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'HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR MY CHILD.' A Chesterton woman copes with conflicting emotions over the death of her next-door neighbor and his father, who died in Sunday's flooding while trying to save her 10-year-old son -- who survived. Stacy St. Clair reports: MORE »

Aerial photos show neighborhoods submerged: MORE »

Latest road closures: MORE »

Floods raise threat of drinking-water contamination: MORE »

Texas grapples with Hurricane Ike devastation: "At least we're not hunting for anybody's body." MORE »

Latest Chicago-area weather forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook: MORE »

COP WHO SHOT HIS KIDS IDENTIFIED. Officials have released the name of the off-duty Chicago police officer who shot and killed himself yesterday after shooting his young son and daughter: MORE »

Richard Roeper in the Sun-Times: "It's nearly impossible to imagine the inner turmoil that must be burning inside someone who's about to commit suicide." MORE »

City worker shot while putting Denver boot on car: MORE »

"Groucho Bandit" suspect arrested once more: MORE »

OBAMA vs. WGN-AM -- AGAIN. For the second time in recent weeks, Barack Obama's campaign is attacking a Chicago radio station for offering airtime to an author whose work it finds objectionable. John McCormick and Steven Schmadeke report: MORE »

McCain acknowledges Obama didn't call Palin a pig, but defends campaign ad anyway: MORE »

Dennis Byrne: "Obama has revealed himself to be a creature of the Chicago machine." MORE »

Leonard Pitts: "If you didn't know any better ... you'd think conservatives had not been in charge most of the last decade." MORE »

Author asks: Are "real" journalists jealous of Jon Stewart? (AlterNet): MORE »

Exploring Race: The complex relationship between blacks and Jews. MORE »

'I DON'T THINK I'M CUCKOO, BUT I WILL TELL YOU WHAT DRIVES ME CRAZY.' As fare hikes loom for the CTA and Pace, Gov. Blagojevich spars with Mayor Daley over those free rides for senior citizens and others. Richard Wronski reports: MORE »

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MONEY? Gail MarksJarvis offers some perspective on yesterday's 500-point plummet for the Dow: "If you are in your 20s, 30s or 40s, any financial planner would tell you not to sweat it if you have diversified stock funds rather than a handful of stocks you picked on a whim." MORE »

Which big companies are next to fall? MORE »

Chicago radio news and traffic service hit with first round of job cuts (Sun-Times): MORE »

In "Doonesbury" comic strip, journalist Rick Redfern gets laid off: MORE »

WENDY'S GETTING MARRIED. Investor Nelson Peltz's empire, which already includes Arby's, is buying Wendy's -- and change its name from "Triarc Cos. Inc." to "Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc.": MORE »

What's the most environmentally responsible way to drink coffee at the office? (Slate) MORE »

'SNL' FAREWELL. Amy Poehler is leaving "Saturday Night Live" (RedEye): MORE »

Will Tina Fey return as "Sarah Palin"? MORE »

Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson engaged: MORE »

"House" returns to TV tonight with what Maureen Ryan sees as a "strange start" to the season: MORE »

Founding member of Pink Floyd dead at 65: MORE »

CLOSE, BUT NO 'NO.' Ted Lilly entered the seventh inning yesterday with a no-hitter. He didn't make it, but the Cubs nevertheless are the first team in major league history to deliver a no-hitter and a one-hitter back-to-back. Paul Sullivan reports: MORE »

Mike Downey: Astros' excuses in Zambrano's no-hitter are lame. MORE »

Sox skipper after loss to Yankees: "We have to win." MORE »

Bears' Devin Hester still uncertain for Sunday's home opener: MORE »

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