Another week brings another Hot and Cold. Dayan Viciedo continues to kill the ball, while another Knight falls deeper into a slump. Dayan Viciedo Hot Hitter: Dayan Viciedo, 1B/OF, AAA Dayan Viciedo continues his excellent season with another hot week for the Knights

The current sense of financial disaster isn’t really that new for those a bit of history under their belts, notes Chicago Magazine’s Whet Moser, who dug up this 1980 Tribune editorial and goes back all the way to CTU’s first contract, in 1966, to examine gains and losses in real wages over the decades (adjusted for inflation, which apparently no longer exists).  Take a look and let us know what he gets right, or wrong, or what if anything you learn that seems new or interesting

Are you raising a tub-a-lub?  Are you sure?  Care if I check your fridge for proof in the form of a bottle of Hersey’s Chocolate Syrup?

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Belleville News Democrat Man convicted of killing family to leave Illinois Stamford Advocate PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) — A former Marine and pastor's son serving a life sentence for strangling his wife and their two sons will be transferred to a prison outside of Illinois , the Department of Corrections said.

Chicago Now Upgrade Set For June 30th Chicago Now’s Web Site will undergo a major upgrade shortly. For readers, the site will offer a fresher and cleaner interface For us bloggers, well, much preparation as we must set up our sites anew.

MAHOMET — The bridge carrying Lake of the Woods Road over Interstate 74 will be closed Monday for inspection, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced. Weather permitting, the inspection will begin at 8:30 a.m. and could last for several hours

So being that Michele Bachmann is the latest drug of choice for far right wingers, I thought hey-why not illuminate the differences between her positions, and those of the President. Then I thought, no, that’s been done, and besides, it’s no surprise to anybody that Michele Bachmann and President Obama have about as much in common as… something that’s crazy and something that isn’t crazy.

Du Quoin Evening Call Illinois Firefighter Killed in Wall Collapse During Blaze Firehouse.com Du Quoin Firefighter Corey Shaw was killed in a blaze that engulfed an antique mall and opera house.

High gas prices are sparking calls in Washington to tap the strategic oil reserves and open up more drilling.  This makes obvious sense if you think traditional economics has anything to do with the current price of fuel.  High school economics taught us the simple principle – if the price of something is spiking then there must be a shortage.  If you address that shortage by increasing production, then prices will go down.

Grafton, IL (KMOX)–The Illinois Department of Transportation has closed Route 100 in Grafton due to flooding. Motorists are advised to use the currently marked detour: Route 3, Route 109, and Route 16 to circumvent the …

The Cubs are suddenly playing good baseball.  They’ve won 4 out of 5 against the Brewers and Yankees.  Suddenly there’s hope.  So, do the Cubs still have a shot at this thing?  I would say the chances are slim and none — although slim just walked back in the door.  But just how slim are their chances? Pretty slim, indeed.

-By Warner Todd Huston While the Obama administration plays its games with “czars,” more “boards,” and “committees” to implement government accountability policies, Representative Darrell Issa (R, Calif.) has introduced some measures that would do a far better job to meet those goals. President Obama has touted a “Government Accountability and Transparency Board” (GATB) as well as the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (RATB) meant to bring more accountability to federal actions. But what real power will these “boards” and “committees” have?

Every Saturday, we will post a photo of something you might pass by every day and not notice.

Well-known blogger Sarah Hoffman , who has been writing about the bullying facing her young son, has asked me to collaborate with her on a response to one of her commenters.  Here, in Sarah’s words, is her introduction to our post: After I posted Tired , the ninth post in my series about combating bullying at my son’s school, I received some lovely, supportive comments from her readers. Thank you.

URBANA – Items packed on top of an electrical cord sparked a fire that damaged a north Urbana home Friday evening. Urbana Fire Chief Mike Dilley said firefighters found smoke in the home of Lesley Deem at 1205 Division Ave. when they arrived about 6:15 p.m

Owens- Illinois (NYSE: OI) sold down 15% last week as Venezuela seized some of the company's assets in that country.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011 2:30 PM              THE CHICAGO GOSPEL MUSIC                      HERITAGE MUSEUM   ** Funding Grant, Gospel Legends Tribute, Support For “Sam Cooke Way”, Chicago Street Designation, Support From Sam Cooke’s Former Chicago Pastor and Gospel Music Colleagues Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum     Media Contact:                                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jabez Cultural Management Group, LLC jabezcul@aol.com 877-317-4176                                                    Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum Receives $5,000 from Illinois Humanities Council for Gospel Legends Roundtables                                                             Chicago, IL (5/25/2011) – The Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum is proud to announce that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) to host the first-ever “Chicago’s Living Legends of Gospel Roundtable Series.”     Held quarterly beginning in June 2011, Chicago’s Living Legends of Gospel Roundtable Series will be a quarterly cycle of conversations with a group of Chicago-based gospel singers and musicians who rose from humble beginnings to international prominence during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.   The first roundtable will be held at 2:30 p.m.

An off-duty Chicago police officer dressed up as a clown for a South Side fundraiser shot and killed a teen who held him at gunpoint tonight after the event, authorities said.

FF Shaw was a member of the DuQuoin Fire Department and the son of the DuQuoin Fire Chief Bob Shaw.