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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Oct 25, 2011 11:00PM

Flickr pool contributor Blue Fairlane caught this photo of last night's aurora borealis.

• The Shedd Aquarium is pimping out its male beluga whale Naluark to some ladies out east. [Sun-Times]
• The Magazine Museum in Skokie celebrates the glory of the written (not typed!) word. [WLS]
• The man who killed a KFC clerk during an armed robbery in 2006 that netted him $50 has been sentenced to 80 years in prison. [Tribune]
• The Cupcake Gallery and Uptown Pie Company are closing their doors at the end of November. [Uptown Update]