Bears fans tailgate in the Soldier Field parking lot, a pastime that will cost more under Mayor Daley’s 2009 budget plan to increase revenue by increasing the tax on parking and tickets at concerts, movies and sports events.
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Coach Denis Savard made his Blackhawks well aware of the importance of getting off to a good start in the franchise's 81st season. ''The last four Stanley Cup champions -- Tampa Bay [2004], Carolina [2006], Anaheim [2007] and Detroit [2008] -- were 33-6-8 in the first month of the season,'' Savard said. ''That's a statistic that doesn't lie.
When Jimi Hendrix wrote ''Purple Haze,'' the classic guitar riff came before the title and the lyrics. When Northwestern's ''Purple Haze'' attempts to convert Ryan Field into a foreboding home soundstage of rabid magenta today, it will be five consecutive victories and a dramatic amp-up in hope that came before the color-coded Wildcats fan frenzy.
If the early returns are any indication, Kirk Hinrich may have to guard against frustration as much as any opposing player while he transitions in the Bulls' backcourt. Hinrich, who has moved mostly to off guard since the arrival of No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose, was all but lost in the shuffle of the Bulls' shaky offense in Thursday's preseason-opening loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Lynn Sweet: Barack Obama and John McCain left the evil ghosts of their pasts, Bill Ayers and Charlie Keating, at home during their second presidential debate Tuesday night.
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Celeste Busk: Halloween fun doesn't have to scare the pants off youngsters. With that in mind, Lambs Farm continues its Haunted Harvest tonight in Libertyville. The spooktacular fun transforms the farmyard into a Halloween haven on Saturday nights in October. Kids may hop aboard the Train of Terror and ride through the creature-filled woods around Lambs Lake complete with scary vignettes. There's also a Creature Walk through the darkened farmyard.
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have wrapped up another summer tour,
demonstrating they still can fill arenas with hook-heavy guitar rock
three decades after their debut. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will turn to ‘‘making that great
Heartbreakers record that we’ve been talking about for ages,’’ the
group’s leader says.
Financial officials from the world's wealthiest industrial countries are pledging decisive action to deal with the biggest upheavals to hit the global financial system since the Great Depression. The big question is whether their one-page action plan will be enough to stop the bleeding as investors watch trillions of dollars of wealth melt away.
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