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By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 17, 2010 11:00PM

  • 28th Ward Alderman Ed Smith brings the number of aldermen leaving City Hall to ten. He's leaving at month's-end. [Clout Street/Tribune]
  • Michael Madigan: civil unions in Illinois stand a "good chance" of passage. [Sun-Times]
  • 11 non-licensed mortgage companies have been fined $25,000 each for mortgage scams. [WBEZ]
  • The "Swine Flu Bandit" worked for a Bank of America. [ABC7]
  • Severed telephone lines could leave Austin neighborhood residents without phone service for days. [ABC7]
  • The Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" Ad + Drunk Bears fan climbing a dinosaur = a bad idea. [Youtube]