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Billy Dec's Engaged on Facebook Chicago's consummate bachelor announces he's getting married

Updated 8:02 AM CST, Fri, Dec 5, 2008

Hats off to Chicago's consummate bachelor on his engagement.

You can officially forget your crush on Billy Dec. The consummate bachelor is getting married.

For the masses, the news came via a status change from single to engaged on the Rockit Ranch Bar & Grill co-owner's Facebook page, prompting dozens of posts from his 4000 'friends.'

Crain's Taking Names blog reports his closer friends got a mass e-mail last night announcing the engagement.

“Sorry if shocking and seems weird in an e-mail,” he wrote. “Just haven’t been able to tell all of my friends fast enough. And don’t want you to hear from anyone else.”

What we don't know? Who the lucky lady is. We know it's not former girlfriend and "Bachelorette" star Jen Schefft, who announced her own engagement recently.

Comment below if you've got the scoop.

UPDATE: Looks like we may have a winner.

First Published: Dec 4, 2008 1:46 PM CST

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anon Thursday, Dec 18 at 8:54 PM FLAG COMMENT No it's not! It's Katherine Stevens...get with it people.
Anonymous Friday, Dec 5 at 2:26 PM FLAG COMMENT A Friend and Gossip girl 2: I don't see any negative comments about him or his fiance or anybody trying to interfere with their happiness. I'm just not sure why they made the news on this website. It's very nice of you to defend the couple. I'm just wondering why do they need to be defended if they're such lovely/wonderful people? I assume the hate comments would come only from people who actually know them, so why mention it ... MORE >
A Friend Friday, Dec 5 at 2:04 PM FLAG COMMENT Gossip Girl 2-thank you for your post. I could not agree more. His fiancee is an amazing individual, as is he. Anyone who has the audacity or time to write something negative should be ashamed. Maybe these individuals should take this opportunity to assess their own apparently miserable lives.
frank costanza Friday, Dec 5 at 12:03 PM FLAG COMMENT congrats to billy and linda s on their engagement
Gossip Girl 2 Friday, Dec 5 at 10:14 AM FLAG COMMENT Her name isn't Anneitta Blandford! He is engaged to a beautiful, intelligent woman who doesn't need to be a subject of anyone's criticism. I don't blame her for remaining behind the scenes. There is a lot of unnecessary hatred coming from individuals who don't know either of them. Let them enjoy their happiness.