Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:59:23 -0600 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:59:23 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Maday-Still-Wreaking-Havoc-From-Behind-Bars-70643502.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:50 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Robert+Maday+mug+shot.jpg
Woman whose car he stole is on the hook for damages. Say what?

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Caught by detectives who answered ads.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/The-Grinch-Strikes-North-Pole-Forced-to-Stop-Replying-to-Childrens-Letters-70523362.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:03 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/christmas+letter.jpg
Letters addressed to Santa in the North Pole will go unanswered this year after Operation Santa sex offender scandal

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Top-Ten-Gross-Green-Habits-70297142.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:21 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/081609+TOP+NEWS+woodstock.jpg
Ten sure fire ways to make your friends green -- in the face.

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A Chicago man was found dead in an Old Town XXX cinema.

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Northwestern doc tweets where no doc's tweeted before.

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AG Madigan says company guaranteed results, but didn't show them.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Steeler-Fan-Says-He-Was-Poisoned-in-Chicago-70285092.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:13:48 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Zack+heddinger+p1.jpg
The man says he went blind after Bears fans spiked his drink.

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A deer caught in headlights -- literally -- survives Del. accident, shooting.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/95-Year-Old_Skydiver_Has_No_Plans_to_Slow_Down_Soon_New_York.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:58 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*98/cunningham.jpg
Eleanor Cunningham, of Glendale, N.Y., spent her 95th birthday skydiving, which is becoming something of a tradition for her -- she took the leap for the first time on her 90th birthday.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Driven-by-Laughs-70185667.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:47:03 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Mic+p2.jpg
Man commutes 1,700 miles a week for comedy classes at iO Chicago.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Prius-Leads-Police-Chase-69963112.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:45 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/000ghjgujcms.jpg
Only in San Diego.

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Cops say he tried to punch a preacher, have himself tased and claimed he was Batman.

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Two weeks before Thanksgiving, it appears as though a female turkey nicknamed Tammy is trying to get the heck out of town.

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More than 200,000 people around the world came together Thursday to break some weird, wacky and wonderful records on Guinness World Records Day. Check out some of the amazing records that have been...

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Rage, rage against the dying of the white.

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Northwestern doc is about to become the first space surgeon.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Harry-Potter-Quidditch-Lands-at-Norwestern-University-69559602.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:28 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/quidditch+nu.jpg
In an apparent attempt to never sleep with women ever, NU students organize a Quidditch team.

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The Gold Coast's Three Arts Club may see new life as a columbarium.

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Ear's to everlasting love.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/Sammy-Sosa-white-skin-pigmentation-69481092.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:05 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/sammysosa_white.jpg
Sammy Sosa's not trying to be Michael Jackson, says former Cubs rep.

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New TSA rules may prevent travelers with apostrophes in their names from traveling.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Mysterious-Ice-Chunk-Crashes-Into-Chicago-Home-69284717.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:47:18 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/fallen-ice.jpg
No one knows where it came from.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Obamas-South-Side-House-Goes-Mini-69065287.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:38:03 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/mini-house.jpg
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.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/LAPD-iWatch-Video-65876377.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:27:41 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/iwatch+video+LAPD+still.jpg
A new video from the LAPD is a bit on the creepy side.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Hunt-For-The-White-October-65814937.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:47:20 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/102309+colombian+submarine.jpg
A drug submarine carrying more than 10 tons of cocaine was caught off the coast of Guatemala.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Chicago-Lawyer-Seeks-Prostitute-Secretary-65774747.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39:20 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/upload+8.jpg
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.

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