U.S. Auto Parts Network cranks up 2009 web sales by almost 15%Web-only retailer U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc. boosted 2009 sales by increasing its private-label parts offerings and opening an East Coast distribution center.

Summary Box: US Auto Sales Better-Than-ExpectedSummary Box: February US auto sales rise 13 percent despite snow, Toyota; Ford bests GM Toyota - Ford Motor Company - GeneralMotors - Automobile - Automotive industry

2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park AcademySun-Times Special Report: Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. And this school year, blanket A's were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers.