Extra Extra: Adoption Offers Pour In For Abused Pooch
- Yesterday we told you about the woman who didn't want her dog anymore, so she put it outside in freezing temperatures without food or water, where kids tried to beat it with broomsticks and baseball bats. Today folks are lining up to adopt Isis, the shepherd terrier mix. Remember: There are plenty of homeless abused pets other than those in the news, so if you don't get Isis, get another one. [Tribune]
- The last manual elevator operator is 87 and works at a 15-story building in Elgin. [Daily Herald]
- Rick Perry's anit-gay pro-Christianity television ad contains music similar to/inspired by the work of gay Jewish composer Aaron Copland. [Alex Ross, New Yorker music blogger]
- Influential gay activist and Windy City Times syndicated columnist Paul Varnell has died. [LGBT POV]
- A rail-line from Chicago to Moline is in the works. [Crain's]
