Article: PENNANT FEVER TAKES HOLD OF CHICAGO\ CUBS AND WHITE SOX FANS UNITE.(Sports)

Byline: Nancy Armour Associated Press

CHICAGO -- September is a lovely time of year in Chicago.

The leaves change colors, football starts -- and brokenhearted Cubs and White Sox fans start thinking about "next year."

Not this year. No, this year is special -- or a sign the world is coming to an end. For the first time since way back in 1908, the Cubs and White Sox both entered September within five games of first place.

With 3 1/2 weeks left in the season, fans are already dreaming of an all-Chicago World Series, just like the one in 1906.

"It'd be awesome. That's what everybody's been waiting for all these years," said ...

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