Sen. Dick Durbin is willing to face "overwhelmingly negative" reaction to his decision to ask President Bush to release former Gov. George Ryan (inset) from prison. Ryan has served one year of his 6 1/2 year sentence.
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Here's the problem with the Bears' plan to win out and get some help in the chase for the NFC North title: They have not won more than two consecutive games since 2006.
The ESPN highlights of the Bulls' victory Sunday over the Philadelphia 76ers consisted of three plays: Derrick Rose running down Andre Miller to block what appeared to be a breakaway layup as a stunned Miller looked back in wonderment.
If not for a 5-2 loss Saturday at Los Angeles, coach Joel Quenneville would have called the Blackhawks' 3-2-1 road trip a resounding success. ''Yeah, 4-1-1, we would have taken that,'' he said after practice Monday. ''Now, 3-2-1 is OK. We just had a chance to have a great road trip and didn't accomplish it."
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The newly renovated Palmer House Hilton, with its intricately carved vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers and regal-toned curtains and carpeting, served as the perfect backdrop to the Service Club's recent Exclusively Elegant Evening ball. Couture gowns and dapper tuxes were the norm as the 450 guests celebrated the Chicago philanthropic organization's 118th year of service.
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Jim DeRogatis: For more than two years, Dan Ponce has been a reporter for the WLS-Channel 7 news team, doing countless interviews with men and women in the street and the sort of "Well, Ron, the snow is really coming down here on the Edens" live stand-ups so beloved of newscasts. Now Ponce is the one answering the questions as the founder and driving force behind the 10-piece a cappella group Straight No Chaser.
Terry Savage: State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has proposed a reform to the state-funded pension system that will save more than $80 million a year in fees and costs that come directly out of the pockets of more than a quarter million state employees. The plan is to consolidate the investment management decisions of five large pension funds into one organization, called ILPERS, for Illinois Public Employees Retirement System.
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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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