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Extra Extra: Snow Leopards Come To Town

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 8, 2011 12:00AM


  • The Brookfield Zoo has added two new young snow leopards. She's a small-town girl, living in Idaho Falls; he's a city boy, born and raised in South Jersey. Let's hope the two get along and take a midnight train goin' -- to more baby snow leopards. [Brookfield Zoo]

  • A stolen sword has been returned to Abraham Lincoln's tomb. [Tribune]

  • Evanston's gem of a bookstore Bookman's Alley will close after more than 30 years of business. [CBS]

  • There has been more than a 30 percent increase in parking tickets issued since last year. [Expired Meter]

  • When Ameya Pawar won the 47th ward alderman post in February, he was an outsider. Now the mayor and the governor are attending his fundraisers. [CNC]

  • Have you ever wondered why you hate Tim Tebow? [Grantland]

  • Jim DeRogatis put out his list of his 40 favorite albums of the year. [WBEZ]