More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. Whether it's your first time or your fifth time trekking out to the malls and big-box stores early on Black Friday, retailers are asking shoppers to bring their patience -- as well as their wallets. Retailers and local law enforcement personnel say shoppers need to be patient and courteous if they want to keep the atmostphere festive.

Opponents of Canadian National Railway Company are celebrating a recent decision by the federal Surface Transportation Board that will see third-party oversight of CN's monthly and quarterly reports on its newly acquired suburban rail line.

Opponents of the planned Navistar development of the old Lucent Technologies Campus are not going away. Tuesday they made their case to the DuPage County Board, where they dominated the public comment section of the regular meeting. "I can't believe what is happening here," said attorney Shawn Collins.

Terry Savage: One of the remaining obstacles to settling the losses and distributing restitution to Illinois Bright Start investors was removed late last week. The state of Oregon, one of six states that had college savings plan funds invested in the supposedly conservative Oppenheimer Core Bond fund, dropped its lawsuit against the fund management company and agreed to settle for a $20 million payment.

If you ever leave the grocery store with a slight sense of bewilderment at what you've just bought, you are not alone.

Your perfectly good cell phone drops and breaks. You visit your service carrier, and they tell you that your plan doesn't cover a replacement phone. Now, you need to shell out a decent amount of money for a new phone or extend your contract.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce has several holiday-inspired events scheduled, beginning on Thanksgiving Day.