Extra, Extra

• Bank of America may not get LaSalle Bank, but National City plans to buy the Illinois-based company that runs 82 MidAmerica Bank branches in Chicago and Milwaukee.
• The Color Purple debuted in Chicago last night.
• The Brookfield Zoo needs your help naming a 4-month-old polar bear cub.
• The smallest baby ever born at Northwestern Memorial Hospital finally went home. She was in the hospital for almost two years!
• These are the best bosses in Chicago.

"Belmont & Clark Facing East" via petermavrik.