Clockwise: Rickie Lee Jones, Nat King Cole, Bo Diddley, Kanye West, Steve Goodman and center Jennifer Hudson. (AP, Tribune, handouts)
Music stars who shuffled through Chicago schools
The Chicago Public Schools district is trying to capitalize on its musical legacies by setting up an iTunes playlist spotlighting 53 songs by musicians who attended Chicago schools.
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TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE: Feds taped Blagojevich; adviser aided probe
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Evidence shows Mumbai plot dates back a year
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Obama seen using Zune music player, not an iPod
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Obama campaign raised nearly $1 billion, shattering records
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Chicago cop, suspect shot in Logan Square
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Dear Santa, Please help us with the tough economy
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Happiness is contagious, new study finds
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Ex-Ch. 5 reporter seeks redemption
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The day in photos
Find your out
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Here's how to escape bad conversation at your next holiday party.
Hostess gifts under $25
Does it measure up to 'Harry Potter'?
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J.K. Rowling's newest read, 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' gives 'Potter' fans a taste of what they've been missing.
Harry Potter mania
Chicago restaurant inspections
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Learn more about the inspection process.
Local news
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Illinois casinos' revenue falls, smoking ban blamed
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FOP to pay for Burge's defense of perjury charges
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John Kass: I-PASS user fumes over erroneous 30-cent charge
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New O'Hare runway gets heavy use, noisy for nearby residents
Nation/World
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Episcopal Church leader says those who defected 'are no longer Episcopalians'
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Israeli soldiers evict Jewish settlers in West Bank
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Russians fear financial gain has vanished
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Afghans fight a killer: Birth
Sports
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Ogunleye not shrugging off his shoulder injury
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Willingham: 'Maybe Notre Dame got it right'
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Phil Rogers: Dye might not be with Sox much longer
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White Sox GM: Plan is for present, not future
Vazquez glad to be gone
Business
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Congress still skeptical as automakers ask again
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Midway Games hires Lazard to look at alternatves
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Dow drops 200 at end of calm day
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Boeing faces another delay on the 787
Opinions
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Editorial cartoons
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Steve Dahl: Hey, Detroit: There is a right way to jet set
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John Kass: Obama's corruption outrage left in Kenya
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Jonah Goldberg: An ugly attack on Mormons
Entertainment
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Coldplay, Lil Wayne lead Grammy nominees
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Watcher: I'd rather stick a scalpel in my eye than watch 'Grey's Anatomy'
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NBC picks post-Super Bowl show
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Ravinia to stage one starry night of 'Camelot'
Living
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Take a look into Oprah's snow globe
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Illinois egg donor agencies offer guarantee
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How to escape at holiday parties
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Sweet victory: Holiday cookie contest winners
Travel
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Rochester's reluctant tourists
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O little town of Bethlehem, Pa.
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Through the years: Holiday lights from around the globe Photos
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Cruise line's policies leave customer adrift