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By Staff in News on Jul 20, 2011 5:40PM

R. Kelly had emergency throat surgery today to drain an abscess on one of his tonsils. [Sun-Times]
Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom Byrne is leaving his post in September. [Sun-Times]
An 18-year-old killed in an Englewood shooting has been identified. [Chicago Breaking News]
Alcohol fueled an argument that led to two men being shot in Albany Park last night. [CBS Chicago]
The taxi driver at the center of last month's fatal accident in Streeterville has been sued. [NBC Chicago]
Justin Kaufmann decided to skip Pitchfork this year, so he had Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster cover it for WBEZ, instead. [Kaufmann/WBEZ]
Aramis ramirez would like to sign a multi-year deal with the Cubs. [ESPN Chicago]