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Today's headlines: "Waukegan DUI Arrests At 241 Since October"; "Waukegan May Extend Bars' Last-Call Times"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Waukegan Shatters Midwest, U.S. Records For DUI Arrests"

Today's headline: "Sotomayor Fractures Ankle En Route To Senate"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Tonya Harding, Jeff Gillooly, Newt Gingrich Sought For Questioning In Sotomayor Incident"

Today's headline: "Sprint Breaks Sales Record With Palm Pre"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Your Kid Wants Palm Pre; Emotional Detachment From Family Hinted At If Demands Aren't Met"

Today's headline: "Will Ferrell's 'Land Of The Lost' Will Likely Go Down As One Of Summer's Biggest Flops"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Producers Behind 'Land Of The Lost' Wonder Why Film Version Of Horrible TV Show Ended Up Being Horrible"

Today's headline: "Guillen Sounds Off After Tigers Beat White Sox, 5-4"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Naked, Incoherent Ozzie Guillen Calmly Discusses Team's Inability To Manage Pressure Situations Successfully"

Today's headline: "Metra's Phase 2 Resurfacing To Begin"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Round Lake Man Takes 18 Hours To Drive Home Via Metra Detour"

Today's headline: "Rotten Office Fridge Cleanup Sends 7 To Hospital"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Your Office Fridge Sees Their 7, Raises Them 8"

Today's headline: "Protesters Against Obama Swarm Notre Dame: His Appearance At University Roils Those Who Disagree With Abortion Stance"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Obama Protestors Hope No One Asks For Their Stance On Tithing"

Today's headline: "Craigslist Dropping 'Erotic Services' Ads"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Craigslist Goes Out Of Business"

Today's headline: "Zambrano Likely To Make Rehab Start This Weekend"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Disgruntled Cub Fan Makes Plans To Boo Zambrano's First Walk Allowed Upon Return From DL"

In a dramatic gesture just moments after being sworn in Monday as mayor of Waukegan, Bob Sabonjian will ask the City Council to approve monthly reports from the Building Department for March 2009, and also from the Collector's Office for the month of April 2009 ...

... with the City Council audience still buzzing with excitement over the montly reports, Sabonjian will then call for approval of block-party requests and, later in the meeting, he will boldly entertain a motion for adjournment ...

... with the news that a farmer passed the H1N1 flu to a herd of pigs, conservative swine commentators in U.S. barnyards will call for the arrest and deportation of all humans ...

... Cinco de Mayo will be over-celebrated in the nation's bars not only by people who don't know the significance of Cinco de Mayo, but also by people who do not know the English translation of "Cinco," "Mayo" or, for that matter, "de" ...

... having grossed $87 million at the box office in its opening weekend, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" will quietly pack its bags for DVD release with Friday's debut of "Star Trek" ...

... and fans of the Chicago Bulls will look back at this month's epic seven-game, first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics and wish it had meant something, even if the Bulls had won.

Today's headline: "County Braces For Feared Swine Flu Pandemic"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Jittery Co-Worker Freaking Out, Talking Your Ear Off About The Whole Swine Flu Thing"

Today's headline: "Same-Sex Couples Begin Tying The Knot In Iowa"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Leno, Letterman, 'Daily Show' Writers Generate Eight Months' Worth Of 'Gay Iowa' Jokes"

Today's headline: "Talladega A Disaster Waiting To Happen Unless Changes Are Made"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Tickets For Mountain Dew 250 Sell Out In Record Time At Talladega"

Today's headline: "'Wolverine' Claws Way Into Theaters"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "If You Had A Girlfriend, She Would Want To See 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' Instead"

Today's headline: "Ben Gordon Celebrates His Clutch Shot In An Interesting Way"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Millions Of Young Basketball Players Mimicking 'Clutch Gordon'"

Today's headline: "McDonald's To Unveil New Burger: Third-Pound Angus Burger To Sell For $4"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Angus Burger Debuts; Sales Of Automated External Defibrillators Up 75 Percent"

Today's headline: "Obama Misreads Cuban Offer, Fidel Castro Says"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Fidel Castro Again Appears In Public Wearing Sweats"

Today's headline: "Cheney, Rice Signed Off On Interrogation Techniques, Document Reveals"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Cheney Demonstrates Torture Techniques, Results On CNN Correspondent"

Today's headline: "Prep Pitcher Throws 4th Straight No-Hitter"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Prep Pitcher's Arm Explodes"

Today's headline: "McConaughey Has No Marriage Plans"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Self Married By McConaughey"

This week's news today, only from the crystal ball of The Swami:

Earth Day will be celebrated by motorists and homeowners worldwide with the traditional Burning of the Fossil Fuels ...

... during his last full City Council meeting as mayor, Richard Hyde will call for a vote on approving the preliminary plat of subdivision for property bound by Frolic, Cheyenne, Northern and Polo avenues, with conditions as outlined by staff ...

... Internet singing sensation Susan Boyle will announce that she not only has solved her "never been kissed" dilemma, but she has married Simon Cowell following an untamed night of binge drinking and karaoke singing in Scotland ...

... after blaming paparazzi for startling her horse in the riding accident that hospitalized her over the weekend, Madonna will make it a point to approach photographers while at the wheel of a SUV with poor brakes...

... and both the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks will continue to string us along like the giddy fools we are. The heartbreak we seek will bide its time.

This week's news today, only from the crystal ball of The Swami:

The new First Dog, Bo, will become embroiled in the first scandal of the Obama presidency when he is photographed by paparazzi leaving a D.C. area nightclub with an underaged Cavalier King Charles Spaniel reportedly owned by House Minority Leader John Boehner ...

... mayor-elect Bob Sabonjian Jr. will deny Internet-fueled rumors that he will re-charter Waukegan as the 32nd state in the Mexican union ...

... with the third Juan Rivera murder trial starting in Lake County Circuit Court this week, schedules will be cleared for the fourth Juan Rivera murder trial ...

... a 2010 Oscar campaign will start to coalesce around your reigning No. 1 film at the U.S. box office, "Hannah Montana: The Movie" ...

... and, during the first homestand of the season, Chicago Cub fans will formalize plans to boo a player to be designated on Tuesday out of town.

Today's headline: "Sabonjian Campaign Worker Claims He Was Assaulted"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Historically Low Turnout For Waukegan Mayoral Election"

Today's headline: "'Fast & Furious' Shatters Box Office Records"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Officials Puzzled By Mysterious Spike In Speeding Ticket Revenue"

Today's headline: "Axelrod Hits Back At Cheney: Not Behaving Like A 'Statesman'"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Cheney Invites Axelrod To Go Quail Hunting"

Today's headline: "Cutler Starts Fresh With Bears"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Bear Fans Boo Cutler Out Of Town As Bears Lose Opening Preseason Game"

Today's headline: "The Cubs Win The World Series? It Will Happen -- Finally -- In 2009"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Bluefield Daily Telegraph Sports Department Issues Retraction"

This week's news today, only from the crystal ball of The Swami:

Torch-carrying voters will call for the political head of state Sen. Terry Link after his proposal to activate the next generation of Big Brother traffic enforcement cameras in and around Lake County ...

... Sunday's predicted 3-to-6-inch snowfall will be the final time residents of Lake County will use their shovels and/or snowblowers this winter/spring -- though many residents will simply "let it melt" ...

... Congressional Republicans will play an April Fool's Day joke on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, leaving messages for "Ima Mann" on her personal cell phone and then, perhaps by accident, voting for President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget ...

... despite lukewarm reviews, "Monsters vs. Aliens" will reign supreme over the weekend box office, only to be dethroned next weekend by "Untitled Tyler Perry Project"...

... and the New York Yankees will welcome the Chicago Cubs to the new Yankee Stadium by charging bench players $2,625 per seat to watch each game.


Today's headline: "Obama Laughter: 'Punch Drunk' Or 'Gallows Humor'"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Pundits Blast Obama For 'Blowing Nose' And 'Hogging The Remote'"

Today's headline: "Want To Live Longer? Cut Back On Red Meat"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "America Orders Double-Cheeseburger Just Dripping With Juicy Goodness"

Today's headline: "Student Kicked Off Bus Over Passed Gas"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Supreme Court Sides With Bus Driver In Landmark Flatulence Lawsuit"

Today's headline: "NFL Extends Deal With DirecTV Through 2014"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Your Cable Bill Goes Up"

Today's headline: "Bulls On Track To Make The Playoffs"

Tomorrow's headline, only from the crystal ball of The Swami: "Bulls Swept By Cleveland"