Extra Extra: And A Merry Merry
Sun-Times]
The Pope is really upset about how commercialized Christmas has become. Wait, wasn't the Catholic Church the first to combine money and religion? [AP]
A former synagogue in Lawndale has to be demolished because it is in imminent danger of collapse. [Cityscapes]
The band Tandem Shop put out a little 8-track holiday album available for a free download. [Bandcamp]
A gas station attendant was shot and critically wounded during a robbery on the South Side. [Tribune]
Singer and Chicago native Jennifer Hudson was handing out presents on the South Side today. [Sun-Times]
Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich would need a Christmas miracle to make it on the ballot for the primary election in Virginia. [TPM]