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By Chuck Sudo in News on Sep 22, 2011 10:30PM

  • A one day rehiring nets a Chicago labor leader a pension worth $158,000. [Tribune]
  • The Dow rebounded slightly this afternoon but still ended the day down nearly 400 points. [Chicago Breaking Business]
  • Lincoln Park Zoo announced plans to shut down its penguin and sea bird house and build a new exhibit. [Tribune]
  • Who in Chicago would the "Buffet Rule" impact if passed into law? [Reader]
  • Unemployment drops everywhere in Illinois, except Chicago. [WBEZ]
  • Here's an amazing gallery of Chicago movie theaters past. [Cinema Treasures, via Gapers Block]
  • Michele Bachmann will not attend a rally in suburban Homer Glen Monday. [ABC 7]