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HuffPostChicago

  1. Former hospital worker who stole deceased cancer patient's rings nabs two-year sentence http://huff.to/mVFvJK about 1 hour ago via The Huffington Post
  2. A historic street, or a tribute to fascism? http://huff.to/pCPvAC about 1 hour ago via The Huffington Post
  3. Illinois can be.. proud? We've cracked the top half & climbed five spots in annual ranking of most obese states http://huff.to/mRh5mi about 2 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  4. The North Side, and the Edgewater area in particular, is blowing up with new restaurants: http://huff.to/oQvT21 about 2 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  5. Rahm backed down from his threat to immediately lay off 625 people. The changes he's now proposing instead: http://huff.to/qRq3cQ about 3 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  6. West Pullman man sues city after cop allegedly punched him. Watch video of the fight: http://huff.to/pglfgn about 5 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  7. A South Side teen is questioned in death of 68-year-old woman pushed down Fullerton "El" steps by iPhone thief http://huff.to/pJAZJi about 5 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  8. Boystown meeting on neighborhood violence attracts hundreds as tensions flare http://huff.to/rhWj8j about 6 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  9. In budget shortfall, Illinois cuts writing from standardized tests: http://huff.to/noSyic about 6 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  10. A 17-year-old beaten in a Long Beach, Ind., beach brawl has died, warrant out for alleged attacker's arrest http://huff.to/q5iWVx about 7 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  11. Wealthy playboy who got house arrest for double murder in Florida is now serving time: 8 months http://huff.to/nVre34 about 8 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  12. Awesome: beat cops talk about their favorite neighborhood restaurants http://huff.to/qGcwC6 about 9 hours ago via The Huffington Post
  13. Get ready for the weekend: five great camping spots in the Chicago area http://huff.to/oq85Jo 2:35 PM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post
  14. Chicago's City Council today approved in-city, indoor shooting ranges -- with caveats http://huff.to/nmgvQd 2:22 PM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post
  15. Ignored by utility after storm, 73-year-old man had no electricity for eight days http://t.co/SpAqEM6 1:37 PM Jul 6th via web
  16. Tammy Duckworth's running for Congress, but she'll have a primary to get through first: http://huff.to/pZ3n9E 12:33 PM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post
  17. Today in Beyond Broke: Illinois' drastic cuts to burial program for poor ignite pastors' protest http://huff.to/o6G4cY 11:52 AM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post
  18. Ed Burke has all sorts of ideas for Chicago's 175th birthday next year. We've got one, too: http://huff.to/p2uJHm 10:55 AM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post
  19. Judge denies new autopsy for Christian Choate, boy who died locked in cage: http://huff.to/osB82B 10:51 AM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post
  20. Rahm talks ethics reform, cracking down on lobbyist gifts http://huff.to/ofT0iL 9:25 AM Jul 6th via The Huffington Post