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suntimes.com — BY BRIAN SLODYSKO Staff Reporter/bslodysko@suntimes.com Rapper Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was arrested in Georgia on Monday for disorderly conduct. Updated: The legal woes of embattled rapper Chief Keef's continue - this time in suburban Atlanta, where he was charged Monday with disorderly conduct.

suntimes.com — Story By Lauren FitzPatrick Photography by Jessica Koscielniak Updated: A little girl is running late for school. She scurries along South Perry in the navy blue skirt required for Kohn Elementary School students and brown boots, fixing the buttons on her red-and-white plaid coat as she makes her way.

blogs.suntimes.com — Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy As part of its week-long travel series, NBC's "Today" show planned to broadcast live from Chicago on Wednesday morning. Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Willie Geist were all supposed to visit the Windy City, but Oklahoma's deadly tornado has forced the program to tweak its plans.

blogs.suntimes.com — As the casino legislation moves its way through Springfield, a new chief sponsor was put on the bill for the Illinois House. While Lou Lang (D-Ill) had been the point-person, that's changed with just 10 days left in the legislative session. It's now Robert Rita, a Blue Island Democrat.

suntimes.com — BY TONI GINNETTI tginnetti@suntimes.com Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, second left, presents the World Series trophy the Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, left, general manager Ken Williams, second right, and manager Ozzie Guillen after the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 1-0 in Game 4 of the World Series, Wednesday, Oct.

blogs.suntimes.com — State Senator Donne Trotter, pictured here earlier this month, apologized Tuesday for likening Gov. Pat Quinn and an appointed official to Nazi leaders. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) SPRINGFIELD-State Sen. Donne Trotter apologized Tuesday for anti-Semitic remarks he made directed at a member of Gov.

suntimes.com — Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) reacts as manager Robin Ventura approaches the mound to take him out of the game in the seventh inning of a MLB baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, May 17, 2013 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J.

suntimes.com — By MICHAEL SNEED msneed@suntimes.com George Ryan | AP Updated: By George! Former Gov. George Ryan, who has been on his best behavior since he was released from a six-year federal prison term in January, is doing it by the book - he's penning his memoirs.

suntimes.com — BY LAUREN FITZPATRICK, JON SEIDEL AND DAN MIHALOPOULOS Staff Reporters The Board of Education David Vitale, president, appointed May 2011. The former president and CEO of the Chicago Board of Trade, Vitale currently chairs the Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit and has a long banking resume.

evanston.suntimes.com — EVANSTON - A 14-year-old boy suffored minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when he jumped from a second story window of a burning building in the 1400 block of Fowler Avenue. The first fire crew, Engine 21, arrived within three minutes to the two-story brick structure, at 1427 Fowler, located on a residential street west of Evanston Township High School.

blogs.suntimes.com — Tell your Senator to vote NO on Pritzker for Commerce. Vote YES on Companies that value workers! #1u bit.ly/10IoNFH - UNITE HERE (@unitehere) May 21, 2013 Penny Pritzker is an excellent candidate to lead @ commercegov. I will be proud to vote for her & urge my Senate colleagues to do the same.- Tom Harkin (@SenatorHarkin) May 21, 2013 WASHINGTON--Sen.

blogs.suntimes.com — Greatest of ease, my %$#@. That's what I suspected about learning trapeze basics at Trapeze School New York Chicago. And that's what I learned about what I'd suspected once I actually had a go at it. Here's TSNYC head instructor Steve Hammes in today's Sun-Times telling us what he knows about the trapeze.

suntimes.com — Family, friends of William "Chris" Pettry, of Lake Villa, were relieved they wouldn't have to endure a trial. They didn't want to hear the gruesome details, once again, of how William "Chris" Pettry, a 42-year-old Lake Villa man died in what they called a "killer's unprovoked and evil act."

suntimes.com — SPRINGFIELD - Less than half of Illinois House Black Caucus members say they back the push to legalize same-sex marriage or are likely to support it, a Chicago Sun-Times survey of the pivotal voting bloc has found.