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By Samantha Abernethy in News on Nov 24, 2011 10:30PM


  • A mylar balloon hit power lines and knocked out power to 2,000 on the northwest side. [Sun-Times]

  • Turkey testicles taste like mushy, mushroomy chicken at the Turkey Testicle Festival in Huntley. [Daily Herald]

  • Matthew Loren Cohen created a new holiday song that's just for Thanksgiving. [WBEZ]

  • Due to "unseasonably warm" temperatures, the Chicago Park District's ice skating rinks will open late. [ABC]

  • Actress Holland Taylor of "Two and a Half Men" was the grand marshal of the Thanksgiving Day parade down State Street this morning. See video below. [NBC]

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