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Extra Extra: Judge Tells Naperville's Homeless Protester To Get A Job

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 9, 2011 12:00AM

A judge has ordered the Naperville homeless protester to get a job. He was arrested in October and charged with disorderly conduct. He's been protesting since about 2008. [Sun-Times]
Robert Blagojevich says his brother's sentencing is wrong and too sever when compared to sentences for similar crimes. [WLS]
Gannett is shutting down its Metromix publications, but that won't affect Chicago's Metromix, since the Tribune controls it. [Denver Post]
The race for Democratic committeeman in the mayor's ward (47) is heating up, and the mayor is struggling to keep out of it. [Chicago News Coop]
Police believe the gunman was among the two killed at the Virginia Tech campus today. [Washington Post]
The plans to revamp the northern end of Grant Park have been revealed. [Chicago Journal]