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'Everyone was hysterical' / Rachael Ray ruffle / Hockey at Wrigley

By Charlie Meyerson | Daywatch columnist

12:33 PM EDT, May 29, 2008

'EVERYONE WAS HYSTERICAL.' A CTA security guard recounts the scene on board a Green Line train that derailed yesterday. The situation was so precarious the train operator ordered passengers to move to one side to keep the car from plunging to the ground. Jon Hilkevitch and Mary Owen report: MORE »

In Boston, commuter train crash kills operator: MORE »

Death of woman struck by Metra train Tuesday ruled an accident: MORE »

Breaking news: Four people hurt when cab strikes pole near Union Station. MORE »

DALEY STORM. The selection of Mayor Daley as Northwestern University's commencement speaker is drawing complaints from some students. The university president's response? "Grow up." Jodi S. Cohen and Brian Cox have the story: MORE »

Reader comments: "Elitist, spoiled, rich brats." MORE »

'HAT. RING. NOW.' Eric Zorn's advice to Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan: "Announce today that you'll challenge incumbent Rod Blagojevich for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2010." MORE »

Las Vegas judge issues arrest warrant for on-trial ex-Blagojevich fundraiser Tony Rezko: MORE »

Rezko jury spills coffee, not verdict: MORE »

FAMILY DEATHS. A married couple and their 7-year-old son were found shot to death in their suburban home yesterday, but police say a killer isn't believed at large. Clifford Ward and Gerry Smith report: MORE »

Marriage license tax rises Monday to fund domestic violence prevention programs: MORE »

RACHAEL RAY RUFFLE. Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an ad over complaints her scarf offers symbolic support for terrorism: MORE »

Flat sales prompt talk of beer company mergers: MORE »

LAW FIRM'S TROUBLES. The public acknowledgment of Chicago lawyers' firings reflects a departure from legal custom. Ameet Sachdev reports: MORE »

US Airways eliminating free snacks as of Sunday: MORE »

'WHY DO SOME AFRICAN-AMERICANS CHOOSE TO SPEAK SO POORLY?' A reader of Dawn Turner Trice's forum, Exploring Race, wants to know about "acks" versus "ask": MORE »

Any racists in your family? MORE »

HOCKEY AT WRIGLEY. Chicago Blackhawks reportedly will play Detroit at Wrigley Field next season: MORE »

Cubs win sweeping beauty: MORE »

"Horry Kow" T-shirt sellers suing Cubs: MORE »

Cubs boss: "Booing is part of the game." MORE »

Two rallies fuel Sox comeback: MORE »

'SEX AND THE CITY' REVIEW. Jessica Reaves gives it 3 1/2 stars: MORE »

Mark Bazer on the movie he'd like to have seen: "Indiana Jones and the City." MORE »

Six Flags season pass: Good idea or bad idea? MORE »

WEATHER. Latest forecast, continually updated radar pictures and Tom Skilling's seven-day outlook: MORE »

What was Chicago's all-time steepest 24-hour temperature drop? MORE »