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By Chuck Sudo in News on Feb 18, 2011 11:00PM

  • Arianna Huffington said she plans on expanding AOL's "Patch" hyperlocal journalism project across the country. [Crain's]
  • What was Gery Chico's involvement, if any, with the Save-A-Life Foundation? [Huffington Post Chicago]
  • Achy Obejas calls Gery Chico "the White candidate for Mayor." [Obejas/WBEZ]
  • Gov. Quinn supports the Wisconsin state senators hiding in Illinois. [CBS2]
  • A former inspector for the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection pleaded guilty to extortion. [Tribune]
  • Aurora's Roundhouse Restaurant filed for bankruptcy. [Sun-Times]
  • Pace and RTA begin their two-year experiment to drive buses in the shoulder lanes of expressways. [ABC7]