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By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 22, 2011 11:00PM

  • DMK Burger Bar expands to Lombard. [Eater Chicago]
  • A contractor with ties to Rod Blagojevich receives probation, is fined $200,000. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • A road map to rebuilding the Cubs that doesn't involve Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder. [Grantland]
  • Timothy jones is being held without bond in the murder of Charinez Jefferson. [Sun-Times]
  • A South side man who shot a police detective in the back is sentenced to 60 years in prison. [Sun-Times]
  • Parking bans have been implemented in Boystown to help reduce crime. [CBS Chicago]
  • The Tribune's Steve Johnson tracked down where all the rides from Kiddieland went. [WGN Radio]
  • Starlin Castro's leisurely chewing of sunflower seeds instead of focusing on the game earned him a benching from Mike Quade tonight. [ESPN Chicago]
  • A source says White Sox Assistant GM Rick Hahn has a clause in his contract allowing him to interview for the GM position with several Major League ballclubs. the Cubs are on that list. [ESPN Chicago]