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The Sarge being a diehard Sox fan is very happy that they are in first place it brings me back to the 2005 Season when they staied in first and won the series. If they can do that this season then the CUBS truely do suck. Speaking of the Cubs I was amazed they won a game holy shit I thought that was impossible. American League
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10	POFF
Baltimore	29	22	.569	-	14-13	15-9	230	222	+8	Lost 5	2-8	41.5
Tampa Bay	29	22	.569	-	17-10	12-12	216	206	+10	Lost 3	4-6	47.5
NY Yankees	27	23	.540	1.5	14-11	13-12	232	217	+15	Won 1	6-4	40.2
Toronto	27	24	.529	2	15-10	12-14	249	223	+26	Won 3	4-6	42.9
Boston	26	24	.520	2.5	13-13	13-11	265	243	+22	Won 3	7-3	43.1
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10	POFF
Chicago Sox	29	22	.569	-	12-13	17-9	241	204	+37	Won 8	9-1	82.1
Cleveland	27	23	.540	1.5	15-14	12-9	219	243	-24	Lost 2	4-6	23.3
Detroit	23	27	.460	5.5	11-12	12-15	217	227	-10	Lost 3	4-6	21.9
Kansas City	21	28	.429	7	5-17	16-11	200	219	-19	Won 2	5-5	11.2
Minnesota	18	32	.360	10.5	9-17	9-15	196	270	-74	Won 3	4-6	0.8
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10	POFF
Texas	31	20	.608	-	15-11	16-9	291	212	+79	Lost 2	6-4	93.9
LA Angels	26	26	.500	5.5	13-11	13-15	199	191	+8	Lost 1	8-2	30.0
Seattle	23	30	.434	9	9-13	14-17	218	216	+2	Won 2	4-6	18.3
Oakland	22	29	.431	9	10-15	12-14	164	202	-38	Lost 8	2-8	3.2
National League
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10	POFF
Washington	29	21	.580	-	15-8	14-13	192	167	+25	Lost 3	6-4	57.0
Miami	29	22	.569	.5	16-10	13-12	204	202	+2	Won 3	7-3	34.6
NY Mets	28	23	.549	1.5	16-11	12-12	220	244	-24	Lost 1	6-4	18.4
Atlanta	28	24	.538	2	12-11	16-13	251	233	+18	Won 2	2-8	45.0
Philadelphia	27	25	.519	3	11-13	16-12	221	211	+10	Won 1	6-4	28.6
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10	POFF
Cincinnati	28	22	.560	-	15-9	13-13	201	184	+17	Lost 1	7-3	59.6
St. Louis	27	24	.529	1.5	13-11	14-13	270	205	+65	Lost 2	5-5	73.2
Pittsburgh	25	25	.500	3	16-11	9-14	147	176	-29	Won 1	6-4	10.3
Houston	22	28	.440	6	16-10	6-18	207	211	-4	Lost 5	4-6	15.7
Milwaukee	22	28	.440	6	11-13	11-15	217	239	-22	Won 3	6-4	10.9
Chicago Cubs	18	32	.360	10	12-15	6-17	185	231	-46	Won 3	3-7	1.5
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF	STRK	L10	POFF
LA Dodgers	32	18	.640	-	21-8	11-10	219	175	+44	Lost 3	5-5	83.5
San Francisco	27	24	.529	5.5	14-11	13-13	204	202	+2	Lost 1	6-4	39.1
Arizona	23	28	.451	9.5	10-15	13-13	208	225	-17	Won 1	5-5	15.0
Colorado	20	29	.408	11.5	12-14	8-15	252	274	-22	Won 3	5-5	7.4
San Diego	17	35	.327	16	12-16	5-19	167	228	-61	Lost 6	1-9	0.2

Could Chicago get it's 5th Star by hosting not just NATO but now a Superbowl

Mayor Rahm Emanuel put the arm on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today, making a case for a Super Bowl to be held at Soldier Field.

Don’t start making plans to buy tickets yet, however. Chicago's lakefront is often arctic in February, and the stadium might not be big enough to host a Super Bowl.

Goodell was on hand to applaud the Bears and the Chicago Park District for making Soldier Field the first NFL stadium to receive LEED certification for its environmentally sustainable attributes.

Saturday Night Live DA Coach is all chocked up about the newly elected Mayor of Chicago wanting to host a Super Bowl

But Emanuel said he had the Super Bowl on his mind when the two met privately before the news conference. "I found out a secret, and that is the commissioner's in-laws live in the area, and I'm holding them hostage until that happens," Emanuel said.

"We talked about 'Why Chicago?' " the mayor added. "Two weeks ago, had a bunch of world leaders here, NATO summit, and if we can do that, it would be an appropriate place to have a Super Bowl.”

The NFL will hold its first open-air Super Bowl in a cold weather city in the Meadowlands in New Jersey in 2014. Goodell said the league's position on repeating the experiment will depend a lot on how things go then.

Goodell also acknowledged Soldier Field's relatively small capacity could be an issue.

But with increased seating and changes in code allowing for more people in its suites, the stadium's capacity has grown since its 2001-2003 renovation from 61,500 to about 63,500.

The home of the Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium, has a usual capacity of about 63,000 for football games, which would make it the smallest capacity stadium behind Soldier Field, but that was increased to about 68,000 for this year’s Super Bowl, according to the NFL. Lucas Oil Stadium also has a retractable roof, however.

Also important, Goodell said, is the need to be able to host the many people who come into the city just to be a part of the event without attending the game

Taste of Chicago announces its 2012 restaurant lineup

Some familiar faces will be missing from Taste of Chicago this year, as the annual food and entertainment festival downsizes in the face of declining revenues.

Taste in 2012 will be five days shorter (five days, down from 10 in previous years) and considerably smaller. Thursday, the city released the names of this year's restaurants; there will be 37 full-time participants this year, down from 57 a year ago. Which means 20 restaurants that had participated in the 2011 Taste won’t be around this summer.

Guey Lon, which had been in every Taste of Chicago since the event was created in 1980, won't be in Grant Park this summer. Vermilion, which has been a Taste participant for four straight years, also will be gone. Others missing in action are Adobo Grill, Harry Caray’s and Polka Sausage and Deli.

Several restaurant owners say they dropped out voluntarily.

“A lot of people lost money last year, us included,” said Guey Lon owner Jean Lee. “We’re a small restaurant; we have to at least break even to do (Taste). This year, with only five days, it’s very iffy; if it rains one day, you’ve had it. I wish the restaurants this year good luck and good weather.”

Rohini Dey, owner of Vermilion and its sister property, At Vermilion in New York, said she dropped out for workload reasons.

“Putting together a staff for Taste is not a small thing,” she said. “Between here and New York, I’m strapped.”

Of the 37 remaining participants, all but one have been at Taste before. The sole newcomer is Pazzo’s, a Loop restaurant that will be serving chicken vesuvio sandwiches and tiramisu at Taste.

Eli’s Cheesecake, the only remaining restaurant to have participated in every Taste of Chicago, will be back. So will Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, which has been at every Taste of Chicago but the very first one.

In addition, 15 first-time participants will be at Taste for one day each. These so-called Pop-Up restaurants, including Arun’s and West Town Tavern, are by definition joining Taste for the first time. There will be three Pop-Up booths at Taste each day.

Taste of Chicago will run July 11-15 in Grant Park.

The lineup:

Abbey Pub

Bacino’s

Billy Goat Tavern & Grill

BJ’s Market & Bakery

Bobak Sausage Company

Carbon Live Fire Mexican Grill

Churro Factory

Connie’s Pizza

State legislature to pass saggy pants law

The state of Illinois is in session trying to pass the City of Chicago ordinance saggy pants law and make it a class c misdeminor for peolpe that can not wear there pants at their waist

Stupid fuck robber stick up a student infront of the cop shop seriously

Three men abandoned their weekend robbery attempt when the Northwestern University student they had confronted pointed out that they were standing in front of the university police station.

The incident began about 10:40 p.m. Sunday as the student walked east in the 500 block of Clark Street, according to a university alert. The student passed a large group of men walking toward him on the south side of the street, and as he passed, one person in the group yelled "yo" at him, the alert states.

The student did not respond and kept walking, turning north on the east side of Hinman Avenue. Three men approached him and demanded his money.

"Empty your pockets or we'll shoot you," the alert quotes one of the would-be robbers. The men did not display a weapon, the alert notes.

The student told the three men that he didn't think it was a good idea to rob him while they were standing in front of the university police station, according to the alert.

The three men fled south on Hinman and west on Clark. The student was unable to provide police with a detailed description of the men, and neither Evanston police officers nor university police were able to locate them.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Evanston police at 847-866-5000.

Illinois lawmakers approve $1-a-pack cigarette tax increase



I Patrick Quinn do solemly swear that I will wipe my ass with the Constitution and rob people of their money so help me God

SPRINGFIELD --- Illinois lawmakers today approved a $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike to generate more money for health care for low-income people.

The Senate voted 31-27 in favor, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has said he supports it.

The state cigarette tax would rise from 98 cents a pack to $1.98 a pack.

If it passes, the state would generate $350 million and use it to leverage another $350 million from the federal government.

Another provision would put in place a new tax on the state's hospitals with the hopes of generating $50 million that could leverage another $50 million from Washington.

The House approved the cigarette-tax increase Friday.

Logan Square barricade situation

Police have been on the scene of a barricade situation where a man has refused to come down from a roof top on the Northwest Side in the city's Logan Square neighborhood.

The situation started shortly before 5 a.m. on the 2400 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, police said.

Preliminary reports said a man was on top of a roof and refused to come down.

As of 4 p.m., the situation was ongoing and police were still at the scene, said Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti.

Police could not provide any further details about the incident.