Metro & Tri-state Memorial to students finds 'perfect place' Drew's wired pals lie low Feds: Cop got up to $800 a week in tow truck bribes 9 dogs possibly used for fighting confiscated County doc's private deals Attorney's mother receives threatening note Feared mobster Frank 'The German' Schweihs dead Home sales in Chicago area drop sharply Vandals give new meaning to church festival First charged in quintuple homicide pleads not guilty Third woman charged in June attack on pregnant woman No property tax increase for schools this year Five left in bid for the Cubs Two planes nearly collide over O'Hare, NTSB says

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Sports Feel sorry for Wood ... and concerned for Cubs You have no heart, no human touch, if you don't feel sorry for Kerry Wood. He was reinventing himself as a reliable closer, crafting a redemptive story that seemed unfathomable last year when he was one day from calling Jim Hendry and announcing his retirement. If nothing else, you hoped he would keep the pitching mound at 1060 W. Addison as his permanent address for ONE ... FULL ... SEASON -- just once in his tortured baseball life.

Bears' season on the line The spotlight in Bears training camp is on the quarterback derby, but two days in, coach Lovie Smith was begging to talk about anything else. How about the offensive line, where some other position battles are being waged? The Bears will be only as good as their running game this season, and it all starts up front.

A knock on Wood As many times as Kerry Wood has been on the disabled list in his career, it might be tempting to see this long-enduring blister problem as his battle-scarred body's way of giving the finger to the Cubs' promising season. But team honchos insist the move that has looked inevitable for several days isn't a big deal and remain hopeful the All-Star closer will return from the disabled list on his first eligible day, Tuesday at Milwaukee -- even though nobody seems to be able to explain why a blister expected to heal last week is taking this long in the first place.

Lifestyles Where has size 12 gone? The size 12 woman loves her Gap, H&M and Ann Taylor. We can always find and fit into some affordable khakis -- and have our choice of colors and leg lengths. But what if we don't want to look like the woman sitting two seats away from us on the bus? What if we're in the mood to throw some hard-earned cash at some pricey designer clothes from a cute little boutique?

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Business Five left in bid for the Cubs David Roeder: The five finalists in the billion-dollar derby for the Chicago Cubs include two locally based groups and three from out of town, all with deep pockets and with different ideas for minimizing the deal’s tax impact on team owner Tribune Co. Sources said the local bids come from Thomas Ricketts, president of corporate bond dealer Incapital LLC, whose father founded the TD Ameritrade brokerage, and a group led by real estate investor Hersch Klaff.
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