Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Mom wants baby back / Irene death toll climbs / Chicago home prices up

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Refugee who abandoned newborn fights to get him back
Mom who abandoned baby wants him back

A refugee from Myanmar imprisoned after giving birth to a baby boy in a backyard near her Wheaton home and then abandoning him will be in court today for a hearing on whether she should lose her parental rights. >> Video: Jailhouse interview

In Vermont, killer storm's toll includes stranded homeowners, towns Hurricane Irene's death toll reaches 40

The storm's 11-state death toll rose sharply overnight as bodies were pulled from floodwaters and people were electrocuted from downed power lines.
Index: Chicago home prices rise 3.2% from May to June Chicago home prices up 3.2% May to June

Home prices in the Chicago area rose 3.2 percent in June, posting a second consecutive monthly increase but remain at mid-2001 levels, according to a widely watched national index.
Bears' line for new deals long Bears' line for new deals long

Since Lance Briggs clarified his contract wishes and made it clear he wants teammates also to feel the love, it's easy to compile a list of players to line up outside Jerry Angelo's office.
'Dancing with the Stars' fall lineup includes Chaz Bono, Nancy Grace Nancy Grace joins 'Dancing with the Stars'

ABC has unveiled its next batch of celebrities who will quick-step their way through the 13th season on “Dancing with the Stars” — very few of them household names.
Planet of the godly Planet of the godly

Forget charisma, charm and foreign-policy experience.The race of the moment concerns which candidate is the truest believer.
In a decade, obscure tunnel board bled $1.3 million on overhead, but where's the underpass? Watchdog: $1.3 million spent, but train crossing unfixed

About every 15 minutes, trains block a busy corridor in the near west suburbs — a problem so frustrating that state officials created a special board to oversee construction of a tunnel or bridge.
Disenchantment at Halas Hall Haugh: Disenchantment spreads at Halas Hall

On the first day of Bears training camp at Olivet Nazarene University last month, I bumped into Lance Briggs outside a dorm and playfully put up my dukes.
Problem Solver: Six years of solutions Problem Solver: Six years of solutions

On Wednesday, What's Your Problem? turns 6 years old.

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