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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Nov 22, 2011 12:00AM


  • Target is joining McDonald's in dropping Iowa-based egg supplier Sparboe Farms after the FDA found evidence of safety violations. McDonald's dropped Sparboe late last week. [NBC]

  • The man who killed a gun rights advocate and stole his guns was sentenced to prison for life. [Sun-Times]

  • Will new Cubs manager Dale Sveum bring the Cubs up to be Moneyball contenders? [New York Times]

  • If you're one of those people who like to run on Thanksgiving instead of slothing about and watching football, TOC has a list of Turkey Trots. [TimeOut Chicago]

  • A University of Chicago graduate student was found hanged in the campus geophysical science building. [CBS]