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[title]Chicago may not have a walk of fame, but the Internet is helping us cultivate a new crop of homegrown stars. Microcelebrities—online personalities with a hyperniche fan base—are popping up all around town. They don’t have as many fans or foes as Brit or Brad, but these otherwise normal folks do have devotees—from a few dozen to a few hundred—who track their every move. Some host tell-all blogs, while others merely grace the digital arena in photos of them tossing back vodka tonics. We caught up with a couple of these busy microcelebs just long enough to bask in a glimmer of their stardom.