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Extra Extra: Happy Birthday, Chicago!

By Amy Cavanaugh in News on Mar 4, 2012 10:00PM

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• In honor of the city's birthday, the Sun-Times rounds up famous firsts in the city. [Sun-Times]

• Two cars crashed into an oil pipeline in New Lenox Township yesterday, leaving two dead and three critically injured. [Sun-Times]

• A cabdriver died this morning after he lost control of his cab in Bucktown. [Tribune]

• Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield has water damage and needs $700,000 worth of repairs. [Tribune]

• The Chicago Police Department closes two stations today. [ABC 7]

• A Chicago man is missing after a night out with friends. [CBS Chicago]

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