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Extra! News

US Marine Lance Corporal James Bray Stack Escort from Airport Announced, Public Encouraged to Line Route

For U.S. Marine LCPL James Bray Stack: The public is invited to join in lining the route to carry LCPL James Bray Stack from Chicago Executive Airport to Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd. The escort plane lands at Chicago Executive Airport. The body of Lance Corporal will be escorted westbound Hintz Road in Wheeling from Chicago Executive […] […]

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Weather

What’s the Latest First Snowfall in Fall in Chicago? Did Snowfall Ever Wait Until Winter?

Weather Record: The latest first snowfall (.3 inch) to occur in a Fall season was reported on December 16th, 1965. Flurries had fallen on November 18, 1965. Can we break the record? To beat the snow record, it can’t snow in Chicago
until after December 16th. Did snowfall ever wait until winter in Chicago? No, the first snowfall would have to be after the Winter Solstice, which is about December 21st. […]

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Favorite Commercials

Favorite Commercials: Snooki Cracks a Pistachio Nut in a Tanning Bed

Pistachios: Snooki (from MTV’s Jersey Shore) shows us how she gets crackin’ … FLASHBACK … In July 2003, the FDA approved the first qualified health claim specific to nuts lowering the risk of heart disease: “Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 oz (42.5g) per day of most nuts, such as pistachios, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease”. […]