Local news

• Jon Hilkevitch: Chicago--future hub of high-speed rail?

• Aldermen want to give divoricing homeowners a break

• Vote on mayor's airport lease deal delayed until Tuesday

• Chicago man charged in Utah SUV attack

Nation/World

• Nobel postscript to HIV dispute

• Bowling museum headed to Texas

• Gloves off as candidates ready for 2nd debate

• Fairgoers catch toddler dropped from carnival ride

Sports

• Sox season blacked out

• David Haugh: Harrison makes sudden impact

• Cubs fans: Optimist or pessimist? • Vote

• Soriano blames flop on Cubs' make-up
  • RosenBlog's take

Business

• Dow drops below 10,000 in global sell-off

• World stock markets plunge as bailouts in US, Europe fail to ease financial fears

• Dominick's to re-open Rogers Park store

• Ford expects to lay off 792 at Chicago plant

Opinions

• Editorial cartoons

• Eric Zorn: New 'No, Cubs, no!!!' song

• I apologize. Faithfully yours, Leonard Pitts

• Dawn Turner Trice: Racial walls fall, 1 post at a time

Entertainment

• Naperville cops shine on TV's 'Female Forces'

• One of fall's must-see shows is on tonight

• Eight faces to watch this fall

• Wasted potential: Cubs join the crowd

Living

• Documenting a devastating genetic illness

• Julie Deardorff: Want a mammogram? Get in line

• Dear Abby: Husband is racked by guilt despite avoiding temptation

• How one woman got her sisterhood back

Travel

• Afraid to visit New York?

• Highfliers feel pressure

• Booking by phone doubles price of ticket

• Go cheap in culturally rich San Francisco

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