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Extra Extra: Drunk Man Reports Self To Police, Receives DUI

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 17, 2011 12:00AM


  • A man in Lynwood called police to say he was lost, out of gas and drunk. The 42-year-old man told police he didn't remember where he was going to or coming from. They found him, and he failed sobriety tests. [Tribune]

  • Five people, including two children and a baby, were found shot to death in a home in Emington, Ill., but that's all authorities know at this time. [NBC]

  • Chicago Magazine's managing editor Shane Tritsch has left the paper after being passed over for a promotion. [Crain's]

  • Kanye gave Jay-Z a tour of his old neighborhood while they were in Chicago last week, and there is video evidence. [A.V. Club]

  • Chicago is one of the cheapest destinations for holiday travel this year. [Tribune]

  • Is your basement flooding? This little gadget could send a tweet to let you know if it does. [Mashable]

  • A McHenry County man found $150,000 and returned it to the police. To thank him, a dentist offered to fix his teeth for free. [WLS]

  • The 20 unhappiest people that you'll find in the comments section of every end-of-year listicle. [NPR]