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chicagotribune.com - 8/15/2008
Bill Murray to parachute in on Chicago Air and Water Show -
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In this photo provided by U.S. Army Golden Knights, actor Bill Murray (bottom) makes a tandem jump with U.S. Army Golden Knights Staff Sgt. Joe Jones from 13,500 feet over Lake Michigan for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. ( AP photo by SFC Bryan Schnell/U.S. Army Golden Knights / August 15, 2008)

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Midwest's News Leader Rolls Out Live Blog For Funnyman Free Fall [Journalismism]
Gawker — ... for the newspaper industry, it pays to think "outside of the newspaper box" when it comes to coverage of breaking news events. So the Chicago Tribune is trying its hand at live-blogging! And they picked the perfect unfolding story: Droopy-eyed comedian Bill Murray's parachute jump at the Chicago Air and Water Show! Which we would make fun of, except that that is, sadly, the most important piece of news occurring in America at the moment (we've looked). Let's check in on the up-to-the-minute coverage of Capt. Zissou's perilous skydive: ...

Bill Murray Jumps Out a Plane. Clip of the Day
SpoutBlog — ... Bill Murray jumped out of a plane last Friday as part of the opening of the 50th anniversary Chicago Air & Water Show. Surprisingly, there was apparently no kind of self-promotion involved. He wasn’t holding a sign advertising his villainous turn in this fall’s ...

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