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Midday News Links: Bucktown is Ballin'

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 3, 2012 6:40PM

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  • We know Wicker Park and Bucktown gentrified long ago. Whet Moser and Dennis Rodkin show how much at Chicago magazine. [Chicago magazine]
  • Ryan Dempster thanked Cubs fans for their support with a full-page ad in the Tribune's sports section this morning. [Tribune]
  • Dempster, by the way, was terrible in his Rangers debut last night. [SB Nation]
  • Lupe Fiasco brought vegan food to Englewood's Payless Grocery, fulfilling a pledge by his charitable foundation to provide residents with dinners during Ramadan. [WBEZ]
  • Testimony in the Drew Peterson trial wrapped up for the weekend. [Sun-Times]

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