A minor earthquake hit near northwest suburban McHenry last night, sending tiny tremors across the northern suburbs of Chicago, officials said.  | Fare hike approved for South Shore The Chesterton Tribune reports: The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's board of directors voted unanimously to raise fares 5 percent starting Feb. 15. The rate hike will generate about $800,000 in new revenue a year. |  | Grammy winner Mavis Staples to headline Blues Fest Mavis Staples will be featured at the 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 8 through 10 in Grant Park. The festival will run 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on several stages each day. Staples will close the fest at the Petrillo Music Shell, Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard, on June 10. |  | Curfew suspect wrests Taser from cop, stuns him A Marquette Park neighborhood man is expected to appear in court later today after he was accused of wresting a Taser from a Chicago police officer and using it on him Sunday night during a struggle on the city's Southwest Side, police said. |  | Cutoff plans for Asian carp Asian carp should be permanently cut off from Lake Michigan by sheet pile or impermeable land bridges, effectively re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River, according to a study set to be released Tuesday by a coalition of Great Lakes states and cities. | |  | |
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