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Extra Extra: Madam Wants To Keep Babies She "Bought"

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jan 31, 2012 12:00AM


  • A madam whose home was raided more than two years ago has been fighting to get her two children back from foster care, one of whom she admits to buying with prostitution money. It turns out she has a Cook County judge helping her out behind the scenes. [Sun-Times]

  • A 13 lb. 13 oz. baby was born in Des Moine, Iowa. No, it wasn't a C-section. No, she didn't have an epidural. [ABC7]

  • The "Wicker Park Bandit" strikes again, robbing his ninth bank. [Tribune]

  • Ebony magazine founder John H. Johnson will be honored by USPS with a black heritage stamp. [Sun-Times]

  • Both Northwestern University's Kellogg and University of Chicago's Booth business schools have been listed amongst the best. [Crain's]

  • What are the best buffalo wings in Chicago? [Serious Eats]