McCain's pick: Sarah Palin

Local news

• LSD project expands to northbound lanes

• Obamas cause problems for Kenwood neighbors

• $400,000 bail for 2 teens charged in armed bank heists

• Illinois GOP says Palin pick surprising but bold

Nation/World

• 900,000 bassinets targeted

• Gustav strengthens back into a hurricane

• Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia

• Dawn Turner Trice: Obama's nomination doesn't end fight for civil rights

Sports

• Cubs win 7th straight

• David Haugh: Ready to rumble? 'D' not close

• Cabrera calls for White Sox to show killer instinct
  • MLB: A.J. call wrong

• Tall order for Illini's Davis
  • The big games

Business

• U.S. incomes drop, and spending follows

• GM recalling 944,000 vehicles

• Motorola offers hefty compensation package to co-CEO

• French, Italian vendors coming to Ogilvie

Opinions

• Editorial cartoons

• Steve Chapman: As a speaker, 'Obama ... is as good as they get'

• John Kass: Fleeting glory unlikely to be lost on Obama

• The Seeker: Measure your morals

Entertainment

• 'Shield' swan song begins

• David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction

• 'Ghostbusters' is the funniest movie?

• Oscar nominee plays free on YouTube

Living

• Company profits on banquets' table scraps and leftovers

• Should you test for prostate cancer?

• The best diet for your brain

• Revisiting Texas barbecue country

Travel

• Insider's guide to Asia, Beijing, Islamabad and Mexico City

• Travel troubleshooter: Don't take 'no' for an answer

• Electronic glitch strands air passengers

• Southwest to reduce flights

Hot Topics

• Sarah Palin, Vogue magazine

• Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth

• Tea Leoni

• Robert Paxton