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New Buffalo Township Volunteer Firefighters work to put out a grass fire that destroyed two lakefront homes in the exclusive subdivision of Grand Beach on April 24. The blaze was started near Mayor Daley's summer home. (M.B. Moriarty/New Buffalo Times/John H. White/Sun-Times)

Did cougar kill spark arson at Daley's Mich. home? Mayor Daley's Michigan summer home was apparently the target of an arson that badly burned two of his neighbors' homes last month -- and was possibly set by someone angry over the recent killing by Chicago Police of a wild cougar on the North Side, the Sun-Times has learned. The April 24 fire was initially believed to be an accidental brush fire. Police reopened the investigation after learning that a threatening note was sent to Daley's City Hall office.

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Jury selection in the R. Kelly case wrapped up Thursday -- but not before the defense howled in protest over the process. Eight men and four women will decide if R&B superstar Kelly is guilty of child pornography charges. Before the panel was finalized, Kelly's lawyers accused prosecutors of deliberately removing black jurors.

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Sports With Clemens' tumble, Maddux best of his time

Jay Mariotti: The warmest ovation on a cold day wasn't for Ryan Dempster, who finally is living up to that Marisa Miller bear hug. Or Kerry Wood, who saved the six-hit shutout and 4-0 win.

Ozzie World's a wild ride

Rick Telander: It's always worthwhile to take a peek into the amusement park known as ''Ozzie's World.'' And it's fitting to do it here, just a couple of mouse whiskers away from Disneyland. But if you think it's all balloons and bleeps and blow-up dolls in the White Sox manager's mind, I suggest you flip forward to fellow Sun-Times sportswriter Joe Cowley's column on Page 74 and read that first.

Time for deliberate Paxson to gamble

Greg Couch: Scott Skiles was fired five months ago, and where do things stand with the Bulls in finding a new coach? General manager John Paxson has his pencils and notepads squared off and perfect on his desk, and the phone all ready to dial, while one team after another keeps firing a coach, conducting a search, then hiring a new guy.

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Brenda Bromfield of west suburban Woodridge has become such a skilled shopper, she can come up with a coupon or a bulk bargain buy on nearly everything. Savvy shopper finds bargains with coupons Public library helps family cut expenses Couple cut food budget by $100 How Beth cuts her grocery bill in half Bikes save a wad of cash Couple saves on prescription meds Fillups now a thing of the past Price check on walk down aisle Poll: What's hurting you? Video: How to save on your grocery bill

Lifestyles Author of baby care bible finds new drive

The expectant mom on the cover of the new, revised edition of the 25-year-old "bible" on childbirth, What to Expect When You're Expecting, is wearing jeans, standing up, showing off her belly with a proud smile. "She's off her rocker, finally!" author Heidi Murkoff wrote in an e-mail interview of the hot mama fronting the fourth edition of the influential book, which Murkoff first co-authored in 1984. The mom on that original cover was shown in a rocking chair, taking a load off her presumably aching feet.

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Entertainment Good meals for $10 or less

Pat Bruno: The cost of eating out keeps going up. Sure, you can hit one or two of the major chains and fill up for a bit less, but that's not going to do it in the long run (read: boring). So, you might ask, what are my options? Folks, take a fling at a neighborhood joint, where the food is more connected to fine than faux, the quality is high, and the prices are low.

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Business Trading spaces: CME moves

The Great Migration of Chicago traders is almost over and that means a new era begins for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Today is the final day of trading at the old Merc, its home for nearly 25 years at 20 S. Wacker. It will be left to the meat traders, stalwarts whose business goes back to the exchange's earliest days, to turn out the lights for good. They will mark the occasion with laughter and lumps in their throat and maybe smuggle in a flask or two to give the place a proper sendoff.

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