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By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 31, 2011 10:00PM

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  • The local school council at Wendell Smith Elementary convened a vote last night on possibly converting the school into a charter school. [WBEZ]
  • The Jeff Awards for Theater were announced today. [Jeff Awards]
  • Tribune Co. seeks approval to pay 640 managers incentives totaling $42.5 million. [Bloomberg News]
  • An employee for the Northwest Water Commission who fell into an access vault was rescued by Buffalo Grove firefighters this morning. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Tickets are still available for North Coast Festival this weekend. [NBC Chicago]
  • A hiker from McHenry County is missing in Montana. [ABC 7]
  • The lazy student's list of paper topics. [A.V. Club Chicago]

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