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The history and euphoria of the 2008 election won’t be repeated next week–even in Chicago. But South Side voters still support Obama.

Chicago’s high temperature Thursday was 52 degrees, but area meteorologists are already predicting a much colder winter than last year.That might not be too difficult with last year’s winter being one of the mildest on record across the country.But colder temps mean spending more on

Curious citizen Milt Walp is a teacher who's currently on disability. He's curious to know why Illinois has its retired government employees rely on a state-funded pension system rather the federally-funded Social Security program. He hopes the intentions behind this decision were good. We'll find out soon!

Starting Thursday, the Tribune is charging $14.99 per month for an online subscription.

Some top Illinois Democrats say voter fraud may be an issue around the state this election.

We do some digging and learn what's going on in two swing states: Wisconsin and Colorado. We'll also have an extended conversation with former Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard. Then we talk to Davy Rothbart of Found magazine.

The plan would bring Marine Military Academy to the Ames Middle School. Currently, Marine shares a building with a military academy on the West Side.