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Martinis and Mutts @ Proof


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Published Feb. 25, 2011 at 12:37 a.m.
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Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control host tonight's benefit for the stray pooches and kittehs of the city. From 7-9pm at Proof (1045 N Rush), your $50 admission ($75 at the door) gets you drinks, passed apps from an assortment of places (among them Rosebud, Mercadito, and Swirlz Cupcakes), and an opportunity to meet some hunky hockey players (Darren Haydar and Jason Krog of the Chicago Wolves) and journalist Bill Kurtis and wife Donna LaPietra (of Tallgrass Beef) ...

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Governors place their bets on Bears-Packers game


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:50 p.m.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may want Illinois businesses to relocate north, and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may be welcoming millions of dollars in federal stimulus funds turned down by Walker, but this weekend they are talking football. With their NFL teams facing each other in the NFC title game on … ...

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Packers’ plan to stop Hester? Don’t punt


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:50 p.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have devised and tested the ideal solution to stopping dangerous punt returners such as the Bears’ Devin Hester. Just don’t punt. It worked perfectly in their playoff rout of Atlanta. Thanks to a dominant performance by the Packers offense, punter Tim Masthay … ...

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Big assignment for Bears rookie Webb


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:49 p.m.

J’Marcus Webb’s ability to block Packers defensive end Clay Matthews will be a key factor when the Bears host the Green Bay Packers in Sunday’s NFC championship game. Webb, the Bears’ rookie right tackle, shouldn’t lack fortitude heading into Sunday’s meeting at Soldier Field after his coaches heaped praise on … ...

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NFL in tune: Cornelison to sing anthem Sunday


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:39 p.m.

The NFL called an audible Tuesday, allowing the Bears to let Jim Cornelison sing the national anthem Sunday before the NFC championship game at Soldier Field. “American Idol” winner Lee DeWyze, of Mount Prospect, originally was scheduled to perform the anthem. But Cornelison, who signs the anthem for the Blackhawks, … ...

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The Bears Den: February 22, 2011


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:01 p.m.

where it's neither good nor bad, it just IS. Wait, that might be The Bears Zen ...   ... Lovie answers questions from fans. "We're close, very close." Read, and we'll go from there ... Da Coach: 18-game season idea is all about the money. This would be the part where you just agree and move on ... Andrew Brandt from NFP agrees. He just uses more words to do it ... Follow WCG on Twitter. Read cool tweets. Collect them all! ... Bears' Duerson had pending personal bankruptcy. More sadness. Sean

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AL Central Contender WAR: Hitters


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.

  ... After a couple of weeks of single-minded projectile focus on the White Sox, it seems reasonable enough to cast a wider net and figure out how this club stacks up against the intra-division competition.  As such, no attention at all will be paid to the Royals or Indians.  It's not impossible for either team to compete or even win the division, but the root cause would be a massive luck injection ... As usual, I can turn to a couple projection systems for guidance.  Both ZiPS and Marcel

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Cubs Preview: Part Six -- Carlos Pena


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:01 a.m.

When Derrek Lee was traded to Atlanta in the middle of the season it was clear that replacing him wasn't going to be easy. Lee had been a staple at first base ever since Cubs GM Jim Hendry acquired him ...

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Motivated Hawks rally past Blues


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:04 a.m.

ST. LOUIS – The Blackhawks shouldn’t need motivating intermission speeches — or tongue-lashings — at this point in the season and with their playoff lives at stake. But another one was apparently needed Monday in St. Louis. As always, 22-year-old captain Jonathan Toews was there to deliver it after his … ...

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SouthtownStar Girls Basketball Top 10


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:38 a.m.

10 spot with Tony Baranek 1. Marian Catholic (29-4) Spartans showing prime-time mettle. 2. Hillcrest (25-2) Very little glitz, but a whole lot of teamwork has Hawks soaring. 3. Morgan Park (26-4) If Nunn doesn’t get you, Richmond or Nelson will. 4. Marist (27-5) RedHawks claim their sixth regional title … ...

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