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Friday, March 29
...for jury duty, that is. The millionaire talk show host and local celebrity has been chosen to serve on a jury starting soon. She'll pull down just $17.20 for a day's work as a juror for a murder trial on the South Side, not quite her usual daily rate. (Thanks, Matt)