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- A Naperville man has been charged with trying to bribe a "city agent," who the Sun-Times reveals to be Ald. Ike Carothers.
- GOP candidates for governor aren't the only ones debating tonight; the candidates for Cook County Board President will participate in a forum that gets underway at 6 pm. You can view it live online at ABC 7.
- Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of DePaul student Francisco “Frankie” Valencia from last weekend.
- Furlough days are spreading; next up, workers at the University of Illinois.
- Robert Feder begins putting together his Mount Rushmore of Chicago television news anchors and starts with Bill Kurtis.
- The Chicago Christmas Tree has been chopped and is ready for it's downtown placement.
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