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German Marble Cake

Submitted by Michael Fielding on Fri, 07/13/2007 - 9:58am.
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Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 2 tsp. vanilla extract, pinch of salt, 5 eggs, 1 1/2 cups flour, 4 tsp. baking powder, 3 tbsp. milk, 2 tbsp. cocoa.

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As Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis takes heat for the city's rising crime rate, Beverly and Morgan Park neighbors are reeling from two separate shootings just four days - and two miles - apart that killed two and left two more injured.

In both shootings the victims were shot several times, and police have said that they don't suspect robbery as a motive. The circumstances are similar, the timing is remarkable, and the proximity of the shootings is worth noting. Do you think the shootings were related to gang activity?