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Extra Extra: MTV Will Film TV Series In Chicago This Spring

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jan 19, 2012 12:00AM


  • MTV's new scripted series Underemployed will be filmed in Chicago this spring. The show is about five struggling recent college graduates. [A.V. Club]

  • Today the Chicago City Council took some time to honor the city's late great First Lady Maggie Daley. [NBC]

  • Two elderly mobsters who walked out of court yesterday have decided to plead guilty. [Sun-Times]

  • A frozen fire hydrant made it difficult for firefighters trying to fight a blaze on the West Side this morning. [WLS]

  • The FBI is still trying to track down the Wicker Park Bandit. [WGN]

  • Northwestern University received a record number of applicants this year. [Sun-Times]

  • The country's third richest man ever to run for president—behind Steve Forbes and Ross Perot—pays taxes at a much lower rate than Americans who make far less. [Chicago Reader]