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What The Hell Happened? 10 Things You May Have Missed

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Mar 4, 2013 3:45PM


  • Illinois state Rep. Jim Sacia (R - Pecatonica) gave a spirited rant during concealed carry hearings, in which he compared gun control to castration.

  • A bunch of massive, 50-pound balls of ice washed up on the shores of Lake Michigan, and their origins are totally natural.

  • An elderly man was shot and robbed as he left his home early Saturday morning for kidney dialysis treatment.

  • A CTA bus driver was Tasered and robbed while behind the wheel of a no. 126 Jackson bus in the Austin neighborhood.

  • Thanks to loads of snow in the region in February (and in Chicagoland, to a lesser extent) Lake Michigan's water levels have rebounded slightly.

  • The Greenville Tavern, in the old Darkroom space, has a club sandwich that will knock your belt off.

  • Dennis Rodman may be making the headlines, but the really interesting part about his trip to North Korea is the camera crew documenting the secretive nation.

  • In weekend theater, we watched a 1979 documentary on the life and legacy of Richard J. Daley.

  • We recommend two art exhibitions opening this week: "We're Wired Weird" and "Not About Bombs."

  • The Blackhawks kept the streak alive in a shootout win over Detroit.