Wow. Snow. That's messed up! A virus has killed a bunch of fish in the eastern Great Lakes and it seems to be heading this way. Chicagoland mayors think that the state should pick up more of the bill for public schools. Abbott Labs has more than halved the price of its HIV drug to poor countries. The state wants to get its mitts on some Abe Lincoln artifacts, including a stovepipe hat valued... more ›

"Lion of the Disenfranchised, Disenfranchised" via Michael DaKidd. more ›

• Do you like the Sun-Times' new redesign?
• Working Mother magazine made its picks for the best companies in the US. Nine of them are in Chicago area: Abbott Labs, Allstate, Children's Memorial Hospital, Grant Thornton LLP, HSBC, Kraft, Motorola, Northern Trust and Northwestern.
• Playdough Palooza? Featuring Richard Marx? Oh, whatever, it's for charity!

Tomorrow during every newscast between 5AM and 11PM, every radio and television station in Chicago will be encouraging their audiences to call 1-866-278-8354 to pledge money to the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. Every half hour or hour anchors and DJs will be providing updates and reminders to call. (But don't call now because the number's not active til tomorrow morning.) If this weren't for such a good cause it might seem annoying but... more ›