Friday, December 9, 2011

Snow snarls traffic / Cubs get Stewart / 25-word college essays

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Season's first measurable snow slickens commute; fatality on the Eisenhower

Light snow covered much of the Chicago area this morning, causing dozens of spinouts on slick expressways, including one fatal accident on the Eisenhower.

Firefighters returning to station catch burglars Firefighters return to station, catch burglars

A Northwest Side Fire Department crew Thursday evening returned after responding to a false alarm to find two men leaving their headquarters with a laptop, a department spokesman said.

Blagojevich attorneys consider prison and appeal Blagojevich attorneys consider prison, appeal

Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich, coming off a big defeat this week with his 14-year prison sentence, are now gearing up for another fight — an appeal of the former governor's conviction.

House leaders split up Sears, CME tax package House leaders split up Sears, CME tax package

Illinois House leaders hope to make a tax break package for CME Group and Sears more politically digestible by splitting it in two.

Cubs roll dice, deal Colvin for Rockies' Stewart Cubs roll dice, deal Colvin for Rockies' Stewart

The Cubs acquired third baseman Ian Stewart from the Rockies in a four-player deal and handed him a starting job. But the key was the 26-year-old Stewart, a promising player who suddenly dropped off the map last year.

'NED' takes itself down a peg 'NED' takes itself down a peg

You know how you can tell when someone or something is having a moment?

The Soldier Field fiasco Editorial: Soldier Field fiasco

The rehab project's cost eventually would swell to about $660 million, the public debt burden to some $432 million: Backloaded annual principal and interest payments leap from $6.3 million in 2002 to $88.5 million in 2032.

The new college-admission essay: Short as a tweet The new college-admission essay: Short as a tweet

Esoteric questions requiring brief answers are adding to high school seniors' stress.

New goal for juvenile center: Clear it out New goal for juvenile center: Clear it out

For decades, Cook County's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has been blasted as a depot for children who were locked up without much consideration to their mental or physical well-being.


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