 North Koreans poured into the streets on Monday to mourn the death of iron leader Kim Jong Il as state media hailed his untested son as the "Great Successor" of the reclusive state whose atomic weapons ambitions are a major threat to the region.  | Frustration mounts as season fizzles David Haugh: The stubborn decision to stick with Caleb Hanie after Jay Cutler's thumb injury rather than acquire a veteran backup like Donovan McNabb might nudge Jerry Angelo closer to retirement than he wants. |  | CME Trust's charity grants halt on MF failure CME Group Inc., which has given $22 million to Chicago-area schools and charities over the past five years, has stopped making grants through its main foundation, citing the collapse of MF Global Holdings Inc. |  | Robin Thicke tired, but looking good Robin Thicke claimed he needed a nap at the end of his visit to Chicago Tuesday — one of many stops on his promotional tour for his new album, “Love After War” — but you wouldn’t have known it from looking at him. |  | DUIs take a big drop in Illinois Every time the old college gang got together for the annual reunion, one classmate in particular could be counted on to take the merriment too far, prompting the others to give him a hard time about drinking and driving. "Give us your keys," they would say. "Let us drive you home." |  | Steve Johnson: Oh, to be young, in love and texting There's been a lot written about the problems associated with texting, the modern phenomenon that sees people using mobile telephones to dash off terse messages to one another, most of them inquiries into what, if anything, is "up." |  | Office space: Come aboard the CTA Holiday Train When Ron Ester was collecting fares and operating the doors of Chicago Transit Authority elevated train cars part time during the summer of 1987, he never imagined he would one day be an integral part of the CTA's Holiday Train. After all, it was five years before the seasonal train, adorned with a "Season's Greetings from the CTA" sign, would make its 1992 maiden voyage. |  | Rex Huppke: A holiday wish list for the workplace I've been working on my Christmas list, even though I know the big day will come and, as always, I'll end up disappointed. (To be honest, my wife's "but there are no unicorns" excuse is getting a bit tiresome.) | |  | |
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