Mt. Carmel Maintains Girl Ban / JoJo The Gorilla Died / Fleet Foxes

Bro, did you hear? Mt. Carmel will remain all dudes.

After word got out, that the Woodlawn Catholic high school's administration were considering a plan to enroll female students as an enrollment booster, school "stakeholders" made their objection "overwhelmingly clear," Lorraine Swanson reports.

Mount Carmel Catholic High School Announces Decision To Remain For Boys Only.

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Severe. High: 92 Low: 74.

• Jeremy Allen White, star of the hit TV show "The Bear," about a fictional Chicago Italian beef joint, orders his beef with “Hot peppers and wet, just like totally dipped.” Bianca Cseke and Meha Ahmad have details from his recent publicity stop. (WBEZ)
• “Had I been aware of the hateful rhetoric espoused by a prominent member of the group I would have not accepted the invitation,” mayoral candidate Paul Vallas said in a rebuke of Awake Illinois — a conservative group that called a bakery drag show perverted and Gov. JB. Pritzker a "groomer. Vallas spoke at an Awake Illinois event last month. (SpotOnIllinois)
• JoJo the Silverback Gorilla died at Brookfield Zoo. JoJo, described as a "geriatric" gorilla, died after an emergency medical procedure. He is survived by five offspring, including three sired at Brookfield Zoo. (Patch)
• Attention jam band fans. The Trey Anastasio Band confirmed they'll be celebrating an early Halloween at Chicago Theatre Oct. 28 and 29. (JamBands.Com)

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