Metro & Tri-state Memorabilia puts up big numbers at auction Temps can't keep music fans from Lollapalooza Bernie Mac hospitalized for pneumonia Salary search: What do your public officials get paid? Daley mocks gov's cop offer after cuts Uptown man fatally shot in head Guests safe following Naperville hotel fire Pastor 'hurt' to be linked to Lane Bryant killings Daley hints he may drop fight to keep handgun ban Prosecutors: Teen rang doorbell for killer Family bids farewell to Kevin

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Sports Pleased with 'quarterbacks,' Bears botched Favre shot Jay Mariotti: When an ordeal stretches beyond the absurd, when the mere mention of a name causes more American cringing than a Mini-Me sex tape, the impossible becomes possible. The minute Brett Favre suggested he'd like to play for the Vikings or Bears, Halas Hall should have been on the case faster than flies on you-know-what. The minute the Packers acknowledged such a trade as a ``last resort'' resolution, Jerry Angelo should have been plotting.
Just call it a Royal debut White Sox manager Ken Williams spent a good part of the previous 20-some hours listening to criticism of his trade for Ken Griffey Jr., then defiantly shrugging off his detractors. He spent about three hours Friday watching Griffey in the lineup with nothing but a smile on his face.
Karstens a perfect '10 The magic number for the Pittsburgh Pirates might be 2010, a year when the young talent the Bucs have acquired in the last two weeks might gel enough to make them contenders. Among the eight players who have come in exchange for pitcher Damaso Marte and slugger Jason Bay is Jeff Karstens, a right-handed pitcher from the New York Yankees who was 3-5 in parts of two seasons in the majors but at 25 is considered an arm for the future.

Lifestyles Getting kids in touch with nature is mission Today's kids prefer cable, Wii games and computers, prompting a growing army of naturalists to sound the battle cry "Leave No Child Inside!" "One of the greatest gifts we can give to kids is a love of nature and the freedom to explore," said Melinda Pruett-Jones, executive director of Chicago Wilderness, a consortium of some 230 Midwest organizations dedicated to study, protect and restore natural areas.

At Home Interior Affairs: Road trip inspires shopping outside your Zip code Morton Arboretum: Branch out and build a treehouse Religion August bounty feeds your spiritual side Police: Man shot churchgoers over liberal views Horoscopes Holiday Mathis horoscopes for August 2 Georgia Nicols horoscopes for August 2 Astrological topics

Entertainment Temps can't keep music fans from Lollapalooza A search for LiLo at Lolla turned up no hard evidence. It was rumored that Lindsay Lohan might show up at Lollapalooza with close friend Samantha Ronson, whose brother Mark Ronson is scheduled to perform at the three-day music fest.

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Business United says it has deal with pilots to limit slowdowns United Air Lines said Friday it has reached an agreement with the pilot's union to limit what the company calls work slowdowns that forced cancellation of hundreds of flights and cost millions of dollars. Neither the airline nor the union disclosed specifics of the agreement, which was worked out behind closed doors and is to be in effect pending Aug. 27-28 hearings on a federal lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction.

United sues pilots over alleged slowdown United to lay off employees, trim flights
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