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By Staff in News on Aug 4, 2011 5:40PM

  • WGN-TV anchor Allison Payne has accepted a "substantial buyout" of her contract with the station. [Stella Foster/Sun-Times]
  • Sun-Times "Quick Hits" sports columnist Elliott Harris and reporter Mike Mulligan are among the layoffs at the Bright One. (Mulligan continues to host mornings at WSCR-AM.) [Feder/TOC]
  • Mayor Emanuel hopes to lure young people to Chicago with the promise of tech jobs. [Sun-Times]
  • A fatal collision on the Stevenson Expressway closed down the inbound lanes until 9:45 this morning. [Tribune]
  • Cargill recalls 36 million pounds of ground turkey after a death in California was tied to their meat. [Tribune]
  • There's a walking tour of the Bloomingdale Trail tonight at 6:30 p.m. RSVP on Facebook. [Facebook]
  • Kraft Foods will split into two companies, CEO Irene Rosenfeld will stay on through 2012. [Chicago Breaking Business]