Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:36:03 -0600 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:36:03 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/tsa-apostrophe-hyphen-name-id-spelling-flight--69345922.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:42:43 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*66/041509clover.jpg
New TSA rules may prevent travelers with apostrophes in their names from traveling.

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No one knows where it came from.

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Chicago Botanic Gardens built a replica out of beans and twigs.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Holy-Cash--68374277.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:55:21 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*56/church+pew.jpg
This is not the Lord's lottery, but it is filling seats in a suburban church.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Thats-Col-Sanders-Not-Khaddafy-66538362.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:19 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*89/colosan.jpg
A guy dressed up as Colonel Sanders talked his way into the UN and made the brass look like Kentucky rubes.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Chicago-woman-runs-illegal-underground-composting-operation66457692.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:34:01 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/compost.jpg
A Chicago group collects their own waste to compost it into nutritious soil.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/6-Figure-Paycheck-a-Steal-66363372.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:19 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*80/ept_sports_ncaab_experts-344941090-1219170717.jpg
A New Jersey company paid a man nearly half a million dollars before realizing he wasn't working.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Conceited-Crook-Leaves-Cam-Phone-at-Crime-Scene-66025667.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:06:29 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/vanerobber.jpg
Vanity and stupidity can be an awful combination

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Four Chicago cops just received the most expensive parking ticket ever: $1.5 million.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Legoland-Illinois-65978557.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:33:12 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Miniland_Las_Vegas_Excalibur.jpg
The toy company wants tax breaks to get a foothold in the Midwest.

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A new video from the LAPD is a bit on the creepy side.

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A drug submarine carrying more than 10 tons of cocaine was caught off the coast of Guatemala.

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Job duties include filing, typing and making sexy time with lawyers.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Would-You-Like-Weed-With-Those-Fries-Officer-65236157.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:40:01 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/0000000000fdsjklfsjlkcms.jpg
An off-duty cop stopped for a midnight snack at a Burger King, only to discover marijuana was on the menu.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Illinois-Hunters-Be-Wary-of-Indestructible-Coyotes-65004572.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:43:58 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/coyote5.jpg
Struck at 75 m.p.h. by a car then stuck in its grill, a coyote survived, recovered, and escaped.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Vandals-Deflate-32-School-Bus-Tire-64928657.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:57:02 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/bus21.jpg
Students rejoice as their morning commute is canceled.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/For-Your-Amusement-Kiddieland-to-Auction-Rides-64926352.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:39:57 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/kiddieland_melrose_park_sign_640x480.jpg
The defunct amusement park is getting rid of its rides piece by piece.

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A St. Charles man has won third place in the Great Pumpkin Weigh Off, with a 1,148-pound monster pumpkin.

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From mermaids to flying pigs check out these pictures of off-beat, interesting happenings from around the world.]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Suburban-Skunk-Shooter-Fined-25-64667782.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:56:57 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/skunk.jpg
Gerald Harson got a visit from the cops after he took a skunk matter into his own hands.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/television/The-Boy-Who-Cried-Falcon-64454932.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:22:15 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/101509+falconheene.jpg
Little Falcon Heene was a very naughty boy. What did we all learn from his little dalliance with homemade aviation?

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Popular-Halloween-Candy-64372432.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:11:38 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/candycorn.jpg
Learn the not-so-fun facts about your favorite holiday treats.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Starlings-Swoop-in-on-Bridgeport-Neighborhood-64249502.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:11:47 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/072209BDaysHitchcock01.jpg
Bridgeport residents are claiming hundreds of birds are taking over their neighborhood.

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Zachary Christie can return to school after being suspended.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/5000-lbs-of-Pot-on-Fake-School-Bus-64041162.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:45:05 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Pot-Bus-Bust.jpg
It looked like a real school bus, but it wasn't, the 5,000+ pounds of pot were real.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-to-Halt-Religious-Traditions-64037802.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:10:36 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*85/111008-communion-wafers2.jpg
A Pennsylvania Catholic Diocese will suspend sacred practices during worship service to prevent the spread of swine flu.

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A British study has found that hormone regulation in women who take oral contraceptives can play a role in who they're attracted to.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Who-Needs-Reporters-When-Theres-Monkeys-64014622.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:46:19 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*80/100609-statefair-cars-%2824%29.jpg
A team of computer and journalism majors at Northwestern have found a way to generate copy through a computer program.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/School-Pays-Students-to-Take-A-Year-Off-63961437.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:38:02 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Bulldog+computers.jpg
Ithaca College is giving 31 students as much as $10,000 not to attend the school...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/Study-More-Mustache--More-Money-63930997.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:01:59 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/102708-stache-jpg.jpg
A study performed by Quicken and the American Mustache Institute revealed that mustachioed men make more than their bearded and clean-shaven compatriots.

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A golfer reaching for his ball in a South Carolina golf course got bit by an alligator hiding in the course's pond.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Grayson-Wont-Apologize-For-His-Love-of-Bacon-63879967.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:09:13 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*66/bacon10.jpg
Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson won't apologize or shut up, and we don't want him to.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Dallas-Kitty-Accidently-UPSed-to-Illinois-63852822.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:19:48 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Cody+the+Cat+p1.jpg
Cody got the ride of his life when he jumped into a UPS box destined for Illinois.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Holy-Crap-Mile-of-Manatee-Poop-Washes-Ashore-63851262.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:55:32 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/upload_Manatees_mezzn_07172008_1421.jpg
It was a crappy day for city workers in Vero Beach.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Marge-Bares-All-For-Playboy-63841762.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:49:02 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*84/marge-70.jpg
The blue-haired housemom takes it all off for the November issue.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Governator-Faces-Catcalls-at-Democratic-Party-Event-jw-63782927.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:07:18 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*82/909784451.jpg
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told off by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/CVS-Pulls-Obama-Chia-Again-63764862.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:05:42 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/chiaobama1.JPG
The clay Obama bust with the green afro won't be around anymore.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Nanny-Academy--63708992.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:32:46 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*74/nannyschool.jpg
Call it babysitter boot camp.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/No-Kidding-Snow-on-Sunday--63751227.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:58:00 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/cold_snow_generic.jpg
The forecast calls for flurries this Sunday. Curses!

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