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Extra Extra: Kevin Trudeau Back Behind Bars

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 22, 2013 11:00PM

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Convicted fraudster and infomercial kingpin Kevin Trudeau traded in his silken raiments for a modest prison jumpsuit and will stay in jail for at least two nights as prosecutors and a court-appointed receiver continue to search for Trudeau's hidden millions. [Sun-Times]
Brandon Hinton, convicted last month of the 2011 murder of a developmentally disabled Rogers Park man, fired his attorney at his sentencing hearing today. [DNAInfo Chicago]
Crain's Chicago Business visits five of the city's coolest office spaces. Regrettably, Chicagoist's Bridgeport headquarters was not among the list. [Crain's]
A fourth Andrew Bird Gezelligheid concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church has been added for Dec. 12. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday. [Jam Productions]
A 64-year-old woman who was attacked by three pitbulls last Friday while walking her dog is now in stable condition. [Tribune]

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