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Extra Extra: Chess Grandmaster Timur Gareev Visits Cook County Jail

By Jon Graef in News on Nov 2, 2013 9:00PM

  • Chess grandmaster Timur Gareev visited Cook County jail, played 10 inmates on 10 different chess boards, and won every game. [CBS Chicago]
  • A Wicker Park massage parlor is offering body washes across the street from a day care center. [DNAinfo Chicago]
  • "Terror in the Aisles" presents a double feature of Devil in my Ride and Suspiria Nov. 31 at the Patio Theater. [Terror in the Aisles]
  • Illinois prison guards racked up $62 million in overtime pay in 2012. [CBS Chicago]
  • Every dip in the city’s bond rating costs Chicago $1 million for every $100 million borrowed. [Sun-Times]

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