Let there be NHL hockey

Chicago is getting into the spirit as the Blackhawks hit the ice for the first time in a season cut short by the four-month NHL lockout.
 
     The InterContinental Hotel on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile lit up its landmark dome in the team’s black and red colors Saturday night as the Blackhawks battled the Kings in Los Angeles.
 
     The team will host a special red carpet event to launch its home-opener on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues. That event will take place on the 100-level concourse of the United Center from 4:30-5:30 p.m.