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Sports Cubs enjoying the seventh winning stretch Victory No. 85 for the Cubs last season came a day after the champagne celebration for clinching the National League Central title and their trip to the playoffs. It came on the second-to-last day of the season ... and it was their final win of 2007. In 2008, with win No. 85 in the bank Friday and nearly a month left to go, the Cubs have no interest in talking about celebrations.
Tillman recounts ordeal leading to heart transplant Carol Slezak: When Bears cornerback Charles Tillman first learned that his 3-month old-daughter, Tiana, suffered from a heart condition called cardiomyopathy, a transplant was the furthest thing from his mind. ''At that point in time, I didn't know what it was,'' he said. ''I said, 'OK, we'll give her some [cough syrup], and it will be OK.' I didn't think it was something serious.''
Juiced-up air game ready to test Tonight they start finding out. Tonight, when the 20th-ranked Illini take on No. 6 Missouri at the Edward Jones Dome (7:30, ESPN, 560-AM), they will begin to learn whether a passing game that finished last in the Big Ten and 109th in the nation is ready to step into the void created by the departure of tailback Rashard Mendenhall

Lifestyles Free months at gym shapes up into real problem Dear Fixer: In March, my friend Holly and I decided to join a gym. We had a coupon for a free month at Bally Total Fitness and decided to take advantage of it. When we got to the gym, we listened to a sales pitch and decided to sign up for a membership. We were promised a) We would get one month for free; b) after the second paid month, we could cancel our membership with no penalty.

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Entertainment Chicago native Bonnie Hunt launches talk show Bill Zwecker: Local native Bonnie Hunt's legion of fans better hope her new talk show is a success. Because if it is, ''I'm bringing it back to Chicago,'' said the actress and comedian, calling from Los Angeles. And we're not talking about taping a few shows here -- as Hunt's mentor David Letterman and Jay Leno and even Ellen DeGeneres have done.

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Business Machinists union balks, calls for strike on Boeing Machinists union leadership has called for a strike after deciding Boeing’s final contract offer isn’t good enough. The union plans a news conference at 5 p.m. to explain the union’s objections. Boeing presented its third and final contract proposal on Thursday, calling for an 11 percent raise and 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment.

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