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Friday, December 30, 2011

CPD mourns officer killed in Austin store robbery | VIDEO Chicago police officers are mourning one of their own after an off-duty officer was shot and killed while working security at a convenience store. Family, friends gather for Mac Irvin's funeral | VIDEO Family and friends are saying their final goodbyes Friday morning to the man known as the "godfather of Chicago basketball." Man dies in Kennedy crash A Southwest Side man died in a car crash on the Kennedy Expressway in the inbound lanes near the Logan Square neighborhood around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Hancock Bldg. ice rink opens Sunday For the second year in a row, the Hancock Observatory is home to the world's highest skating rink. Plaque honoring oldest Wilmette tree stolen A plaque that marked the site of Wilmette's oldest known tree has been stolen. Man arrested in Chicago in Wis. cop hit-and-run Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Chicago in an alleged hit-and-run that critically injured a uniformed police officer in Milwaukee. MORE STORIES Strange News Survey finds strangest job interview questions | VIDEO 2 face charges after nude McDonald's run Saddle shoe mystery solved at Ill. Capitol Univ. releases list of words that should be banned Mystery of stolen Baby Jesus solved | VIDEO Consumer Build-A-Bear recalls teddy bears due to choking hazard More than 4M Kindles sold in December Verizon says issue resolved after widespread outages Consumer Reports: Top Paper Towels App download record set on Christmas Healthbeat Doctors debate use of statins | VIDEO Pediatricians offer New Year's resolution ideas Study: Estrogen doesn't help women get better sleep Study: Silent strokes may cause memory loss in elderly Doctors group: Overuse of diagnostic testing could harm patients MOST POPULAR Off-duty officer killed trying to prevent robbery CPD mourns officer killed in Austin store robbery Family kicked off plane for too many kids Family 'devastated' by Conn. Christmas house fire Suspects arrested in Waukegan carjacking murder All Most Popular

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