Beyonce plays Etta James in the movie about the '60s heyday of Chicago's great music label Chess Records. Roger Ebert gives the film three stars.
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The Bears have a collective mess on their hands at wide receiver, with none of them able to work off a jam at the line of scrimmage, the fashionable way to defend them these days.
The Hawks took advantage when Kris Versteeg slipped a backhand pass to Jonathan Toews for the winning goal with 1:35 left in the third period. Dave Bolland added an empty-netter to give the Hawks a 4-2 win that snapped their three-game losing streak. They're now 7-1-4 at the UC.'re now 7-1-4 at the UC.
It's a code every New Jersey wise guy accepts. You can be brash, arrogant and even obnoxious and still be admired as long as you back it up. That's what Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, in essence, told Charlie Weis when he announced Weis would be back for a fifth season but is guaranteed nothing beyond.
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In evil department stores, we're taunted by the $3,000 Valentino handbag on our way to the elevator, when sadly, many of us can't afford anything close to that. Sometimes even a $400 Coach bag is too expensive. Here are six handbags for less than $100. Carry with pride!
Jim DeRogatis: For the first time in their 51-year history, Grammy sponsors the Recording Academy announced the nominees for 2008 not at a boring, overblown press conference — but during a boring, overblown television special that aired live Wednesday night from Los Angeles. Leading the pack with eight nominations was the filthy-minded dirty South rapper Lil Wayne. Moody rockers Coldplay garnered seven nods, and rap and R&B stars Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Chicago's Kanye West claimed six each.
Republic Windows & Doors, once an emblem of corporate expansion on Goose Island, said it must shut down Friday because of inability to get financing. It said more than 200 jobs will be eliminated. Amy Zimmerman, vice president of sales and marketing at Republic, said the shutdown was forced by Bank of America Corp., which withdrew a credit line because of the manufacturer's declining sales. The decision brought two busloads of Republic's unionized work force to Bank of America's Chicago headquarters, 231 S. La Salle.
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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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