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Thursday, April 25
So, the Wendy's/AirTran collect-thirty-cups-earn-a-domestic-fare promotion ended a few days ago, and even though the dumpster-diving strategy is old news, it's nice to read that Chicago's young residents are every bit as crafty as, say, New York's.