Metro & Tri-state Trib redesign shrinks paper to 3 sections Alton Logan cleared after 26 years in prison IMSA employee faces child porn charges Mom delivers baby in front seat of car Cops capture 'Second Hand Bandit' suspect Phelps visits local swimmers Bail denied for two suspected of shooting 10-year-old 1-year-old girl dies in Zion crash Suspect in Glenview slaying charged in 2 fatal Calif. stabbings Meeks calls off school boycott Daley blasts Giuliani convention speech Woman dies after clothes caught fire while smoking Man fatally shot in Austin community Ex-IRS aide accused of $850K tax scam

STNG Video View more local videos Chicago 24/7 Crime Suspect in Glenview slaying charged in 2 fatal Calif. stabbings IMSA employee faces child porn charges Cops capture 'Second Hand Bandit' suspect Bail denied for two suspected of shooting 10-year-old Ex-IRS aide accused of $850K tax scam Man fatally shot in Austin community Man accused of tossing kitten off porch Education Meeks calls off school boycott 'I know why kids are killing. They're hurting'

Sports Firm foundation Mike Mulligan: Bears coach Lovie Smith is clearly a man who loves a paradox. How else do you explain his curious reaction to a new season of unprecedented change under his watch?

Cubs can exhale now One big question about the Cubs' big ace was answered Thursday, but it might be two weeks before they know how healthy their starting pitching looks for the playoffs. And that's not even counting whether Rich Harden proves down the stretch that he's as fit as he said he expects to be after next week's pushed-back start.

Guillen manages to keep Sox in contention Ozzie Guillen sat back in his chair, stroking his hand through his jet-black hair. Yes, it's amazingly still jet-black. A biological enigma, considering the toll the 2008 season has taken on him. His deep sigh told the story hours before the White Sox' game Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians -- the first of many to be labeled ''must-win'' over the next three-plus weeks.

Lifestyles Fall fashions feature the new '80s girl This won't be easy to read, but shoulder pads and collar-free leather jackets (think Eddie Murphy from his 1983 special "Delirious") are back in style this fall, along with many other influences from the '80s. I mean, I love "Pretty in Pink" as much as the next girl, but who knew if the cardigans and lacy turtlenecks that Molly Ringwald used to seduce Andrew McCarthy could be re-created?

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Entertainment Toronto Fest starts off Oscar season Roger Ebert: In the beginning, its organizers were happy to sell out a 500-seat theater. Now the Toronto Film Festival requires 35 theaters and assorted screening rooms, starting with the 2,800-seat Roy Thomson Hall. If you're a moviegoer in central Toronto and want to avoid the festival, you've got your work cut out for you.

Books Write locally, dream globally Jesus for president Chicago author: 'One Nation, Under God' by Keir Graff Classical Pianist Vladimir Feltsman worships at the altar of Bach Stage Pendergrass' life recounted in stirring musical A flawed Rockwellian portrait CST scores the gifted 'Amadeus' Galleries

Business Women share success stories Margaret Henningsen was 50 years old when she decided to team with two other black women in their 50s to start a bank to serve underserved minority- and woman-owned companies and consumers. The trio succeeded in raising $7.5 million in start-up capital from 63 investors.

Ford downshifts 'Non-compete clause' full of hot air Harris' sense of humor Boeing, machinists union meet with mediator