Cubs Manager Plays 'Rocky' Theme in Desperate Bid to Inspire Team: Patch PM

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Rocky Times For Team Means Rocky Theme in Cubs Clubhouse

After dropping the first two games of the National League Championship Series to the upstart Mets, Cubs manager Joe Maddon blasted the Rocky theme song in the visiting clubhouse. Maddon’s musical choice was meant to inspire his team. >>Check out the method behind Maddon’s madness

Arrow Shot Through Glass Door of Oak Lawn Mayor’s Optometry Practice

Who shot an arrow through the glass door of Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury’s optometry practice? We don’t know yet, but the arrow penetrated two panes of glass and lodged in a waiting room chair. >>Read more about the mysterious attack on the mayor’s optometry practice

Straight Outta Evanston

• An Evanston man described by Wilmette police as “a shirtless and bloodied subject” approached two police officers behind the Wilmette police station Saturday night around 7:35 p.m. in a boxing stance, yelled out “F#$@ the Police” and punched out a glass door before being subdued, according to police.

Joliet Woman Viciously Chomps Elderly Lady’s Hands: Cops

• A Joliet woman viciously bit the hands and mouth of an elderly lady after ramming her car into the wounded woman’s house Saturday morning, police said.

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