor Row. [Chicago Journal]