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Charlie Meyerson, Daywatch columnist
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PIZZERIA OWNER ACCUSED. Federal agents asked the owner of the Bacci chain to drop by the Chicago police bomb and arson squad office last week to discuss the 2000 fire that damaged a building he owned in Little Italy. When he arrived, agents said that they had solved the case -- and that he was under arrest. David Heinzmann reports:
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The Stew: List of "100 Best Places to Drink Beer in America" includes just three from Chicago.
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$20 FOR A C? A Chicago Public Schools pilot program will pay up to 5,000 freshmen to get good -- or just mediocre -- grades. Carlos Sadovi has the story:
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Why community college enrollments are rising (Daily Herald):
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Chicago-area high school bans student purses:
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Chicago may outlaw texting while driving:
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'THERE'S NOBODY SMARTER IN POLITICS.' Barack Obama tells David Letterman that Bill Clinton will be hitting the campaign trail on the Democratic ticket's behalf:
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Eric Zorn: TV jokesters warming to the Palin challenge.
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Richard Roeper: Obama's "lipstick on a pig" line wasn't worth it (Sun-Times).
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Jonah Goldberg: "Obama, a famous fan of pickup basketball, must recognize his plight: It's two-on-one now."
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Anna Quindlen: "Conservative Republicans have suddenly embraced the assertion that women can do it all" (Newsweek):
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MICHIGAN AVENUE BRIDGE CLOSING. Beginning tonight and until Sept. 19, it'll be off-limits from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.:
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Blagojevich: CTA wasting money and lying.
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SEX, DRUGS, OIL. Federal investigators say a U.S. group in charge of collecting billions of dollars in oil and natural gas royalties was compromised by a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity":
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ComEd wins clearance to raise your electric bill by about $4.50 a month:
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 WHAT WE KNEW WHEN. Seven years ago this morning, four p***s crashed into the World Trade Center, a Pennsylvania field and the Pentagon. Tribune Alerts sent that day reflect what we knew in Chicago:
-- At 8:24 a.m.:
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-- At 10:43 a.m.:
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-- At 11:51 a.m.:
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-- At 3:14 p.m.:
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How the Tribune covered "The Biggest Story" (American Journalism Review account from October 2001):
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Tribune editorial: U.S. still gets a C on efforts to prevent a catastrophic attack.
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'OH, MY GOD. ... UTTER DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF BABIES.' An Illinois law enforcement official reacts to the Tribune's discovery that federal safety regulators and Graco Children's Products knew two weeks ago that bassinets sold under the Graco name had the dangerous design blamed for the deaths of two babies -- but didn't alert the public. Patricia Callahan reports:
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Sun-Times report: Parked at Navy Pier for the Chicago Children's Museum? They owe you.
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'I DON'T WANT TO GO.' The Cubs' Ryan Theriot is worried about the team's weekend stand at Houston, where Hurricane Ike could cause trouble. Paul Sullivan reports:
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Phil Rogers: Baseball needs to keep Cubs from heading into storm.
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Houston area warned of potential for major damage from Ike:
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Gov. Blagojevich says he's rooting for Mark Cuban to buy the Cubs (RedEye):
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Sox end 10-game Toronto streak:
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WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook:
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Thundery downpours into the weekend?
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 'WHO HAS TO CLEAN UP AFTER CLIFFORD?' A dad watches kids' TV in wonder:
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"Saturday Night Live," "Mad TV" re-enter the political fray this weekend (Sun-Times):
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"Fletch" novels author dead:
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