University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign interim President Stanley Ikenberry (inset) asked his staff to look into creating an "accelerated" so some students could graduate in three years rather than four.
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Historic changes are coming to Wrigley Field, not only in the physical surroundings -- which already are undergoing a face-lift for this season -- but in the philosophy of how the business of the Cubs will run under its new owners, the Ricketts family. A host of new revenue streams, from concerts to retail outlets to a hotel and sponsorships, are being planned, with ''every penny'' raised to be put back into the team.
Dr. Mona Khanna, an Oakbrook Terrace physician, is in Haiti working on relief efforts in the wake of the earthquake there. Khanna is working with a team from AMURT, an international volunteer disaster-relief group, and she is writing occasional dispatches for the Sun-Times.
Photos: Local doctor in Haiti
Children line up during orphanage visit
'Haiti is a country of mostly have-nots'
Looking for some suggestions on where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
with a few hundred of your closest friends -- and plenty of Irish food
and drink? How about where to find the real Irish bars, not just the ones that suddenly turn green (including the domestic beer) this week. Dig into our handy guides, and pucker up for the blarney stone!
Enough is enough, the Chicago Board Options Exchange said Thursday. It declared its intention to sell public shares for the first time, even though a wavering market has convinced other companies to curtail stock sales. The CBOE has been barred from going public by a legal fight over ownership involving members of the Chicago Board of Trade. The case was settled last year, but it kept the CBOE on the sidelines for three years when the Chicago futures markets and other exchanges scored riches for their owners via stock offerings.
Geneva: Show for show-offs
VW GTI: Road fun
Lexus GX: Off-road luxury
Jeep: Good in snow
Jaguar XF: Coupe de grace
Challenger; For families
Winners: Best of Show
Garage attendants could be dinged
Boston Blackie's owner hit with bank fraud charges
Witness: Rep. Gutierrez in on pitch for rezoning 
Pumping gas may wreak havoc on money access
Ald. wants car damage noted before parking in garages
