William Balfour, the estranged brother-in-law of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson, has been ordered held without bail. He is charged with the murders of Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
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Mike Mulligan: Two days after the Bears lost in Minnesota and fell out of first place in the NFC North, the NFL presented them with yet another possible path to the playoffs by suspending six players for the remainder of the season, including the Vikings' pair of Pro Bowl defensive tackles, Pat and Kevin Williams.
Notre Dame athletic director announced this morning that coach Charlie Weis will return to Notre Dame next season. Swarbrick met with Weis in California on Tuesday to review Notre Dame’s 6-6 season, which ended with five losses in seven games. Weis' career record is 28-21.
White Sox pitcher Javier Vazquez insisted in early October that he wanted to return to the South Side for the 2009 season because, “It’s not me to run away from anything." Well, he no longer has a say in that matter as the right-hander will try to rebuild his reputation as a big-game pitcher in Atlanta.
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Men crack most of the world's mother-in-law jokes, but a new study says it's women who do the real suffering. Nearly two-thirds of women studied by a British researcher reported their mothers-in-law had caused them long-term unhappiness and stress. Fifteen percent agreed. The study was done over 20 years by Terri Apter, a psychologist at Cambridge University's Newnham College. She took up the challenge when she couldn't understand why she always felt smothered by her mother-in-law.
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Jim DeRogatis: The multi-platinum Chicago mall-punk band Fall Out Boy is like reality TV: frequently denigrated as a mindless distraction representing the nadir of celebrity obsession, crass commercialism and just about everything else that's wrong with Western culture.
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United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Wednesday that the union is willing to change its contract and will delay billions of dollars in payments to a union-run health care trust in an effort to help the struggling Detroit Three automakers. Gettelfinger also said the union will modify the jobs bank, but he did not give specifics.
Chrysler: We've got months left
Big 3 to U.S.: Help!
Ford CEO will work for $1 to get govt loans
Sears Corp. appoints three new executives
Farmers' fields now being used for industrial expansion
Glass ceiling endures at Chicago firms
Holiday online spending up 15% on Cyber Monday
Lynn Sweet has the latest updates on President-elect Obama's transition to the White House
After the historic 2008 Presidential election, Lynn Sweet is following Barack Obama's transition to the White House every step of the way. Check back throughout the day for the latest news on Cabinet picks, the inauguration and the forthcoming Presidential pet.
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Obama taps Richardson for Commerce
Charlie Weis staying on as Notre Dame coach
