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Midday News Links

By Staff in News on Dec 2, 2011 6:45PM

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  • Congratulations to WFMT on 60 years of broadcasting. [Feder/TOC]
  • Robert Feder confirms Jonathan Brandmeier returns to Chicago radio Wednesday as WGN-AM's new morning host. [Feder Twitter]
  • A freight train derailment at 47th Street and Archer Avenue cocked up Metra service and traffic this morning. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • Even Jay-Z and Beyonce have to wait for a table at Great Lake. [Eater Chicago]
  • Chicago has 500 more acres of open space today than in 1998. [The Architect's Newspaper]
  • Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was named the NHL's Second Star for the Month of November. [Blackhawks.com]