European Clubs Win Concessions From UEFA on Financial ControlMarch 3 (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s biggest soccer clubs had won concessions from UEFA yesterday over its plans to introduce financial controls that require teams to spend within their means or be banned from its elite competitions.

Bowersox a 'tough cookie,' returns to 'Idol' after health scareCrystal Bowersox, the rootsy singer from Ohio who shaped her craft in Chicago music clubs, returned to the \" American Idol \" stage Wednesday night after a health scare that turned the show upside down.\"I feel good,\" she told Ryan Seacrest . \"I'm a tough cookie.\"She and the nine other women in the competition had been scheduled to sing Tuesday, but their performances were postponed when Bowersox ...

Chicago up 2 among 'most wired'Forbes magazine ranks Chicago No. 19 on its list of \"Most Wired\" cities, behind smaller venues such as Raleigh, N.C., Seattle, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Chicago ranked No. 21 last year.Forbes uses information such as the number of people with high-speed Internet access and the number of public Wi-Fi high-speed hot spots available. The list, released Tuesday, follows by six months a ...