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Chicago’s Shipping Locks Won’t Close; Taco Bell Manager Caught Groping Employee

• Chicago-area shipping locks will stay open after a federal appeals panel turned down a request to close them to prevent the spread of the Asian carp. Five Great Lake states (Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) originally sued in 2010, claiming that the invasive species could destroy a $7 billion fishing industry. [Trib]

• A 38-year-old manager of a Taco Bell in Antioch was charged with two felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse after a surveillance video caught him groping an underage employee. [Trib]

• Whole Foods will test some new Wellness Clubs, where shoppers willing to pay $740 for the first year will get nutritional evaluations and discounts on foods deemed extra healthy. [USAT]

• Something to ponder before you eat that next cookie: Obesity costs some states $15 billion annually, mainly in the form of medical care. [Fox News]

• As fear of another recession looms, Europeans have been cutting back on food spending. [Reuters]

Chicago’s Shipping Locks Won’t Close; Taco Bell Manager Caught Groping Employee