Drew Peterson arrested on murder charges

Per the Chicago Tribune, Ex-cop Drew Peterson was arrested near his suburban Chicago home on Thursday and is being held for $20 million bail. The arrest came soon after his indictment of the murder of his third wife Kathleen Savio, who was allegedly drowned in her bathtub in 2004.

Peterson's case has stirred the media since 2007, when his fourth wife Stacy Peterson went missing. Savio's death was initially passed off as an accident, but after Stacy's disappearance it was re-examined and determined to be a murder. Stacy still remains to be found.

The article describes reactions from the Savio family and Stacy's relatives, but twitterers post their reactions, nearly all assuming Peterson is guilty.

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   danbimrose Drew Peterson finally indicted on something. It's about friggin time. What a slime ball. 08 May 2009 from web
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   adam51586 Drew Peterson Now that your in Jail Will you tell us Where The Hell Stacy is and "No Comment" is off the Table "TELL US!" Freaky Troll! 08 May 2009 from web
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   Curbieque I seem to be suffering from insomnia this morning. Very ususual for me. Drew Peterson was finally arrested. It's about time! 08 May 2009 from web
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   hollymintz I wonder if Drew Peterson is sleeping well in his jail cell tonight hahaha. 08 May 2009 from web
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   KJmyman burn in hell drew peterson 08 May 2009 from web
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   AnaLovesMusic Drew Peterson ruined my morning show window storming........just one more thing he killed. 08 May 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   lasl321 How many women does Drew Peterson have to kill before he gets the chair? Damn. 08 May 2009 from TwitterFon

Drew Peterson arrested on murder charges

Chicago squirrels promoting citizen scientists

As per Project Squirrel, you can now become a Citizen Scientist by contributing your observations of squirrels from your office, home, park or anywhere else in Chicago.

This data will then be used to study the ecology of our neighborhoods and determine how our local environment is changing.

Twitterers were quick to respond:

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   rhessenthaler (Undisclosed) @breed85 Im going to take some time off to become a Citizen Scientist for Project Squirrel. U should do the same http://tinyurl.com/caeoc7 04 May 2009 from TwitterFox
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   midwestninja (Chicago, IL) Squirrel Census 2010 is in full swing in Chicago: http://tr.im/kx8I 05 May 2009 from web
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   sajaro (Chicago, IL) RT @redeyechicago Every squirrel counts. If you see one today, count it. http://tr.im/kxgT (Here's to the one living above my door.) 05 May 2009 from web
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   jswo (Highland Park, IL) Wow, I could not even BEGIN to report all my squirrels to Project Squirrel: http://www.projectsquirrel.org/ 05 May 2009 from Seesmic Desktop
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   marsacademy (Chicago, IL) So, we're supposed to count squirrels today? But how would I know whether that particular squirrel was already counted? 05 May 2009 from web
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   mpbullship (Chicago, IL) Chicago museum asks people to help count squirrels in your Zip code? Notebaert Nature Museum, UIC want to know. http://bit.ly/MCk6p 05 May 2009 from TweetDeck
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   nzeke (Los Angeles, CA) If you're a squirrel watcher like me + live in Chicago sign up to count squirrels at projectsquirrel.org. Do it for science! 05 May 2009 from txt
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   zoocoup (Aurora, IL) Project Squirrel: scientists are crowd-sourcing research http://www.projectsquirrel.org/ 05 May 2009 from twitterrific

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Chicago squirrels promoting citizen scientists

'Felony Franks' opens in Chicago's West Side

Per WGN-TV, Felony Franks, a new hot dog stand on Chicago's West side opened for business today. Owner Jim Andrews hires ex-convicts to help turn their lives around.

Twitterers seem to be intrigued by the idea behind the "home of the misdemeanor weiner."

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   Leena_Eats Love this-RT @gapersblock: Misdemeanor Weiners: Felony Franks, a new hot dog stand to be staffed by ex-prisoners: http://bit.ly/I2unh 24 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   gpoulet Just passed #felony franks. Food so good its criminal. What? Key word here is "passed" 24 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   jennyclary is intrigued to see Felony Franks (the misdemeanor weiner) on the news! 25 Apr 2009 from web
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   dearButtercup RT@GapersBlock Felony Franks, new hot dog stand 2 be staffed by ex-prisoners, is causing a stir http://tinyurl.com/c8ah4x [Good luck to 'em] 25 Apr 2009 from web

'Felony Franks' opens in Chicago's West Side

Bulls' Rose named NBA Rookie of the Year

Per the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Bulls' guard Derrick Rose will be given the award for top NBA rookie in 2008-09.

Rose finished the regular season averaging 16.8 points, second only to Memphis' O.J. Mayo (18.5), led all rookies in assists (6.3) and minutes played (37.0).

In two playoff games, Rose has averaged 23.0 points and 11.0 assists.

Michael Jordan and Elton Brand are the only other Bulls to have won the award.

The Bulls are expected to officially announced the award at a 2 p.m. CST news conference Wednesday.

Twitterers were unsurprised and happy for the 6-3 Memphis grad.

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   sugui Hey Derrick Rose, apparently there's a package for you at the Berto Center. It's shaped like a trophy. hmm... 22 Apr 2009 from web
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   j_dub70 Derrick Rose NBA rookie of the year! Chicago bulls lovers rejoice!!! 22 Apr 2009 from twitterrific
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   AJthegraduate Derrick Rose will be awarded the Rookie of the Year trophy. WELL DESERVED! Press conference this afternoon in the CHI. 22 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   realgt not a big surprise that Derrick Rose is #nba rookie of the year....i'm just hoping Beasley can be Most Improved player next year ;) http ... 22 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   tommychoi It's official, I can buy a Derrick Rose jersey now!!! Wish I could trade in my Ben Wallace, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich ones. 22 Apr 2009 from Tweetie
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   Manny_Nunez Derrick Rose is NBA rookie of the year!!!! he deserves it! 22 Apr 2009 from web

Reporting by John Kristoff.

Bulls' Rose named NBA Rookie of the Year

Blagojevich denied Costa Rica request

Per Chicago Tribune, former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been denied permission to go to Costa Rica to film a television reality show. Modifying his political corruption bail terms would be, according to U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel, "a bad idea." 

Twitterers are not surprised by the ruling and some are poking fun at the situation:

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   tommymac73 (Location not listed) Poor Blago can't go to Costa Rica. Look for him to star in his own series in Federal PMITA prison instead. 21 Apr 2009 from twitterrific
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   Logans_Fun (Chicago, IL) Blago, how much more insanity can you wring out of that brain of yours? http://tr.im/jlKU 21 Apr 2009 from web
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   wardseward (Chicago, IL) @tommymac73 Yeah! What kind of ego does that guy have that he actually thought they'd let him go? Come on Blago! 21 Apr 2009 from TwitZap in reply to tommymac73
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   Bill1827 (Oak Lawn, IL) blago can't go and do his reality show. Finally someone who has common sense. Good job judge I thought I was going to boycott NBC!!!!!! 21 Apr 2009 from web
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   Napjeeper (Elgin, IL) No reality show for Blago. :( Guess we won't get to see him use his hair as a life raft. http://bit.ly/48K4ye 21 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck

Blagojevich denied Costa Rica request

Featured TwitPic: From Tribune Tower balcony

Breaking Tweets founder/editor Craig Kanalley took the following picture during a recent trip to the Tribune Tower and immediately uploaded to TwitPic:



"Oh man! On the 22nd floor of the Tribune Tower" (Posted by @ckanal)

Featured TwitPic: From Tribune Tower balcony

Lollapalooza lineup announced

Coming on the heels of Coachella, the lineup for Lollapalooza was announced today.

The annual 3-day festival, held in August at Chicago's Grant Park, will feature old favorites such as the Beastie Boys and newer bands like The Gaslight Anthem.

Twitter users couldn't wait to get their tickets:

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   JarynLH how killer is the lollapalooza lineup?
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   HaggisBulfin If I don't go to Bonnaroo this year, I must do Lollapalooza!
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   knowsurprises The Lollapalooza lineup is very solid. I want to go to there.
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   PrncssKT Lollapalooza is calling my name
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   _jacob Man, Lollapalooza 2009 sounds incredible: Decemberists, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Depeche Mode ... $190 for a 3-day pass http://bit.ly/zvTIu
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   echristopher I'm very excited about the Lollapalooza lineup! Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, Kings of Leon and more. Who else is going?
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   Kate_2323 lollapalooza line-up is out of control.....I HAVE to go!!!
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   justinstrange My Lollapalooza two cents. As expected, it's a fantastic lineup. Also as expected, it costs too much.
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   MegPoulelis Lolla lineup! Summer cannot come soon enough. http://2009.lollapalooza.com/

Others aren't as thrilled about the lineup:

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   ejdrouillard Not too impressed with Lolla. Lots of good bands, but the top of the bill is boring (meaning the good bands play in the miserably hot day).
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   firepretty The Lolla lineup sucks. Heading out & hanging with Kells.
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   chevelleluv im very disappointed with the lolla lineup. maybe worth goin to see, depeche mode, kings of leon, the killers an snoop dogg lmao
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   ForrestW weak headliners, strong support, overall bonnaroo remains king: http://2009.lollapalooza.com/

You can see the complete lineup here.

Reporting by Shari Weiss. Additional reporting by Danielle Destrade.

Lollapalooza lineup announced

No Thorn on this Rose

In a spectacular performance, Bulls rookie Derrick Rose scored 36 points in leading Chicago to a 105-103 overtime victory over Boston in Game 1 of their 1st round NBA playoff series.

Rose's 36 points tied the record for the highest playoff scoring debut in NBA history. He also added 11 assists before fouling out in overtime.

You knew this game would spark conversation in the Twitterverse, and basketball fans in Chicago are revved up about their Rose:

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   defsupreme @yesImFresh derrick rose is officially a martian. 18 Apr 2009 from web in reply to yesImFresh
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   cp432002 Derrick Rose your rookie card just went platinum. Great game. The way Boston played it wouldn't matter if K.G. was playing anyway 18 Apr 2009 from web
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   J_dot_Reed Bulls take game 1!!!!! Shout out to Derrick Rose...36 points and 11 asissts. If he don't get Rookie of the Year somebody paid somebody off. 18 Apr 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   Dragonsflame35 just watched the end of the bulls/celtics game. Derrick Rose... you are a BEAST! 18 Apr 2009 from web

And it's safe to say Bulls fans are feeling pretty confident their team can knock off the defending NBA champion Celtics-

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   PRTeech Point of clarification: I'm a Celtics supporter, Bulls fanatic. My allegiance lies with Chicago in this series. 18 Apr 2009 from web
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   Stylefiller Oooo. Bulls won in Boston after overtime. Now in series Chicago lead 1-0. I can say only one thing "NBA, where amazing happens." 18 Apr 2009 from web
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   DPDaPhranchise Twitter fam!! Ya'll still doubting my CHICAGO BULLS??? 18 Apr 2009 from mobile web

No Thorn on this Rose