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Sports

Battle of the bulge South Side, we have a problem. A 6-4, 285-pound problem that better be resolved before feelings get hurt and relationships are destroyed. After a calf injury ended closer Bobby Jenks' season Sept. 22, feelings began to strain. The right-hander believed the club -- based on comments made by manager Ozzie Guillen -- was being overly critical of his conditioning.

Entertainment

Susan Boyle's debut doesn't deserve hype it's getting Jim DeRogatis: When it comes to tragic spectacles in this sorry age of reality television, beyond even the pathetic sight of Patti Blagojevich eating bugs on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!," falls the obnoxious exploitation of Scottish homebody Susan Boyle.

Business

What happened to all of Chicago's conventiongoers? McCormick Place has seen nearly a third of its business vanish this decade, a period that saw two recessions. Attendance at major events in Chicago's main convention center declined from 3 million in 2001 to 2.3 million last year. Las Vegas and Orlando held up somewhat better but likewise have seen attendance fall off since the middle of the decade. But there's a silver lining for Chicago in its loss of two large conventions this month: It shows that the competing cities have space to fill.

Developer loses control of Block 37; stores opening Wis. mulls Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe honors Movies online: Free 'n' easy, but is it theft? Indiana unemployment at 9.8 percent in October Harpo Studio just a part of vibrant Near W. Side Business briefs Key vote close on health care