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It's not likely to happen soon In the haste to draw conclusions about Lovie Smith's job status, let me be the first to tell Bears fans frothing at the mouth what they want to hear. Full Story »

At least 40 House members pledge to vote against a final healthcare bill if it contains the strict abortion restrictions currently in the House version. Liberals furious over a last-minute deal that secured passage of healthcare legislation in the House by restricting abortion coverage threatened Monday to derail the massive overhaul bill. Full Story »

Chicago police are searching for a pair of industrious burglars who broke into Dilshad's Hair Design in the West Rogers Park neighborhood Monday evening and made off with shampoo. Full Story »

A judge may decide today if Northwestern University journalism students and their professor have to hand over to prosecutors their grades and other information related to a class project they contend has uncovered new evidence that proves the innocence of a Harvey man convicted of killing a security guard. Full Story »

Merchants training workers, handing out vouchers to restore calm on Black Friday Take retailers on edge about falling sales. Toss in a crowd of bargain-hungry consumers. Keep them apart for hours before dawn, and you have the makings of a calamity. Full Story »

A CTA bus crashed into the side of a house on the South Side this morning, injuring four people, police said. WGN-TV SkyCam video Full Story »

Complaints, suits follow psychiatrist to thousands with serious mental illness Tribune Watchdog: One of the most prolific providers of psychiatric care in Chicago-area nursing homes and mental health facilities is trailed by lawsuits and complaints. Full Story »

No psychiatrist in Illinois has come close to Dr. Michael Reinstein in prescribing the antipsychotic drug clozapine to public aid patients, Medicaid records show. He also tops the charts in prescribing two other common antipsychotics, Seroquel and Haldol. Full Story »

Family and friends pay tribute to pregnant soldier slain at Army base Francheska Velez was happy on the last day of her life. Full Story »

Families struggle with science, faith when viable eggs are frozen in lab In-vitro fertilization made it possible for Adriana and Robert Potter to welcome twins Anabella and Matteus into the world. For the same reasons many couples can't conceive, IVF was their only option if they wanted children of their own. Full Story »

Chicago man allegedly plotted to attack Danish newspaper, target in India Federal prosecutors have stepped up efforts to keep in custody a Chicago businessman tied to an international terrorist plot, saying in their latest filing that DVDs linked to al-Qaida were found in his home. Full Story »

Scott Huber faces citations for breaking new law; he denies violation and vows to stay put Naperville police on Monday issued Scott Huber a final warning to comply with a new ordinance banning sleeping, camping and storing personal property on streets and sidewalks in the city's downtown. Full Story »

"Yes, I feel like I hurt my team. I was very embarrassed.' Bears coach Lovie Smith says he will wait for the NFL to look into Tommie Harris' punch before deciding on any further discipline. Full Story »

Judge says only she should see identity; woman then to decide on whether to file lawsuit Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone should be told the name of the man she accuses of making defamatory online comments about her 15-year-old son, a judge ruled Monday in a case being watched for its Internet privacy implications. Full Story »

Advocates push to put more devices on trains James Allen, his heart beating wildly out of rhythm, collapsed shortly after he boarded a commuter train. Full Story »

Family members said Sherrell Williamson, 16, was on his way home late Sunday but stopped for food. The sophomore at Wendell Phillips Academy High School was eating in a parked car with friends on the West Side when he was fatally shot, they said. Full Story »

Francheska Velez was happy on the last day of her life. Nine weeks into her pregnancy, the Army private called her cousin in Chicago on Thursday to tell her about her early bouts of morning sickness and how excited she was about the child growing inside of her. Full Story »

Federal prosecutors have stepped up efforts to keep in custody a Chicago businessman linked to a international terrorist plot, saying in their latest filing that DVDs linked to al-Qaida were found in his home. Full Story »

Three witnesses who refuse to testify in a gang-related murder trial will remain in jail until at least Dec. 7, when the judge presiding over the trial returns from vacation. Full Story »

A Naperville police officer has hand-delivered a letter to Scott Huber notifying him that he is in violation of a new ordinance banning sleeping, camping and storing personal property on streets and sidewalks in the city's downtown. The outspoken homeless man insists he has satisfied the law since it took effect Friday and says he has no intention of leaving. Full Story »

Ever since he was laid off in March, Frank Beil has been on the lookout. Full Story »

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said Monday, but it's unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with their probe into the shooting spree. Full Story »

A Cook County judge ruled today that Buffalo Grove trustee Lisa Stone is entitled to learn the name of the poster who calls himself Hipcheck16 and wrote disparaging comments about her 15-year-old son on a newspaper's Web site. Full Story »

Federal prosecutors say a video produced by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network was found in the home of a Chicago man charged with plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper. Full Story »

At about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. When they arrived, police found three gunshot victims. Full Story »