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Midday News Links

By Staff in News on Dec 12, 2011 6:40PM

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  • Whet Moser looks at how Marshall field created an epic travelogue. [Chicago magazine]
  • While Alpana Singh works on her latest venture, you may find her selling cheese at Pastoral. [The Stew/Tribune]
  • A dozen University of Chicago labor delivery nurses won $250,000 in the Illinois Lottery. [CBS Chicago]
  • Curtis Duffy announced very little about his upcoming restaurant, Grace, this morning. [Time Out Chicago, Inbox]
  • A man who jumped from a bridge in downtown Joliet into the Des Plaines river is lucky hypothermia is the least of his worries this morning. [Chicago Breaking News]
  • The U.S. Postal Service issued its annual reminder to mail gifts and cards early (so they can still get them to their destinations late). [ABC 7]
  • Former Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez has reportedly signed a three-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. [ESPN Chicago]