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What The Hell Happened This Weekend: 10 Stories You May Have Missed

By Amy Cavanaugh in News on Dec 31, 2012 3:30PM

• The Chicago River may reverse its direction.

• Obama is encouraging state legislators to support gay marriage.

• A gun website has been sued for its ties to a 2011 murder. The same website sold the gun used in the Wisconsin spa shooting.

• The Chicago year in sports has been disappointing.

Lake Michigan makes icicles!

• The Midwest's contributions to the Guinness Book of World Records mostly center around giant food and tall animals.

• You're probably going to be hungover tomorrow. You could try hair of the dog at the Empty Bottle.

• You could also try a hangover clinic.

• We recapped the Chicago Teachers Strike.

• Here are some blue-hued shots around the city.