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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Sep 15, 2011 10:00PM

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  • The Atlantic ranked Chicago the fourth most economically powerful city in the world behind Tokyo, New York City and London. Wow. [The Atlantic]
  • Herbicides in fertilizer made students ill at Hinsdale South High School today. [Tribune]
  • Roger Ebert writes in his memoir of the things he learned from Martin Scorsese. [Sun-Times]
  • These are 10 of the best french fries in Chicago -- do you agree? [Serious Eats]
  • The Lollapalooza mess at Grant Park still hasn't been cleaned up. [CBS]
  • Of the 54 firefighters accused of exaggerating mileage expenses, 43 have been suspended, four have been fired and six have retired. [Sun-Times]