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  • Karma Stops White Sox GM From Enjoying Rival's Misfortune
    March 10th, 2010 | Dan McGrath

    Minnesota's Joe Nathan has been one of the American League's most dominant relief pitchers over the last five seasons. If the elbow injury that recently sidelined him requires season-ending surgery, the balance of power will shift in the American League Central and the White Sox will benefit. The Twins are the defending division champions and have been a consistent contender throughout Nathan's tenure with the team.

 
  • Making Tough Choices for Higher Education
    March 7th, 2010 | James Warren

    Faculty and staff members at the University of Illinois at Chicago will take an anger-fueled field trip on Monday to visit a growing, bedeviled species: financially beleaguered politicians. One can predict the topics of discussion — and those likely to be avoided.

 
  • Stroger Makes It Official Dynasty’s Days Are Past
    March 7th, 2010 | Dan Mihalopoulos

    First, Todd Stroger, the Cook County Board president, lost the backing of the mostly white Democratic power structure that he and his father had served for decades. And now, not long after his failed run for another term, Mr. Stroger has also given up the right to lead the political foot soldiers who long served his family’s South Side political dynasty.