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CHICAGO NEWS
• Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has died from complications suffered after a stroke. With her red-dyed hair and her thrift shop clothing, Topinka was like no other politician in the state. [SUNTIMES]
• Smash and grab at Neimans! The Neiman Marcus store on Michigan Avenue was the scene of the area’s most recent smash and grab. Two people are currently in custody, most of the property that was taken in the theft was recovered. [CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
NATIONAL NEWS
• Kevyn Orr has agreed to step down as Detroit’s emergency manager as the city will no longer be in a financial emergency once it exits bankruptcy. He has also implemented the city’s two-year budget that reflects the elimination of about $7 billion in debt through the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. [CBS DETROIT]
WORLD NEWS
• Malala Yousefzai and Kailash Satyarthi were presented their Nobel Peace Prize awards by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, in the presence of King Harald V of Norway.The Nobel committee described both laureates as “champions of peace.” [BBC]
SPORTS
• Free-agent left-hander Jon Lester has agreed to six years, $155 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. “It’s not often you get to win the lottery..We won the baseball lottery so far this year, but now it’s up to us to put it into effect” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. [ESPN]
BUSINESS
• Walt Disney Co. and Microsoft Corp.’s Skype unit are among hundreds of companies that benefited from lower taxes arranged in “secret” deals with Luxembourg, according to reports from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. [BLOOMBERG]
CELEBRITIES
• Momma does not approve. According to Page Six, Maria Shriver — whose son Patrick Schwarzenegger is dating Miley Cyrus — doesn’t approve of the pop star’s wild antics and canceled plans to attend Art Basel Miami. [PAGE SIX]
FASHION
• The CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is out! Michael Jeffries is retiring effective immediately as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Arthur Martinez Named Executive Chairman. People still shop at Abercrombie? [MARKETWATCH]
•H&M threw a party celebrating its latest collaboration with Jeff Koons at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. [WWD]
LOOK OF THE DAY
• MIRANDA KERR
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