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Monday, November 9, 2009
Pedro Bell designed the cover art for more than a two dozen George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic albums.
(Jean Lachat/Sun-Times)
Artist behind iconic album art struggling to get by Thick dust covers the gold lame shirt and silver leather coat in Pedro Bell's closet. The clothes are remnants from a brighter time when Bell, a rainbow Afro wig on his head and platform shoes on his feet, strutted through Chicago as a charter member of the '70s funk revolution whose sound is heavily sampled in rap songs today. "It was psychedelic from a black perspective," Bell said.

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You're next, Ike: resurfacing to begin in April
Eisenhower riders, you knew your day was coming. Construction has snarled traffic on the Dan Ryan, the Edens, the tollways and the Bishop Ford in recent years, and next spring it's the Ike's turn. The Illinois Department of Transportation plans a resurfacing project for I-290 between Thorndale and the Circle, tentatively scheduled to start in April 2010.
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Ft. Hood shooting suspect in critical condition

FORT HOOD, Texas -- A U.S. Army spokesman says the man suspected in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition at Texas hospital.



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Germany celebrates anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

BERLIN -- With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding west and setting in motion events that soon led to the country's reunification.



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51,000 in city vaccinated in a week

Chicago Department of Public Health officials say they've vaccinated almost 51,000 people against the swine flu in seven days.



51,000 in city vaccinated in a week Harry Potter's Quidditch magically appears at NU
Harry Potter's sport of choice, Quidditch, is taking flight at Northwestern University. The game, which traditionally features wizards flying around on brooms, has been adapted into an earthbound college sport, known as Muggle Quidditch.
Harry Potter's Quidditch magically appears at NU
Owner of Village Gate nightclub in New York Ran Hollywood labor talks




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