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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Oct 17, 2011 11:00PM

  • Holy Snuffleupagus! Hackers posted porn on Sesame Street's YouTube channel today. [L.A. Times]
  • Smoke from the high-rise fire in Rogers Park could be seen for miles, but no one was hurt. [Sun-Times]
  • Have you ever wondered where they find the people to stand in a police line-up? Well this is the guy who does the casting. [New York Times]
  • Lowe's is closing two Chicago-area stores in Aurora and Oswego as part of nationwide closings. [Tribune]
  • A New York woman has started an internet campaign the South Park creators to allow Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo be the official spokesturd of rectal cancer. [Bizarro Patient Zero]
  • It looks like Rosie O'Donnell is settling into her new Chicago home. She was out at Sidetrack in Boystown over the weekend. Welcome! [Windy City Media Group]