Police Supt. Jody Weis is reworking things at police headquarters. The changes come at a time when murder was up 14 percent over the first nine months of the year and other categories of crime are up, too.
(AP)
CBS fires Channel 2 boss Joe Ahern
Daley budget proposal includes 929 city layoffs
Where Mayor Daley has gone wrong
CBS fires Channel 2 boss Joe Ahern
Palin has checkered history on ethics issues
Booze may speed shrinking of the brain
Daley budget proposal includes 929 city layoffs
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After sluggish starts in each of the first two exhibition games, the Bulls looked like they were ready to work from the opening tip Tuesday night at the United Center. But the team's best first quarter -- in which they built a 19-point lead -- fizzled quickly, and the Bulls dropped to 0-3 in the preseason with a 96-86 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
After watching the Blackhawks lose their first three games while he served a suspension for a preseason altercation, left winger Ben Eager can't wait to return tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes (2-0) at the United Center.
Mike Mulligan: Devin Hester hasn't changed. The problem is with us, the media and fans who await his every return as though it carries the fulfillment of a messianic prophecy. Hester is a flesh-and-blood return man, not a paranormal phenomenon.
From where to find your pumpkins to devilishly clever costumes, we're your guide to all-things- frightful this Halloween season.
Send us pictures of your Halloween displays
Where to pick pumpkins
What's your killer costume?
Haunted haunts
Creepy Chicago tours
Halloween party essentials
Hot candy spots
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Video: Blooper reel!
Video: Mini Cooper Clubman
Photos: Paris Auto Show
Photos: Nissan GT-R
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Still single after online dating, speed dating and blind dating? Try dating your friend's hot ex-husband. On Oct. 23, a North Side bar will host what it calls "Date My Ex, Please," asking people to bring their ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends, ex-lovers and ex-spouses to trade for someone more compatible. Hey, they've done it on TV.
Vote: Would you date your friend's ex?
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Interior Affairs: Ease your way to a new style
Religion
Alleged McGuire victim: Priest requested masturbation
Christians challenged to tap inner poets
Horoscopes
Holiday Mathis horoscopes for October 15
Georgia Nicols horoscopes for October 15
Madonna and filmmaker Guy Ritchie will end their marriage after nearly eight years, the couple said in a joint statement today. The couple asked the media to ‘‘maintain respect for their family at
this difficult time,’’ said the statement, e-mailed by Liz Rosenberg,
Madonna’s publicist.
Sandra Guy: The U.S. government's plans announced Tuesday to buy stock in nine major banks should ease the nation's credit crisis but will cost you, the taxpayer, experts say. The Bush administration will inject $250 billion into the banking industry in the coming weeks, an unprecedented federal intervention intended to stave off another Great Depression and keep businesses operating by freeing up lending.
How the U.S. plan differs from Europe's
Stocks pull back as profit-taking sets in
U.S. to buy shares of banks
CBS fires Channel 2 boss Joe Ahern
Pickens: $3 gasoline 'temporary'
Obama, McCain's plans for your money
Bush, Paulson take a new approach to crisis
Palin, McCain stir up storm of ugly racism
Blago wants carpool lanes for tollways. Do you?
Madonna, Guy Ritchie confirm plans to divorce
