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City Council honors fallen Chicago firefighter | VIDEO Chicago City Council issued a proclamation Wednesday morning recognizing fallen Chicago Fire Captain Herbert ''Herbie'' Johnson for his service and his bravery. Victim in drunken worker crash could get $6.25M | VIDEO The Chicago City Council meets Wednesday on whether to approve a $6.25 million settlement in a crash involving a drunken city worker. Donne Trotter due in court on plane gun charges | VIDEO New developments are expected in court Wednesday morning in the case of a state senator charged with trying to board a plane with a gun in his bag. Girl, 14, missing 2 weeks Police say a girl has been missing on the Far South Side for two weeks, though she has been spotted in the area. Funeral for Schaumburg student killed in hit-and-run Family and friends of a Schaumburg High School senior killed by a hit-and-run driver last weekend say their final goodbyes Wednesday. Balkan street food burek made by hand | VIDEO Eastern Europeans flock to City Fresh Market in West Rogers Park for burek, a stuffed phyllo dough pastry that's popular in the Balkans. MORE STORIES Strange News Music for your coffin? It's now possible 12/12/12 brings weddings, celebrations across world Janesville school board adopts dress code for teachers Peppermint pigs a smashing tradition in NY Medvedev jokes about secret files on aliens Consumer Honda recall includes minivans, SUVs Consumer Reports: Cashmere Sweaters Consumer Reports Price Index Delta buys stake in Virgin Atlantic Yahoo revamps email in bid to catch up with Gmail Healthbeat Double diabetes means double trouble Smartphone apps could help weight loss Report shows higher rates of chronic illness, obesity Women more likely to live to 100 Smokers put kids at risk to invasive meningococcal disease MOST POPULAR Jenni Rivera plane crash nearly vertical, estimated at 600 mph Clackamas Town Center shooting leaves 3 dead Jenni Rivera dead in plane crash; Latin America mourns Illinois concealed carry ban thrown out Right-to-work Michigan laws passed; unions, activists furious All Most Popular

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Wednesday's Daily Brief: Surveys Reveal What Public Really Wants In A Fiscal Cliff Deal, Michigan Governor Signs Anti-Union Bill

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Fiscal Cliff Poll: What Do Americans Want In A Deal? POLITICS Michigan Governor Signs Controversial Anti-Union Bills Into Law WORLD U.S. Formally Recognizes Syrian Rebels CRIME BREAKING: Mall Shooting In Portland TECHNOLOGY The Top 9 Topics On Google In 2012 CELEBRITY Renowned Beatles Influencer Dead At 92 BLOG POSTS Rev. Al Sharpton: We Have a Right to Fight Back Against Right-to-Work Laws Whether it's a statutory initiative, a veto referendum or an outright recall election, we must take action in Michigan and anywhere workers' rights are under threat. There has been far too much sacrifice to secure our ability to collectively bargain and create fairer working conditions for us to give up now. RZA: Django: Rugged And Raw As with Inglourious Basterds, in Django Tarantino once again seems to speak directly to the heart and from the minds of the characters he is writing for, and taps into the imaginatively creative and fantastical outcome that makes this a great movie experience. Kristen Mark: Female Orgasm: Serving an Evolutionary Function? Why do women have orgasms? Most of the time, I'm so occupied with answering questions about why some women don't have orgasms that I rarely stop to think about why women do have orgasms. It's a good question, really. Robert Reich: As Washington Fiddles Over the Fiscal Cliff, the Real Battle Over Inequality Is Happening in the Heartland As money concentrates at the top, so does power. That concentrated power generates even more entrenched wealth at the top, and less for the middle class and the poor. The result has been a degree of inequality not witnessed since the days of the robber barons. Diana Butler Bass: Fox News' War on Advent Ancient Christian saints, theologians and evangelists would be horrified that those who claim to stand for tradition have forgotten the most important aspect of it. Jesus Christ was not born that human beings would spend December shopping or saying, "Merry Christmas."

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