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Chicago Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Unveiled: Michigan Ave. Plaza Statue Clearly Shows Lacy Underwear
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Jul 17, 2011 9:49 AM CDT

Marilyn Monroe Statue Features Lacy Surprise

The 26-foot sculpture features clearly visible undies

(Newser) - It's safe to say nobody is having their picture taken as much in Chicago right now as Marilyn Monroe. The scene in a plaza along Michigan Avenue resembles a movie premiere, with dozens of people clicking pictures as fast as they could at a 26-foot-tall sculpture of the Blonde...

America's 40 Worst-Dressed Cities

Even New York, LA embarrassing

(Newser) - US fashion is as diversified and geographically distinct as food or accent, but as GQ found when ranking 40 American cities based on fashion, our bad taste in clothing is rampant regardless of which coast you’re on. Take a look at the results of their “deeply scientific, irrefutable...

Singer R. Kelly's Chicago Suburb House Facing Foreclosure
 R. Kelly Facing Foreclosure 
Jul 13, 2011 9:53 AM CDT

R. Kelly Facing Foreclosure

R. Kelly hasn't paid mortgage since June 2010 on Chicago-area mansion

(Newser) - The latest American facing foreclosure: Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly. In a foreclosure lawsuit filed last month, JPMorgan Chase Bank states that Kelly hasn't made monthly mortgage payments since June of last year on his suburban Chicago mansion. The home's appraised value fell 26% in a year, to $3....

Chicago's Gay Pride Parade Vandalized

Tires punctured on 51 floats

(Newser) - As New Yorkers celebrated arguably the best Gay Pride weekend of their lives, Chicago’s Pride Parade got vandalized. Tires were punctured on 51 floats overnight, including the float for openly gay state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, but many of the floats were repaired in time to join the parade by...

Jurors Deliver Split Verdict in Chicago Terror Trial

Businessman cleared of ties to Mumbai attack, convicted in Denmark plot

(Newser) - A federal jury convicted a Chicago businessman today of helping plot an attack against a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. But it cleared him of the more serious charge that he cooperated in the deadly 2008 rampage in Mumbai. The jury reached its split verdict after...

'Nuns' on the Run After Bank Heist

Chicago bank robbed by gun-toting pair in habits

(Newser) - Police are seeking an unholy duo who robbed a suburban Chicago bank dressed as nuns. In a scene straight out of the Ben Affleck heist movie The Town, the handgun-wielding pair jumped the counter and ordered staffers to fill a duffel bag with cash, reports the New York Daily News...

Rahm Emanuel Sworn In as Chicago Mayor
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May 16, 2011 5:43 PM CDT

Chicago Swears In Emanuel

New mayor calls for change, sacrifice to address city's woes

(Newser) - It was a departure of sorts for Rahm Emanuel today, a swearing in, as opposed to the swearing at he's famously used to. The potty-mouthed former White House chief of staff today became Chicago's first new mayor in two decades, taking the oath of office and officially marking...

Chicago Mayor Gives Oprah a Big Parting Gift

Richard Daley names street 'Oprah Winfrey Way'

(Newser) - What do you get the woman who has everything and has given away just about everything? How about her own street? Outgoing Chicago Mayor Richard Daley gave Oprah Winfrey her very own "Oprah Winfrey Way," naming a block in front of Harpo Studios after her. Winfrey is the...

School Bans Lunches Packed at Home

Chicago principal wants healthier eating; some kids grossed out

(Newser) - The healthiness of school lunches is quite the hot topic these days, and the Chicago Tribune takes a timely look at a public school that, aiming for better student nutrition, banned lunches brought from home. Six years ago. And many parents and kids are still voicing their outrage. “Who...

At New Chicago Restaurant, Seats Going for $3K

Apparently everyone's very excited about Grant Achatz's new venture, Next

(Newser) - Want to eat at Next, the highly anticipated new restaurant from top Chicago chef Grant Achatz? Then expect to pay quite a bit for the experience. Unless you can snag your own ticket (which isn't cheap at $85 per person), a ticket bought on Craigslist or eBay will set you...

Toddler Dies in Roller Coaster Fall

Twin boy, 3, apparently slipped out from under safety bar

(Newser) - A 3-year-old boy apparently managed to slip out from under a safety bar on a roller coaster and plunged to his death at a Chicago amusement park. Jayson Dansby was riding with his twin brother when he wriggled from his seat on the child-sized Python Pit roller coaster, stood up,...

Teacher Mocks 7-Year-Old Student's Hair on Facebook

Posts pictures for friends: 'And y'all thought I was joking!'

(Newser) - A Chicago teacher is under fire after she posted pictures of a second-grader’s strange hairstyle on Facebook—and then publicly made fun of it. Inspired by a picture in a magazine, a 7-year-old had asked her mom to tie Jolly Rancher candies to the bottom of her braids for...

11 Injured After Shooting on Busy Chicago Street

Car crashes into city bus, sending it into a pole

(Newser) - Scary story from the streets of Chicago: Two gunmen opened fire on a busy street in broad daylight with automatic weapons, setting off a chaotic chain of events that included a car crashing into a city bus, reports the Chicago Tribune . Eleven people were injured, two of them seriously. Witnesses...

Chicago Man Finds His $9M Lottery Ticket Just in Time

He found it only because he was doing his taxes early

(Newser) - An incredible story of lottery luck from Chicago: Irvin Przyborski bought a ticket a year ago and inadvertently slipped it into a folder with his tax documents. When he sat down to do this year's taxes, he found it again, checked the numbers, and discovered it was worth $9...

UChicago Kids Fight Nerdy Image With Casual Sex Site

Site tries to fight perception of social ineptitude

(Newser) - The University of Chicago may be known as a bastion of sexless nerd-dom, but some undergrads are changing that with UChicago Hookups , a website that allows students to meet up for, well, whatever they might have in mind. Entries read more or less like the casual-encounters section of Craigslist: people...

Charlie Sheen Takes Show on the Road

Crazyman has 'Violent Torpedo of Truth' for you

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen is testing out whether his particular brand of crazy is road-worthy: The warlock has announced two dates for "Charlie Sheen LIVE: My Violent Torpedo of Truth" in Chicago and Detroit. Details are sketchy, reports the Chicago Tribune , but the "comedy" will set you back a minimum...

The Unfortunate Fall of Chicago's Peace Museum

Three decades later, its treasured items sit in storage

(Newser) - Some of the most prized symbols of American peace have been languishing in water- and mold-damaged storerooms, disregarded items that are about to be doled out to other institutions in the Peace Museum's sad, final chapter. Last month, the Illinois attorney general was awarded control of numerous relics once contained...

Why Rahm Might Be a One-Termer

Challenges facing Chicago require painful solutions

(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel won the Chicago mayor’s race—but will he be able to keep the job for more than one term? The Sun-Times , the Tribune , and the New York Times take a look at the many, many challenges facing him:
  • Financial crisis: Chicago is on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Rahm Emanuel Wins in Chicago, Avoids Runoff

He easily triumphs in city's race for mayor

(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel has been elected mayor of Chicago, and he won't even need a runoff. With 86% of the precincts reporting, Emanuel was trouncing five opponents with 55% of the vote. Emanuel needed more than 50% of the vote to win outright. The other major candidates—former Chicago schools president...

Chicago Votes Today: Rahm Smells Like the Winner

So the big question is: Will he win now, or after a run-off?

(Newser) - After a campaign fraught with uncertainty , Rahm Emanuel now seems poised to win today’s election and become Chicago’s next mayor—but the only lingering question is whether or not he'll actually win today. If he can’t take more than 50% of the vote, he’ll face a...

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