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Grave Dancer for Hire

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:07:13 -0600

"I will go to the gravesite of any person and dance on their grave...As a part of the service I will email you a photo of me dancing on that certain someone’s grave."

chicago.craigslist.org

Man dead after vehicle crashes into house in Chicago Ridge

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:39:29 -0600

A man died Sunday morning after riding in a vehicle that crashed into a house in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge Saturday night.

The man, 20s, was one of four occupants in a vehicle that crashed into a house on the 6800 block of 97th Place, according to a spokesman from the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 3 a.m.

suntimes.com

Knife salesman cuts self in bus fall

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:27:40 -0600

A self-described knife salesman suffered a self-inflicted stab wound to the leg after falling on a CTA bus.

chicagobreakingnews.com

Chicago Flag ranks 2nd in national design competition

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:43:34 -0600

"Chicago is the standard by which all US city flags should be judged," said one commenter. The survey of 150 city flags by the North American Vexillological Association actually took place a couple of years ago. But it was news to me... I also learned what a vexillologist is.

nava.org

Naked college students, beer soap and 10-foot pot plants -- Recent Chicago weird

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:50:32 -0600

I think the title speaks for itself. Hopefully this can be an entertaining distraction for someone out there.

trueslant.com

Chicago most stressed city in the nation

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:43 -0600

Chicago has come out on top in a recent survey to determine what city is the most stressed. I'm not shocked with our politicians, the parking meters, our sports teams, the winters and so on.

halogenlife.com

North Side mystery: Where did falling ice come from?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:17:09 -0600

A large ice chunk mysteriously tumbled from the sky over Chicago Wednesday evening, damaging the roof of a North Side home.

suntimes.com

Obama's Kenwood home in dollhouse proportions

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:22:53 -0600

The Chicago Botanic garden has added miniature versions of Barack and Michelle Obama's Kenwood home and Mrs. Obama's childhood home in the South Shore neighborhood, a classic Chicago brick bungalow.

suntimes.com

6 months for 1 middle finger

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:42:17 -0600

Kane Kellett's unusual method of raising his right hand to be sworn in earned him a six-month contempt of court sentence in McHenry County Court over the weekend.

suntimes.com

North Chicago's haunted cemetery

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:43:57 -0500

A cemetery would be a likely place to be haunted. It is full of dead people, and as we all know, dead people means ghosts and a possible zombie or ghoul. But Graceland is special with a Chicago celebrity guest list and gorgeous grave sites. But that isn't all...

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