What day is it?
Wednesday marks one year since former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s arrest on federal corruption charges. And though the designation is normally reserved for the 50th anniversary of an event, you know Dec. 9 will be bleepin’ golden every year in Illinois.
A humble request
As state and federal officials work to ensure that the dreaded Asian carp don’t wreak havoc along the lakefront, we wonder: When they’re finished, can something be done about the Bears?
Shoestring defense
Embarrassed because they allowed the Toronto Raptors’ Jarrett Jack to tie his shoe while holding the ball during a recent game, the Bulls have devised a simple plan to prevent a repeat occurrence: Velcro.
The list
Five more women now rumored to have had affairs with Tiger Woods:
1. Amelia Earhart
2. Martha Washington
3. Cleopatra
4. Hester Prynne
5. Jessica Rabbit
Crash dieting
Hard-living bad-boy golfer John Daly has reportedly lost 115 pounds since February. Big deal. Tiger did it the day after Thanksgiving.
the number: $1.5 trillion
Projected federal budget deficit this year, an amount President Barack Obama on Tuesday again vowed to cut in half by the end of his first term. That’s the plan: Run it up as high as possible now so that halving it seems all the more impressive.
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