Commentary - Sherlock Holmes fans love a locked-door mystery, so it was inevitable that the accidental death of TV comic Bob Saget in a Florida hotel room would get people
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Sherlock Holmes fans love a locked door mystery, so it was inevitable that the accidental death of TV comic Bob Saget in a Florida hotel room would get people buzzing. “Murder!” wrote suspicious fans on Facebook, Twitter, and everywhere else rumors flourish online.
First, the good news out of Chicago: carjackings are down by more than 50% in the city compared to January of this year. Unfortunately, that’s about the
only good news when it comes to crime in the Second City, because in almost every other category, things are getting worse. Much worse, in fact.
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