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New Buffalo Township Volunteer Firefighters work to put out a grass fire that destroyed two lakefront homes in the exclusive subdivision of Grand Beach on April 24. The blaze was started near Mayor Daley's summer home. (M.B. Moriarty/New Buffalo Times/John H. White/Sun-Times)

Did cougar kill spark arson at Daley's Mich. home? Mayor Daley's Michigan summer home was apparently the target of an arson that badly burned two of his neighbors' homes last month -- and was possibly set by someone angry over the recent killing by Chicago Police of a wild cougar on the North Side, the Sun-Times has learned. The April 24 fire was initially believed to be an accidental brush fire. Police reopened the investigation after learning that a threatening note was sent to Daley's City Hall office.

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Metro & Tri-state 2 killed in nursing home fire

Smoke inhalation is the apparent cause of death for two men who were killed in a fire late Wednesday in a nursing home where they lived in north suburban Niles. Two other residents were injured. Killed were Igor Shteyn, 67, and Naum Berdichevfky, 76. Two other people were taken to Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview with injuries that were not life-threatening.

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SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT Can't Hillary take a hint? Comment from knarfie: I found your article to be well written and descriptive of the current environment it addresses. As I read through the comments posted, they mostly proved to only exemplify your synopsis. To a fault, these people are blinded to the educated content and messages in the article. Have something to say? Comment.

Sports With Clemens' tumble, Maddux best of his time

Jay Mariotti: The warmest ovation on a cold day wasn't for Ryan Dempster, who finally is living up to that Marisa Miller bear hug. Or Kerry Wood, who saved the six-hit shutout and 4-0 win.

Ozzie World's a wild ride

Rick Telander: It's always worthwhile to take a peek into the amusement park known as ''Ozzie's World.'' And it's fitting to do it here, just a couple of mouse whiskers away from Disneyland. But if you think it's all balloons and bleeps and blow-up dolls in the White Sox manager's mind, I suggest you flip forward to fellow Sun-Times sportswriter Joe Cowley's column on Page 74 and read that first.

Time for deliberate Paxson to gamble

Greg Couch: Scott Skiles was fired five months ago, and where do things stand with the Bulls in finding a new coach? General manager John Paxson has his pencils and notepads squared off and perfect on his desk, and the phone all ready to dial, while one team after another keeps firing a coach, conducting a search, then hiring a new guy.

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Lifestyles Chicago women dream of making the city better

Paige Wiser: When we ran our story "What if women ran things in Chicago?" on May 1, the reader reaction was strong. There were references to the Iroquois matriarchy, bonabos and chimpanzees, and the possibility of Judy Baar Topinka as our next mayor. And that was just one e-mail. Everyone agreed, at least, that such a fruitful topic deserves more thorough coverage. So now we're back with a sequel, and seven more points of view.
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Entertainment Flight of the Conchords soar at Chicago Theatre

Jim DeRogatis: Flight of the Conchords may only be ''New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a cappella-rap-funk-comedy duo.'' But at their sold-out show at the Chicago Theatre on Wednesday night, musician/ comedian Bret McKenzie and comedian/musician Jemaine Clement not only confirmed that they're the most wicked and spot-on rock 'n' roll parody since Spinal Tap, but the best made-for-TV rock band since the Banana Splits, or maybe even the Monkees before them.

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Business AP source: United, Continental in alliance talks

United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are talking about forming an alliance to gain some benefits of working together without going through a merger, which Continental rejected last month, a person close to the talks said Wednesday. United is still pushing ahead with negotiations aimed at a combination with US Airways Group Inc. but would not pursue both deals, said the person, who was not authorized to speak about the matter and requested anonymity.

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