Metro & Tri-state Parents take a hike to hit loss of school buses Daley's kin's firm could profit on museum move Cold case trail leads to Hollywood Brookfield's newborn giraffe stands tall Obama makes surprise appearance Not so fast: FBI nabs 'Time Bandit' suspect Vegetarian pioneer helps 'people wake up' Metra cuts bathrooms to add seats 2 in military accused of taking bribes for contracts Drug may protect preemies The Watchdogs: Clout corner Is Rezko working with the feds? Geneva saves one man's parking spot Homeowners get a break

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Sports White Sox on Jay Mariotti's split: 'It's about time' Chris De Luca: Word of Jay Mariotti's split with the Chicago Sun-Times reached the White Sox' clubhouse minutes after their victory Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, and the reaction could be heard outside.

Tire to wire? Sox hope not Keep a close eye on left-hander John Danks during the last month of the regular season. The White Sox certainly will be watching closely. After his shortest start since July 20 -- a four-inning stinker in an 11-3 loss Wednesday night to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards -- Danks has reached 160 2/3 innings this season.

Staying healthy is key to final tuneup Players don't like playing it, and coaches don't even like coaching in it. While the third preseason game is considered the tuneup for the regular season, the fourth is simply compulsory. You have to do it. So like it or not, the Bears will show up tonight in Cleveland to face the Browns and do what every NFL team does -- cross its fingers that there are no injuries.

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Entertainment DJ feels political beat with ‘Barack Obhangra’ Jimmy Singh believes music can unite and inspire people, so tonight at Schubas, he will serve as DJ in a show he is calling “Barack Obhangra.” A diehard backer of the Illinois senator turned presidential candidate, Singh’s goal is to inspire people to “get out the vote.”

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Business Daley's kin's firm could profit on museum move The Watchdogs: A New York financial services firm that employs Mayor Daley's nephew stands to make millions if the mayor gets his way and the Chicago Children's Museum moves from Navy Pier to Grant Park. Plans call for the museum to take parking spaces in one of four underground garages the city leased to Morgan Stanley months after the firm hired William Daley Junior.
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