Here's what happened. What's happening. And what's going to happen:
"You might not want to get out of bed this morning. The BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana has been shutdown, while at the same time, another refinery has shutdown in Ohio ANDHurricane Irene might affect refineries on the East Coast!" -- Gas/oil expert Phil Flynn tells Greg Jarrett/WGN Radio why the price for a gallon of gas is up over 20-cents since you went to bed last night.
Elmhurst College makes history, becoming the first university in the U.S. to ask prospective students if they’re gay (Sun-Times)
Get ready to pay to higher Chicago property taxes to support the schools (Mike Flannery/FoxChicago)
Tollway needs price hike, but not this much, this fast (Crain’s Biz)
"The Qaddafi forces are retreating and have been for the past few days. It appears they're on-the-run." -- Kristen Chick, in Libya reporting for the Christian Science Monitor, talks with Jarrett/WGN Radio this morning.
Rosenthal on Steve Jobs; ‘a real-life Willy Wonka’
Are Apple shares still worth keeping without Jobs? (Smart Money Mag)
Morning Apple/Jobs Tweet from CNBC's Darren Rovell: "100 shares of Apple on day Jobs took over as CEO (7/9/97) were worth $1,369. Today, those shares are worth $150,590."
Baltimore hit with both earthquake aftershock and death of former Orioles Cy Young pitcher Mike Flanagan (Baltimore Sun)
FDA approves Botox for bladder control (Reuters)
In his new memoir, Dick Cheney says he urged Pres. Bush to bomb Syrian nuke reactor in ’07; “I again made the case forU.S. military action against the reactor,” Mr. Cheney wrote about a meeting on the issue. “But I was a lone voice. After I finished, the president asked, ‘Does anyone here agree with the vice president?’ Not a single hand went up around the room.” (NY Times)New apps to keep your kids safe online (Smart Money)
Pic of Navy SEAL dog mourning/guarding coffin of Petty Officer killed in Afghanistan (Daily Mail)
53-year-old Alec Baldwin moves in with his 27-year-old yoga instructor girlfriend (NY Post/Page Six)
