Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool (left) and County Board President Todd Stroger spoke on different radio shows in their first unofficial debate before their anticipated showdown for board presidency in the 2010 Democratic primary.
(John H. White/Sun-Times)
Radio static: Stroger takes on Claypool
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Mike Mulligan: Two days after the Bears lost in Minnesota and fell out of first place in the NFC North, the NFL presented them with yet another possible path to the playoffs by suspending six players for the remainder of the season, including the Vikings' pair of Pro Bowl defensive tackles, Pat and Kevin Williams.
White Sox pitcher Javier Vazquez insisted in early October that he wanted to return to the South Side for the 2009 season because, Its not me to run away from anything." Well, he no longer has a say in that matter as the right-hander will try to rebuild his reputation as a big-game pitcher in Atlanta.
Illinois was looking for a chance to prove its unbeaten start was a harbinger of good things to come, and not a fluke. The Illini got that opportunity when Clemson came to Assembly Hall for an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Tuesday night. But they weren't quite up to the challenge, falling to the Tigers 76-74.
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Men crack most of the world's mother-in-law jokes, but a new study says it's women who do the real suffering. Nearly two-thirds of women studied by a British researcher reported their mothers-in-law had caused them long-term unhappiness and stress. Fifteen percent agreed. The study was done over 20 years by Terri Apter, a psychologist at Cambridge University's Newnham College. She took up the challenge when she couldn't understand why she always felt smothered by her mother-in-law.
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Jim DeRogatis: The multi-platinum Chicago mall-punk band Fall Out Boy is like reality TV: frequently denigrated as a mindless distraction representing the nadir of celebrity obsession, crass commercialism and just about everything else that's wrong with Western culture.
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DETROIT United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Wednesday that the union is willing to change its contract and will delay billions of dollars in payments to a union-run health care trust in an effort to help the struggling Detroit Three automakers.
Lynn Sweet has the latest updates on President-elect Obama's transition to the White House
After the historic 2008 Presidential election, Lynn Sweet is following Barack Obama's transition to the White House every step of the way. Check back throughout the day for the latest news on Cabinet picks, the inauguration and the forthcoming Presidential pet.
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