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Street artist stabbed / Flood of trouble / Wait, wait, they'll tell you

By Charlie Meyerson | Daywatch columnist

1:39 PM EDT, June 16, 2008

STREET ARTIST STABBED. An "intensely creative young man" whose work appeared on stop signs, newspaper boxes and -- on one famous occasion -- stenciled on a TV secretly installed on a CTA train, is dead at 24. Robert Mitchum reports: MORE »

In weekend's third shooting involving police, Chicago cops kill man: MORE »

Weekend violence includes case of man shot and killed at birthday party: MORE »

'WHAT MAKES YOU A MAN IS NOT THE ABILITY TO HAVE A CHILD. IT'S THE COURAGE TO RAISE ONE.' On Father's Day, Barack Obama delivers some tough love to dads -- and undertakes a symbolic new beginning in his quest for a new religious home: MORE »

Poll: Most voters think Obama will win. MORE »

Dennis Byrne: "Before Barack Obama can get his presidential hands on the Iraq War, it might end ... in an American victory." MORE »

Dawn Turner Trice: Why doesn't "whitey" sting so much? MORE »

FLOOD OF TROUBLE. Water levels are still rising along the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes. Continual updates: MORE »

Along the Mississippi: "We'll see major flooding in every city." MORE »

Photos: Midwest flooding. MORE »

Latest weather forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook: MORE »

'HOW MUCH WOULD SOMEBODY HAVE TO PAY YOU TO GET YOU TO QUIT YOUR JOB?' Barbara Rose takes a look at an Internet company that gives new employees an early-resignation offer -- after only about a week: MORE »

Doctors meeting in Chicago object to proposal for "secret shopper" patients: MORE »

'THE UNPREDICTABLE CAN AND WILL HAPPEN.' On the job with a CTA train operator, Jon Hilkevitch finds operators need wary eyes and deft hands: MORE »

Car hits crowd, hurts four in Chicago: MORE »

GAY MARRIAGE TODAY. More than a half-century after becoming a couple, two women today are set to become one of the first same-sex couples to exchange legal marriage vows in California: MORE »

Today, Supreme Court weighs landmark case on the meaning of the right to keep and bear arms: MORE »

WAIT, WAIT, THEY'LL TELL YOU. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of public radio's Chicago-based quiz show "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me," some of its stars share their thoughts on the secrets of its success: MORE »

At the Tony Awards, a big night for Chicago: MORE »

Chicago architect who broke the boxy, modernist mold is dead at 88: MORE »

TIGER BURNS BRIGHT AT END. With one dramatic putt, Tiger Woods forces an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open. Ed Sherman reports: MORE »

Cubs take series from Toronto ... MORE »

... But now face their longest day of the season: MORE »

Sox lose game -- and, maybe, Konerko: MORE »

Ex-Bear Ruben Brown denies report as many as 10 players once tried to hurt Cedric Benson in practice: MORE »

Somewhere, they're still playing pro basketball: MORE »

Comcast close to deal to put Big Ten Network on expanded-basic cable tier: MORE »