Oprah Causes Groupon Site to Crash; Block 37 Still Cursed; More

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Local
Groupon gets Oprah'd [Silicon Valley Business Journal]
Developer Joseph Freed and Associates ordered to give Block 37 mall to banks [Chicago Tribune]
Chicagoans flock to lights festival downtown [ABC7]
Give ’em what they want: holiday gift guide [Time Out Chicago]
New solar powered wreaths for Art Institute lions [Chicagoist]

Everywhere Else
H&MAGEDDON: Lanvin lovers line up before dawn [Racked New York]
Anna Sui would be nowhere without her friends [Hint Fashion]
Band of Outsiders throws a party in LA [style.com]