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Three children killed, fourth injured in SE Side fire
There were no working smoke detectors in a Southeast Side home where three children — a 7-month-old boy, a 2-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl — died in a house fire this morning, authorities said.

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Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris gestures during a news conference in Washington following a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. Democrats are now moving toward seating Burris as a senator. (AP)
Burris expects to be seated; ready to start fundraising Roland Burris says he expects "very shortly" to represent the state of Illinois in the U.S. Senate. The man appointed to the vacant seat by Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he expects resolution soon of the remaining issues standing in the way.


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Cubs continue to look for pitching; Peavy in focus? The Cubs finished off the Jason Marquis-for-Luis Vizcaino trade with the Colorado Rockies as expected Tuesday. But will it look more like a Marquis-for-Jake Peavy deal by the time they open spring training next month?



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'ER' viewers saw Clooney as Dr. Feelgood The sight of him in his early days at County General was enough to send anyone with a pulse immediately to the real ER. A brash young actor on what promised to be a major new NBC show, Clooney met the Sun-Times reporter in 1994 for a quick chat before going to the rooftop set at the Chicago Firefighters Academy, where he would do a night shoot complete with helicopters and "patients" covered in bright red corn syrup.
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Uptown Theatre in a Jam
David Roeder: Ald. Mary Ann Smith (48th) is encouraging a new deal involving control of the landmark Uptown Theatre, 4816 N. Broadway. What that means to the theater, empty for 25 years, or its current owner is anybody's guess, but Smith's move could be controversial. The Uptown's owner is concert promoter Jam Productions Inc., which with a partner put up $3.2 million last summer to get it in a foreclosure auction. Since then, Jam has battled in court over a $5 million reserve City Hall wants it to post to cover repairs.

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