New Store to Entertain, Outfit Urban Hipsters

A fresh new clothing tenant will breeze into the Windy City laterthis year. And if Urban Outfitters stays true to its edgy,hipper-than-thou style, the 16-store chain will keep local GenerationXers in the mix.

This Philadelphia-based store will occupy 15,000 square feet ofspace at Rush and Walton Streets, in the former Hamburger Hamletdigs. But we're not talking your everyday mall stop.

Urban Outfitters is a combination clothing store, housewareshaven, alternative music nirvana and hangout. And that's the wayeach store has been since founder Richard Hayne threw open the firstdoors in 1970. Some folks bring food into the stores; lots come tobrowse and listen to …

2012 Republican hopefuls court religious right

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gathering of religious conservatives drew nearly all the Republican presidential hopefuls to a single stage, a claim that a South Carolina debate and a well-publicized forum in New Hampshire couldn't make about their recent events.

The Faith and Freedom Coalition's two-day conference proved that the religious right still plays a major role in the Republican nominating process, even if it's less organized than during the Christian Coalition's heyday and economic issues are dominating the early campaign.

The gathering was a tryout for candidates hoping to fill a void left by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister who won the 2008 Iowa …

Thousands mourn death of Southern Calif. teen

Thousands of teachers, classmates and neighbors filled a high school football stadium Saturday to honor a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered in a shallow, lakeside grave, allegedly killed by a registered sex offender.

Family and friends told the crowd of Chelsea's big dreams, terrific sense of humor, sense of style, athleticism and thirst for knowledge and adventure.

They were profusely thankful for the massive search for her after she went missing Feb. 25 on a run at a San Diego Park and for the outpouring of sympathy after her body was found five days later.

"On Feb. 25 our lives changed dramatically and will remain changed …

His layup at 18 helps him edge hard-luck Mickelson Toms pulls major move His layup at 18 helps him edge hard-luck Mickelson Toms pulls major move

DULUTH, Ga.--No one can say Phil Mickelson didn't get any breaksthis time. But the biggest break of all, once again, was his heart.

Mickelson's agonizing winless streak in major championshipscontinued Sunday when David Toms rolled in a 12-foot par putt for aone-stroke victory in the 83rd PGA Championship at Atlanta AthleticClub.

I'm somewhat shocked it actually happened to me,'' said Toms, whoshot a final-round 69 for a 15-under-par 265 total, the lowest everrecorded in a major. I went through so many mood changes out there,they need to put me in a ward. You're shaking one minute, and thenext minute you're winning a golf tournament. I guess that's what ourgame is all …

Kickback crackdown: How one fictitious fraudster slipped through the cracks in a flawed internal control system

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HOW ONE FICTITIOUS FRAUDSTER SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS IN A FLAWED INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM

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Thomas MacNeil, president of General Manufacturing Ltd., listened in cold silence to the voice on the telephone. The caller, a would-be supplier, was accusing MacNeil's plant manager, Bob Adams, of accepting kickbacks from Equipment Maintenance Inc., a company that had been awarded a maintenance contract by General Manufacturing in each of the past three years.

According to the caller, Equipment Maintenance was owned by Carl Brown, a former employee of General Manufacturing. Brown had lost his job not long …

US LPGA-Samsung World Championship Scores

Final Round

Paula Creamer 68-74-68-69_279

Song-Hee Kim 69-73-70-68_280

Juli Inkster 73-72-68-68_281

Suzann Pettersen 74-70-69-68_281

Lorena Ochoa 69-73-70-69_281

Angela Stanford 69-73-69-70_281

Katherine Hull 70-73-69-70_282

Eun-Hee Ji 73-73-70-67_283

Ji-Yai Shin 67-76-70-70_283

Cristie Kerr …

Music working out just fine for Desveaux

ARCHER PREWITT; ANGELA DESVEAUX; DAVID DANIELL WITH DOUG MCCOMBS

- 10 p.m. Saturday

- Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western

- Tickets, $10 in advance, $12 at the door

- (773) 276-3600

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Angela Desveaux always knew music was her underlying passion. Butthat knowledge didn't deter her from venturing out in otherdirections. After all, music isn't a career that offers stabilityand a solid income. So just to be safe, she pursued a degree inenvironmental biology. But music fans can breathe a sigh of relief -- it looks like music is taking over, after all.

Desveaux, a Canadian singer-songwriter who sounds like a lessjaded Lucinda …