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CHICAGO NEWS
• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel officially announced his re-election campaign at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in front of hundreds of supporters. While the mayor portrayed the city as having made “steady progress” during his tenure, he acknowledged it hasn’t been enough. He used that idea as justification for why he deserves another four years. [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
• The $203 million Wilson Station Reconstruction Project is getting underway and it’s about time. Once done, gone will be the sweet smell of pungent urine and other unpleasantries of the badly deteriorated facility that was built in 1923. [CTA]
NATIONAL NEWS
• A massive fire closed down portions of two major freeways in L.A and more than 250 firefighters were battling the fire that broke out at about 1:20 a.m. [USA TODAY]
• The Royals have arrived for their 3 day NYC/Washington DC visit which will include taking in a Nets game, meeting with President Obama and VP Joe Biden and conclude with a visit to the National September 11 Memorial. They are staying at the Carlyle Hotel. [E!ONLINE]
WORLD NEWS
• Uber has been banned from operating in New Delhi after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape. Uber, which had employed the driver even though he had been arrested on allegations of sexual assault three years ago, would be blacklisted from providing any future services in the New Delhi area. Indian police said they were considering legal action against the taxi service for failing to run background checks on the driver. [REUTERS]
SPORTS
• Following a blowout of Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship, the Ohio State University finished a long climb into the four-team playoff by snaring the coveted No. 4 spot. They will compete against Alabama’s Crimson Tide on New Year’s Day in one national semifinal, while No. 2 Oregon (12-1) will play No. 3 Florida State (13-0), the defending national champion, in another. [WASHINGTON POST]
BUSINESS
• Shares of Prada SpA tumbled the most in more than three years in Hong Kong trading after reporting a 44% drop in third-quarter profit. Hong Kong pro-democracy protests weighed on Asian sales and leather-goods revenue declined which led to a drop in consumption as some luxury-goods makers shuttered stores. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Al Green, Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, Sting and comedienne Lily Tomlin were honored at the the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in the Whitehouse. Stephen Colbert hosted the gala which will air on CBS on December 30. Chicagoans Mavis Staples and Jennifer Hudson were part of the performers supporting the honorees. [HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]
•Who needs soap operas when we have social media. Singer Chris Brown, who was recently nominated for 3 Grammys, and his on/off girlfriend Karrueche Tran sent the internet tongues wagging over the weekend with breakup and cheating allegations. Following Friday’s social media jabs, he issued an apology to the model. [DAILY MAIL]
FASHION
• Jewelry company Sidney Garber who has a store in Chicago’s Gold Coast, opened a New York store on Madison Avenue and is set for growth. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• AARON PAUL
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