REALITY REWIND
WHO’S IN AND WHO’S OUT IN REALITY-TV LAND
IN: Chicago’s Ronnie Kroell survived his fourth elimination round in Thursday’s episode of “Make Me A Supermodel.”Ronnie, Ben, Perry and Holly all completed their final photo shoots — naked! — and multi-look catwalks Thursday. Viewers will find out who wins on April 3.
OUT: After a lackluster showing — and soggy blinis — in the elimination challenge, Chicago chef Valerie Bolon was asked to pack her knives and go in Wednesday’s episode of “Top Chef,” which had the cheftestants cooking at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
America voted, and Amanda Overmyer was out in Wednesday’s episode of “American Idol.” Contrary to previous weeks, there were no tears. Joining Overmyer in the Bottom 3 were Carly Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook.
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NEWS IN NUMBERS
$105 M
Amount a judge ordered Starbucks to pay its California baristas in back tips that were taken from the tip pool and used to pay shift supervisors. According to California law, supervisors and managers can’t share the tip pool.
60 Minutes
Estimated length of time that a tornado siren in Downers Grove continued to wail, after switching on at 1 a.m. Thursday. Crews eventually cut the power to the siren, putting an end to the malfunction.
0
Cost for seniors to ride on the CTA and suburban transit. Monday marked the start of free rides for those 65 and older, part of the bill Gov. Blagojevich signed in January to stave off Doomsday.
40%
Percentage of respondents who say they deal with stress frequently, according to a Gallup poll released last week that found, among other things, four out of 10 college students were stressed out.
6 a.m.
Time on Thursday at which J.Lo’s twins made their debut on people.com. The magazine announced the first photos of the babies to much fanfare.
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WORD OF THE WEEK
Snizzle (sni zal) n.
Moisture-laden snow, or a cross between snow and drizzle, as referred to by meteorologist Andrew Krein in a Tribune story Thursday. Not to be confused with “shizzle,” which is Snoop-speak for “sure,” as in “fo’ shizzle.”
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WEEK IN PHOTOS
MONDAY – Irish children celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Belfast. Over in Dublin, a record 650,000 revelers gathered on the sidewalks for the annual parade, the biggest in Ireland’s five-day festival.
TUESDAY – In a powerful — and what some were calling historic — speech delivered at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sen. Barack Obama confronted racism in America and urged the nation to break “the racial stalemate we’ve been stuck in for years.”
WEDNESDAY – Iraq war demonstrators gathered outside the American Petroleum Institute in Washington as the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the war.
THURSDAY – Belmont Bruins players watched as Duke barely avoided what would have been a huge upset, edging Belmont 71-70 in the first round of the West Regional.
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HEAT INDEX
RedEye takes the temperature of current events
Barack Obama
Telling it like it is about race.
March Madness
Only Day 3, and we’re already on overload.
Tyler Perry
Hollywood blockbuster king strikes again.
Christian Siriano
Making the most of his “Runway” win. Go on with your fierce self.
Spring snowstorm
Suck it up, people. This IS Chicago.
