Mayor Daley's decision to cut corners on snow removal will lead to more snow-related lawsuits, according to an influential alderman.
(Al Podgorski/Sun-Times)
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Neil Hayes: It has been a tough couple years for Notre Dame fans, perhaps the toughest in the program's storied history, and today's's announcement that Charlie Weis will be back for a fifth season didn't appear to greatly improve anybody's mood.
harlie Villanueva came off the bench to score 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and seldom-used Dan Gadzuric had 11 points and 14 rebounds, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks to a 97-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Jonathan Toews broke a tie with 1:35 left in regulation in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Toews beat goalie Jonas Hiller from the edge of the crease after taking a backhand cross-crease pass from Kris Versteeg. Dave Bolland added an empty-net goal with 9 seconds left.
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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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Rap’s most ubiquitous and successful artist, Lil Wayne, has been
showered with a leading eight Grammy nominations — including album of
the year. Following close behind was Coldplay, with seven. Their “Viva La Vida”
was also nominated for album of the year. Others in that top category
included Radiohead, Ne-Yo and Robert Plant with Alison Krauss.
Worried about their jobs and warned that failure could lead to a depression, hundreds of leaders of the United Auto Workers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to make concessions to the struggling Detroit Three, including all but ending a much-derided program that let laid-off workers collect up to 95 percent of their salaries.
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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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