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By Staff in News on Jul 11, 2011 5:40PM

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  • First Chicago Bank & trust becomes the largest area bank failure this year. [Crain's]

  • A multiple alarm fire displaced 130 residents of a West Chicago housing complex early this morning. [Tribune]

  • A Carol Stream man is being held on $500,000 bond after he allegedly drove drunk into a train in Itasca, causing the death of a passenger in his truck. [Chicago Breaking News]

  • An 8-year-old in Englewood was shot while playing with friends. [Sun-Times]

  • With Bears training camp in limbo thanks to the NFL lockout, Brian Urlacher says he's eager to get to work. [NBC Chicago]

  • A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Frankfurt, Germany came to an emergency landing in Chicago after a threat was found in the bathroom. [Huffington Post]

  • Chicago Magazine's Jonathan eig has a wonderful profile on White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso.[Chicago Mag]

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