The Bright One

A Tumblr spot for all things Chicago - and then some - out of the pages, minds and keyboards of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Permalink RIP Maggie Daley. Here is tomorrow’s front page of our print edition. (Taken with picplz.)
Permalink Just a mess after a freight train derailment in the NW suburbs this morning. http://suntm.es/uWHNKS (Taken with picplz.)
Permalink Illinois political powerbroker William Cellini is all smiles as he leaves the Dirksen Federal Building Tuesday afternoon in Chicago. Cellini was found guilty of extortion and aiding bribery. The 76-year-old faces a maximum of 30 years.
Permalink Photographer Tom Cruze finds the perfect spot for kite surfers to try their luck - Montrose Harbor Beach on Lake Michigan.
Adrien Seguy took advantage of the windy conditions to kite surf Wednesday afternoon. 
Click through for more photos of Seguy defying gravity.
Permalink A record-breaking, if warm, day for the Chicago Marathon http://suntm.es/okM59E Congrats to all the runners! (Taken with picplz.)
Permalink PHOTOS: Might want to avoid the lakefront path until the winds die down http://suntm.es/oRKGnE This biker learned the hard way. (Taken with picplz.)
Permalink Good grief, another air show crash. This one in W. Va. http://suntm.es/pwDXmO Pilot dead, but no spectators harmed. (Taken with picplz.)
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A ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ strip club trip lands living buddies in jail

Two men accused of driving around with a dead friend, using his ATM card and visiting a strip club are charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.

Robert Young and Mark Rubinson are free on bond but they couldn’t be reached for comment Thursday.

It’s unclear how Jeffery Jarrett died, but the men are not charged in his death.

(Source: suntimes.com)

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A woman’s journey from Holocaust survivor to Playboy bunny

After suffering almost indescribable horrors in the Holocaust, Sala Lewis was handed a chance at the fame she craved.

It could have fulfilled her dream of becoming a celebrity, a dream that helped keep her alive as she was marched from concentration camp to concentration camp.

She was on the cusp of fame after serving as the prototype for the legendary Playboy bunny outfit, but then the current Deerfield resident turned down an offer to pose in Playboy magazine in its heyday, a choice she said she’s never regretted.

(Source: suntimes.com)