• Mayor Daley announced he's replacing his current chief-of-staff, Paul Volpe. Volpe will probably best be remembered as the man behind the parking meter lease.
• Police continue to search for Shontell Davis, a missing 15-year-old.
• The dangers of ice flinging from vehicles on the road.

Tisha Muentes, the 15-year-old who went missing two days ago and prompted a frantic search, nonchalantly returned home yesterday, saying she had taken a bus to Indianapolis because she, “felt she needed to get away for a while." Authorities say the girl left town on her own accord and claims she didn't leave town to meet anyone. She was described as being "mentally stable and healthy" and no charges will be filed. Of course, we're sure her parents have a thing or two to say to her about all of this after the work her firefighter father and his colleagues put in looking for her. more ›

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• Former Chicago alderman Edward "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak has been ordered by a judge to cough up the money to cover court costs for waiting until the last second to change his plea to guilty.
• In spite of threats from angry Aldermen, Mayor Daley's 2009 City Budget is one step closer to becoming a reality.
• The three-year-old girl who went missing last night was found safely but the search is now on for the woman who apparently tried to abduct her in the first place.