Provides the latest RSS feeds for Illinois News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Chicago News.net http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/cat/ad135a7dc74b4c33/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:02 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:02 -0400 30 A man from Chicago rode Ferris Wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - to break the existing world record. Clinton Shepherd, a park operations manager of Chicago's Navy Pier, who spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend, said that he thought that Chicago - birthplace of the ride - should have the title, People magazine reported. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214655654/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214655654/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Chicago's stringent gun laws are so severe they border on the absurd. It has just been brought to the attention of Chicago Alderman Edward Burke that Chicago ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214669384/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:24 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214669384/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget SPRINGFIELD -- Another attempt to use some corporate personal property replacement tax revenue to fund the operation of the regional offices of education cleared an Illinois House committee Tuesday. This time, however, the move would be permament and also calls for paying other local government functions from the fund that is used mainly to provide shared revenue to cities and ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670338/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:06 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670338/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget Here is a roundup of reports of activity for Champaign, Urbana and University of Illinois police departments. Here is the report of activity for Champaign police ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670337/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:06 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670337/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670339/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:35 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670339/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 DETROIT (AP) -Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series. Patrick Kane scored 4:35 into the third period to pull Chicago within one. The Blackhawks celebrated as if they tied ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214669785/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:38 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214669785/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was critically injured after attempting to jump from the window of a hospital Tuesday in the South Side Englewood ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214669607/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214669607/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The 24-year-old Sanchez will be assigned to Triple-A Iowa. In nine relief appearances this season for Triple-A Memphis, Sanchez has recorded one save and a 3.72 ERA. Sanchez has spent part of the last two seasons in the majors with the Cardinals, combining to go 3-2 with five saves and a 3.40 ERA in 43 relief appearances. He has 48 strikeouts in 45 Major-League ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670053/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:35 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670053/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 DARIEN, Ill. (CBS) – In case you’re wondering, after seeing the devastation in Oklahoma this week, Illinois schools are required by the State Board of Education to conduct severe weather drills once a year. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya visited Darien School District 61 in the southwest suburbs, where Supt. Bob Carlo said his schools are safe, but he pointed out, ';You ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670054/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:34 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214670054/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago fan at a popular waterfront shopping area before a Bears/Jaguars football game last fall.Matthew Reid Hinson pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder. He faces a possible life sentence.Authorities say the 28-year-old Hinson slashed 42-year-old William Pettry's neck with a pocket knife at Fionn ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668580/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:39:44 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668580/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A key Illinois House committee has approved an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults who don't have children at home, despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give flexibility to some institutions for people with mental ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668769/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:14 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668769/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 http://bit.ly/14NTai7 ) that Eddie Williams will retire May 31. He is the DeKalb school's executive vice president for finance and chief of operations. He has been with the school for 43 years. Williams took a leave of absence on March 8 after the FBI start investigating police records concerning a housing development he ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668770/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:13 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668770/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 DETROIT, MI - MAY 20: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings takes a first period face off against Marcus Kruger #16 of the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 20, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668771/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668771/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- Baltimore County police say the Reisterstown home of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was burglarized over the weekend, and $2,000 and two guns were ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668479/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:22 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668479/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (CBS/AP) The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, has vowed to donate $1 million to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668480/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:19 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668480/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 IRVINE, CA (WWJ) – Kelly Blue Book’s list of the 10 Best Family Cars includes mid-size cars, minivans and small SUVs. It’s also a mix of brands, foreign and domestic. ';This is a great year for family cars,'; said Jack Nerad, Kelly Blue Book’s executive market analyst. ';There are some new entries in the marketplace that are terrific. Some of the old ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668772/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:08:19 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668772/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Chicago Sky is getting wider exposure as its games air this season on and ESPN, WCIU, The U and The U Too. WNBA franchise Chicago Sky has signed a five-year broadcast contract with Weigel Broadcasting Co. Chicago-based Weigel will air 24 regular-season games this season on its local stations WCIA and The U Too, beginning with the May 31 home opener at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, according to the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214667727/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:44 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214667727/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 President Bill Clinton laughs as he listens to philanthropist Pete Peterson speak at the Clinton Global Initiative University symposium at Washington University in St. Louis on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Photo by Christian Gooden, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214665913/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:26 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214665913/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA --A majority of faculty members at University Laboratory High School in Urbana have submitted a petition with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board to form a union, according to a news release.The union will be called the Uni Faculty Organization and will be affiliated with the Illinois Education Association.Uni High is a publicly funded school with competitive ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666909/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:04 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666909/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Photographer: John Dixon Kristie Stasi(cq) a volunteer for the Champaign County Humane Society GIANT Garage Sale, points out the most organized section of her office supplies area in Kessler Hall, at the Champaign County Fair Grounds in Urbana on Tuesday May 21, 2013. More than thirty volunteers were organizing thousands of items for the sale that begins Friday and continues through Sunday at ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666908/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:04 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666908/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget SPRINGFIELD -- Despite the presence of more than 100 opponents, most from southern Illinois, a House committee on Tuesday morning approved legislation to regulate high volume hydraulic fracking in Illinois. The vote was 11-0. As the opponents filed out of the committee room they faced the House lawmakers and chanted, "Shame! Shame!" But supporters of the legislation ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666910/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:03 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666910/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 ComEd says that work related to the Smart Grid program created nearly 2,700 full-time equivalent jobs in the first quarter of 2013. These include nearly 900 direct full-time equivalent jobs at the utility and its contractors as submitted in a report to the Illinois Commerce Commission, plus nearly 1,800 indirect full-time equivalent positions. The report showed that the grid modernization ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666911/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:23 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666911/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO | Tue May 21, 2013 1:11pm EDT CHICAGO May 21 (Reuters) - The funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from fiscal 2010, heightening the risk of tax increases or service cuts for residents, a report by a civic watchdog group said on Tuesday. The Chicago-based Civic Federation also found that pension funding levels ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668408/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:30 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214668408/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 SAN DIEGO, CA (KDKA) – The folks at Kia — who have, by the way, been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck — say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand. That’s why the Cadenza was born. A little bigger and much more upscale, the Cadenza is Kia’s ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666376/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:17 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666376/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Henrik Lundqvist and Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers lie on the ice after giving up the game-winning overtime goal to Boston’s Brad Marchand in Game One of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666422/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666422/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says he hopes a bill that would kick-start high-volume oil and gas drilling in southern Illinois passes "swiftly" through the Illinois House and ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666913/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666913/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (AP) -- A small-town Iowa letter carrier will soon learn his sentence for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666912/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666912/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (AP) -- Members of Illinois' tea party movement say they'll protest outside IRS offices in four cities over revelations that the agency targeted conservative groups for extra ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666914/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:15 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666914/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 In the early 1980s, the steel industry collapsed in Chicago. Wisconsin Steel and U.S. Steel, two Southeast Side mills which had once employed tens of thousands of workers, were shut down. Ald. Edward Vrdolyak, who represented the neighborhood on the City Council, used the economic desperation of his constituents to build a political machine, dispensing city jobs to precinct captains who promised ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666915/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:48 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666915/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday released a statement in favor of marriage equality in Illinois, urging the House to approve the stalled ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666917/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666917/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 As injuries befell the Chicago Bulls this season, the front office was forced to bring in fresh bodies just to have a complete roster. In January, the team signed Daequan Cook, a 6-5 shooting guard with a reputation for being accurate from long ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666916/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666916/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Where the NHL would be better served in situations like these would be to establish a coaching challenge system similar to that of the NFL. Plays like goals already get reviewed if they are close, but there are other judgment calls in the league that could stand to have official video review. The Shaw play was definitely one of them, because the officials may have reversed it after looking at ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666919/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:46 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666919/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Keith Cozart, aka Chief Keef, faces disorderly conduct charges after security at a Dunwoody, GA, hotel called police after observing smoke and smelling marijuana coming from his ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666918/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:46 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666918/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Pat Quinn, governor of Illinois, said he wants to address the state's pension crisis before any plans for a Chicago casino. In November, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor Pat Quinn appeared together and said they had resolved their differences over how to regulate a Chicago casino. But now those differences appear to have ruptured once again, according to a report by the Chicago Sun-Times. At a ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214665294/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:10 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214665294/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him about supporting a pro-business candidate … ," Griffin, a billionaire and Republican hedge fund ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666920/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666920/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (CBS) According to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, White Sox left-hander John Danks will make his first start of the season Friday against the Marlins. Danks has made four rehab starts in the minors while working to recover from shoulder surgery he underwent 10 months ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666445/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666445/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (CBS) — The massive EF-4 tornado to hit Moore, Okla., is rare, but twisters with that kind of force have hit the Chicago area in the past, and have been extremely deadly. There have been eight EF-4/5 tornadoes to hit the Chicago area between 1950-2010, the latest official data available from the State Climatologist Office For Illinois. (Unofficially, we could find no evidence of a ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666334/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666334/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 We’ve seen this type of behavior from Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp before. Earlier this month, Kemp gave his jersey, shoes and glove to a disabled Dodgers fan after a game, and now, he’s at it again. In the wake of the Oklahoma tornado that has taken dozens of lives, Kemp has pledged to donate $1,000 to relief efforts for every home run hit between now and the All-Star Game. Kemp, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666446/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666446/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Cars lie around the northeast corner of Plaza Towers Elementary school after it was damaged by a tornado May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The town reported a tornado of at least EF4 strength and two miles wide that touched down yesterday killing at least 24 people and leveling everything in its path. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666447/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:15 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666447/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (CBS) Immediately after the Blackhawks fell 3-1 to the Red Wings in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals, the team was clearly upset with falling down 2-1 in this best-of-seven series. Adding insult to injury, the Blackhawks were also forced to deal with questions surrounding the goalie interference call that took away what would have been the game-tying goal in the third period. Just ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666450/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:14 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666450/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (CBS) They've upgraded their offensive line, beefed up their receiving corps and even hired a new head coach whose affinity is actually for scoring points, rather than preventing them. Yes, as the Chicago Bears begin preparations for the summer, there's little doubt that they've gone all in on quarterback Jay Cutler for the 2013 season. But, I can't help but wonder, is ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666448/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:14 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666448/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 MORRIS, Ill. (CBS) – They say no one’s perfect, but one school in the far southwestern suburbs has not just one, but two students who have achieved perfection in one area. WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports, from preschool through their senior year at Morris Community High School, Jackie DesLauriers and Zac Mitchell have never missed a day of ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666449/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:13 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214666449/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 FILE PHOTO: A tractor with cultivator sits idle after being delayed by wet weather earlier this month preventing central Illinois farmers from starting their spring planting of corn crops Monday, May 13, 2013 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664464/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:51 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664464/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 MARSTON, Mo. o A northern Illinois woman has her service dog back, a month after losing him in rural Missouri, eight hours from her ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664313/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:18 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664313/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget DANVILLE -- Danville police are investigating two separate shootings overnight that left a 21-year-old female dead and sent three other people to the hospital. Both shootings occurred within four hours and a few blocks of each other on Danville's east side. Authorities are looking into whether the two incidents are related, Public Safety Director Larry Thomason said. Police ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664559/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664559/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA -- Mayor Laurel Prussing is continuing to take a strong stand against a state-mandated property tax exemption for Carle Foundation Hospital, and she plans to ask for support from local lawmakers. She said last week that a number of approaches could be taken to fix what would become a $830,000 budget problem for the city: Either the legislation needs to be changed, or the law ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664558/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664558/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA -- City administrators on Monday night presented to council members a balanced budget proposal with no major changes from last year, but they say it is the next few years that present the greatest risk to city finances. As the city comes out of the recession, officials now look toward an 11 percent reduction in property tax base because of rising personnel costs and ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664557/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:36 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664557/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA -- Urbana High School recently earned an award as a part of ACT's College and Career Readiness Campaign, and received it at a recent Illinois State Board of Education meeting. The high school was recognized as an exemplary high school and won the College and Career Transition Award. "With more than 62 percent low-income students, this school has increased access ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664561/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:36 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664561/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA -- A University of Illinois accounting student who sparked a fire in his apartment last fall while trying to make a smoke bomb has been referred to Champaign County's diversion program. If Austin Povilaitis, 22, of Edina, Minn., completes 25 hours of public service, he will be able to plead guilty to a misdemeanor offense for court supervision. Povilaitis was referred ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664556/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:36 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664556/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Seasickness aside , Rob and I recently had a stellar long weekend in Daytona Beach, and I thought I'd tell you about it.This is how we happened to be there: two people close to us had purchased tickets a while ago, and then realized that mid-May would be a really bad time for them to take a vacation.We ended up with inexpensive airfare, which included a direct flight on Allegiant Air from ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664560/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:35 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664560/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Officials say zoological society field scientists, veterinarians and husbandry managers work together to improve the well-being of dolphins at Brookfield Zoo and in the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664562/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:15 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664562/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Debbie Vallejo was traveling through Missouri last month when she stopped at a Pilot's store in Marston to let her dog, Slick, take a nature break. The dog ran ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664563/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:14 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664563/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley says there will be legitimate questions that arise during Penny Pritzker's confirmation hearings but also those who will use them as an opportunity to make political ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664565/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:10 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664565/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 In Darien a four-unit townhouse was struck, blowing a hole in the roof. Residents say crews got to the scene in less than 10 minutes and quickly put out the fire before it spread into other ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664564/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:47:10 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664564/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 You are using Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 is unsupported by this site and you may experience layout and functionality issues. It is recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to another browser. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664270/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:39:22 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214664270/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 ST. LOUIS -; Illinois State Police are continuing their investigation of why a van carrying 11 men veered off a southern Illinois freeway and repeatedly overturned, killing five occupants and hospitalizing the other ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662920/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:01:25 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662920/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 MOUNT OLIVE, Ill. (AP) -- Cleanup efforts are underway in the southwestern Illinois community of Mount Olive after severe storms pummeled that community, damaging at least a dozen buildings in its downtown ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662936/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:59 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662936/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 BENTON, Ill. (AP) -- A southern Illinois man is jailed on $2 million bond after being accused in the shooting death of a woman outside a card shop in the Franklin County city of ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662937/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:59 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662937/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The arrests announced Monday came over a six-day period. Hannibal police say the investigation has spanned several months. Suspects are from Hannibal and neighboring Missouri towns of Paris, Center and Monroe City, and from Quincy, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662938/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:59 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214662938/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA -- Urbana Park District officials say their target date to open the new Crystal Lake Pool is June 20. But the exact date could be sooner or later, depending on the weather, according to park district spokeswoman Dana Mancuso. "As soon as we are able to swim, we will be open," Mancuso said on Monday. Mancuso said construction crews are working on installing the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661570/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:12 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661570/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget SPRINGFIELD -- A group of central Illinois Senate Republicans is asking for an expedited confirmation hearing on the nomination of Dr. David Gill to be assistant director at the Illinois Department of Public Health, although it seems unlikely they'll get it. Gill, who earlier this year said he was considering running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 13th ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661569/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:12 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661569/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Champaign Central seniors Ashlee Smith, left, and Queniqua Davis go over a graduation form in the career center at the high school on Monday May 20, 2013. Both girls are in the Operation Hope ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661571/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:12 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661571/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget DANVILLE -- School board members on Wednesday could approve some administrative appointments for the 2013-14 school year. The Danville school board will meet at 6:30 p.m on Wednesday at the Jackson Building, 516 N. Jackson St., Danville. A copy of the agenda is available online ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661568/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:12 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661568/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget URBANA -- With NCAA tennis championships in Urbana this week, hotels, restaurants and stores can expect a boost -- but look at the Champaign ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661572/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:11 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661572/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) -- A 17-year-old high school student in Rockford will graduate with a perfect attendance record he's maintained since ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661574/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:10 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661574/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (AP) -- An attorney for six men who claim they were abused by a now-defrocked priest says Jesuit officials have agreed to pay $19.6 million to settle his clients' ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661573/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:09 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661573/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Good morning and welcome to Bear Bites, your morning rundown of Chicago Bears news. Read on for the latest on Robbie Gould's health, Gabe Carimi's gamble and a close look at an offensive lineman's eating ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661575/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:21:21 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661575/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Major League Baseball is considering replay for every call except balls and strikes and you know that will fester its way into the game one day soon. The NFL looks at just about everything except plays in which Jay Cutler sneers at fellow teammates. Thank goodness it's not an infraction though someone in the rules committee with an axe to grind will probably suggest sneering become a ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661343/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:21 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661343/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (CBS) – At least two homes in the Chicago area were struck by lightning overnight as heavy thunderstorms plowed through the region. CBS 2's Susanna Song reports strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning made for a very disruptive night in the Chicago area. Early Tuesday, the Cook County Board Up service was in the Little Village neighborhood, where at least one home ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661342/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:21 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661342/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (STMW) – Four people were hurt in a gang-related shooting after large groups of teenagers started fighting in the street Monday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood. About 9:30 p.m., someone in a light-colored sedan drove by the fight in the 5300 block of West Iowa Street and opened fire, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661344/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:20 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661344/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) – Police say a Joliet man mugged two elderly women in different grocery stores before crashing a stolen car into a semi-truck on Saturday. Joliet Cmdr. Al Roechner said Matthew J. Boban's crime spree began at 11:55 a.m. when he arrived at Jewel, 1401 W. Jefferson St. Boban allegedly had asked a 32-year-old friend to bring him and his girlfriend to an ATM so he ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661345/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:18 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661345/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are asking for help to identify the body of woman or teen girl found strangled and badly burned in a Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood Dumpster Sunday night. Firefighters found the charred body after putting out a Dumpster blaze in an alley in the 3100 block of North Kimball Avenue about 11:05 p.m. An autopsy Monday found the person was strangled, and ruled the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660616/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660616/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 People assess the damage after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661294/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:14 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661294/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 07:10 AM ET 05.21 | His former head coach has picked a side, and it's squarely in the corner of his one-time star forward. Jim Boeheim maintains little hope that former Syracuse ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661346/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:51 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661346/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 07:09 AM ET 05.21 | While Shabazz Muhammad's draft stock may be slipping in some circles, he certainly hasn't lost any faith in himself. [The] weeks leading up to the June 27 draft will be about altering negative perceptions about his character and his game. "Being the number one guy, everybody wants you to fall," Muhammad said last week at the NBA draft combine in Chicago. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661348/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:51 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661348/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Dwight Howard 's version of The Decision. The pitches he will get after the second leg of this journey, the ones that will likely come from Houston, Dallas and Atlanta, among others (after July 1), will no doubt be very different. And yes, he intends to listen to those pitches, and no, he won't give ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661349/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:50 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661349/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Jarrett Jack . "As a coach I value everything that he did for this basketball team and not just on the basketball floor but off. He was incredible, he was a great leader, he as a voice, he was a big time competitor, he was a winner, he plays with an edge. He was instrumental in everything we did. I heard Bob talk about it earlier' being he's a free agent, it's not just about ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661347/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:50 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214661347/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Entrepreneurs working in the aging care sector will compete for $10,000 during the annual LINK long-term care conference, which runs July 22-24 in Chicago. As Business First reports, the Louisville-based Center for Long Term Care Innovation, a business incubator program for aging care startups thats more commonly known as InnovateLTC, will co-sponsor the competition with Connecticut-based Lincoln ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660933/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:03:40 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660933/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Cedra Watson plays with Jalaya, 5, and Joshua, 7, as Jeremiah, 6, sorts through coloring pages in their Hyde Park home. Watson was a foster parent who adopted the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660079/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:56 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660079/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Donald Trump seems to relish an image as a no-nonsense businessman and boss, some might even say a bully. But the real estate mogul might have met his match in an Evanston grandmother who had humble beginnings growing up in a children's home. "Someone had to stand up to him," Jacqueline Goldberg testified Monday at a trial in Chicago that has drawn national attention because of ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660080/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660080/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 With prosecutors seeking a 30-year prison term for him, former veteran Chicago narcotics cop Glenn Lewellen closed his eyes tightly and held his palms together in prayer Monday as the judge was about to announce his sentence on federal drug conspiracy charges. A smile cracked his lips as Lewellen heard his sentence: 18 years in federal prison. Moments later, as he was led away by deputy ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659446/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:54 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659446/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis. During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64 percent - more than twice the 29 percent growth rate in cities. Overall, 16.4 million poor people consider suburbia home, compared with 13.4 ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660081/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:52 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660081/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 While many of her friends are stuck in school into June, Wauconda eighth-grader Alexandra Hayden plans to take advantage of her district's early summer break to beat the crowds at Six Flags Great America. "I'm going to party," said Alexandra, who is finishing her last year at Matthews Middle School. "The good part is, Great America is open, so there will be no lines ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660082/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:51 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660082/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CTA commuters talk about their public transit experience now that Red Line is closed from Cermak/Chinatown through 95th Street, until October ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659525/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:50 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659525/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 h annual Small Business of the Year Awards gala. The overall winner this year was Naperville Dental Specialists and General Oral Health Care, which also took home the award in the Professional category. In other categories Paul Gregory Media won for Business-to-Business, Players Indoor Sports won for Business-to-Consumer, Giving DuPage won for Not-for-Profit and Le Chocolat du Bouchard won for ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659588/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:50 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659588/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A Schaumburg police officer has been suspended with pay for allegedly keeping a gun that had been turned in to the department, and the same officer also faces scrutiny for a case involving heroin that allegedly went missing from a crime scene, police said. The officer, who was not identified by police, was on front-desk duty April 23 when two people came in to turn in a .22-caliber revolver, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660083/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:49 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660083/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn appeared before the Chicago Tribune editorial board Monday morning to discuss pension reform. (Posted on: May 20, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659534/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:48 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659534/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A versatile journalist, Tim West spent his entire career covering Naperville for the Naperville Sun. Mr. West covered local government bodies, took photos, wrote columns and immersed himself in the life of his community. "Tim cared deeply about quality journalism, and he understood the importance of the press being a responsible community watchdog," said Judy Hostert-Harvey, managing ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660245/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:48 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660245/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Michelle Obama and student Kayla Pearson at Harper High School last month. The first lady has kept the plight of Chicago students in the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660034/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660034/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Krystyna Krell performs a manicure at Renu Day Spa in Deerfield on May 15. Spa owner Anna Pamula says she pays her employees more than minimum wage, and would support a state measure to increase the level from $8.25 to $10 per ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660085/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660085/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Northern Illinois University officials announced Monday that a longtime campus vice president who has been part of a federal law enforcement investigation plans to retire at the end of the month.Eddie Williams, 68, the university's chief of operations, began working at the DeKalb university 43 years ago and rose to become one of its most powerful figures. He returned to work Friday after a ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660246/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:46 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660246/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 SPRINGFIELD— - Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois. The parents' emotion injected a palpable measure of heartache into the rough-and-tumble Illinois gun debate, where jockeying ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660086/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:43 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660086/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The village of Glen Ellyn is accepting applications for grants for local non-profit organizations. The Community Grant Program funding for 2013-14 is $25,000. Last year, the village budgeted $30,000 for the program, but this year, $5,000 was donated to the Fourth of July Committee, said Kristen Schrader, assistant to the village manager. Organizations must provide direct services to the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660087/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:43 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660087/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A paddle tennis and golf facility opened this month in Glenview. The village's park district constructed the Glenview Prairie Club, located at 2800 West Lake Ave., to offer paddle tennis, an increasingly popular sport that combines tennis and racquetball. The club includes a new 2,600-square-foot clubhouse, which serves food and drinks, four paddle tennis courts and a previously existing ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660090/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:41 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660090/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A 53-year-old man of the 1700 block of Violet Court was charged with domestic battery after police were flagged down near the intersection of Ridge Road and Hybernia Drive at 10 a.m. on May 13.Possession of cannabisA Waukegan man, 25, was charged with possession of cannabis and failure to wear seatbelt after being stopped by police in the 700 block of Central Avenue at 7:17 p.m. on May ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659550/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:41 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659550/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Aurora has launched a meterless downtown parking system allowing motorists to park at no charge. The city removed roughly 900 parking meters and instituted a color-coded system that designates allowable parking times ranging from 90 minutes to 10 hours. On-street time restrictions will be enforced from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Parking lots are ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660091/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:40 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660091/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Naperville commuters on the waiting list for a parking permit near the downtown Metra station will need to update their accounts to keep their place in line. The city is performing an audit of the wait lists for the Kroehler, Burlington and Parkview lots and is aiming to remove commuters from the wait list if they no longer need a parking permit. The city last performed such an audit in November ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660089/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:39 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660089/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 State regulators have given approval for Naperville-based Edward Hospital and Health Services to merge with Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare. The upcoming merger will create one of the largest health systems in the area with more than 50 locations serving 1.7 million residents. Edward CEO Pam Davis will head the new system after the merger is finalized, which is expected to happen July ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660092/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660092/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Will County residents can now use smart phones to pay their property taxes. Treasurer Steve Weber's office has launched an app that allows users to pay their bill, find bank and credit union branches that accept payments, locate the county's drop box and contact their local assessor. To download the free app ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659570/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:36 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214659570/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A synthetic turf field could be installed at Gordon Park if a proposal between the Park District of La Grange the Lyons Township Soccer Club moves forward, officials said. Park District director Dean Bissias said the soccer club approached the park district about installing a synthetic turf field in the place of a natural grass field as the district moves forward with major renovations to the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660093/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:32 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660093/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Renovations at Wheaton's Northside Park mean summer camps offer more than ever, but the number of kids participating has dipped, camp officials said. Last year, about 250 kids went through Camp Mean Green and Camp Illini. That's compared with about 500 before 2010, when the camps were relocated for a year because of restoration projects at Northside. "I think a lot of people ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660094/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:31 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214660094/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Andrew Shaw #65 of the Chicago Blackhawks reacts to a third period goal being waved off with teammates Brent Seabrook #7, Viktor Stalberg #25 and Nick Leddy #8 against the Detroit Red Wings in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 20, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. (Photo ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214656111/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:41:21 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214656111/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down. Neither side in the battle, in fact, has budged much. The Chicago Teachers Union on Monday followed up a weekend of neighborhood marches with a ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214655508/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:44 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214655508/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Economy-class passengers on the new route, which will initially use an Airbus 340, will be charged about 5,500 yuan ($895.4) for return tickets up to the end of ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653999/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:07:44 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653999/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget UPDATED 11:25 P.M. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the area until 5 a.m. Tuesday. Affected areas include Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt, and Vermilion counties. A tornado watch means that conditions have created a significant risk of a tornado. The National Weather service has issued a weather advisory for northwestern Coles, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654565/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:59 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654565/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 DETROIT — The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help Detroit beat Chicago 3-1 Monday ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654319/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:22 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654319/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The White Sox are three games below .500 and six games behind the American League Central-leading Indians, but they've remained confident, and recently, the results on the field have taken a turn for the better. Chicago has won five of its last seven games and six of its last nine, including Monday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will play 16 of their ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654362/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:44:39 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654362/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO - When Jon Lester took the mound last night, he was trying to become the first Red Sox lefty starter since 1973 to go at least 7-0 to begin a season.But he also was facing his personal kryptonite.In his best and worst seasons, Lester struggles against the White Sox. Indeed, it has become as predictable as winter blizzards in Chicago. In nine previous starts against the White Sox entering ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654326/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654326/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technology. Now the two rivals are joining forces. GrubHub, one of Chicago's most high-profile startups, is merging with New York-based Seamless to create an online food ordering company with more than ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654327/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:31 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654327/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (CBS) — It only takes seconds, for a fire to take everything. Fire safety advocates like Tom Lia say sprinklers are the cure. "This will save a life," he tells CBS 2's Chris Martinez. Right now, more than 90 Illinois communities require sprinkler systems in new home construction. But the Illinois State Fire Marshal wants more, pushing for a sprinkler law that makes them ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654364/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:34:01 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654364/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Adam Dunn clouted a three-run homer Monday, carrying the Chicago White Sox past Boston 6-4. Axelrod (2-3) limited the Red Sox to two runs on four hits over six innings, walking one and striking out two en route to his second victory in two starts. Addison Reed tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 15th save as the White Sox broke a two-game skid. Dunn's homer in the first inning set the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654328/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:19 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214654328/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Chicago - The Dreamliner, grounded for the last four months, finally takes off.A flight from Houston landed at O'Hare this morning. It's a major victory for Boeing. The aircraft had suffered from smoldering batteries. One forced an emergency landing, the other a fire broke out.United is the only airline actively using the Dreamliner. More than half of the plane's systems have parts ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653656/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:20 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653656/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Vandalia - Five people are dead and six others hurt after a van flips over several times in southern Illinois.It happened this morning in Vandalia, which is about five hours south of Rockford past Springfield. The eastbound lanes of I-70 were shut down as first responders scrambled to the scene. Four of the victims were taken to the hospital are in fair condition.The conditions of the other two ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653657/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:19 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653657/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 BOS@CWS: Dunn connects on three-run homer in first CHICAGO -- It hasn't been fun to pitch to Adam Dunn this past week. The White Sox designated hitter continued his hot streak, when he belted a two-out, three-run home run in the first inning during a 6-4 win over the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday night. Despite back problems that surfaced during Chicago's series in ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653456/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:40:58 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653456/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO - When Jon Lester took the mound tonight, he was trying to become the first Red Sox pitcher since 1973 to go at least 7-0 to start a season.But he also was facing his personal kryptonite.In his best and worst seasons, Lester struggles against the White Sox. Indeed, it has become as predictable as winter blizzards in Chicago. In nine previous starts against the White Sox entering the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653658/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653658/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653814/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:21:11 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214653814/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Email CHICAGO -- The White Sox have not officially set their starting rotation for this weekend's series against the Marlins, but there's a strong possibility that John Danks could make his 2013 big league debut Friday night. Danks was with the team in Chicago on Monday after making his fourth Minor League rehab start Saturday in Buffalo and was to meet with general manager Rick Hahn, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652555/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652555/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Email CHICAGO -- The marching orders from general manager Rick Hahn for the White Sox pro scouts on the road remain the same from what they were in Spring Training. Find players that can enhance the White Sox chances to contend for the postseason. That's the attitude Hahn will follow until this team returns to full strength and plays together or he has reason to go in a different direction. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652556/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652556/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Email CHICAGO -- Paul Konerko feels as if he swung the bat well during the past couple of days, but for a cerebral All-Star caliber performer such as the captain, the hits aren't always the sign of being in a good spot. "I had a few hits the day before yesterday and was probably better yesterday and didn't get any," said Konerko, who entered Monday's game hitting .224 ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652554/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:15 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652554/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 May 20, 2013 7:24 pm The Chicago Blackhawks will take on the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference semifinal series Game 3 on Monday night, with the Red Wings hoping to build on their Game 2 win, which brought the series back to 1-1.The game is scheduled to start at 7.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652503/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:23 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652503/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 MOORE, Okla. - Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Texas to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings Monday evening for several counties in southeastern Oklahoma and north-central Texas, along with parts of northwest Arkansas, Missouri, central Iowa and ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652583/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:33 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652583/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (STMW) — Jesuit officials in Chicago will pay $19.6 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by six men who claim they were molested by a former priest and onetime spiritual advisor to Mother Teresa, an attorney for the plaintiffs said Monday. Donald McGuire, formerly of Oak Lawn, is serving a 25-year prison term after being convicted in Chicago in 2008 of federal charges that he brought ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652558/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:48 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214652558/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings receives high fives from the bench after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks in the first period of Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 16, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Jeff Gross/Getty ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214651652/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:19:13 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214651652/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650702/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:54 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650702/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget GILMAN -- The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department's administrator was temporarily stripped of his ability to hire, fire, re-assign or discipline his employees Monday afternoon. Following a two-hour closed session, the board of health voted unanimously to "suspend all hiring, firing, duty re-assignments or disciplinary action until further discussion by the board." ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650847/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:57 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650847/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget DANVILLE - Work has started this week on the replacement of traffic signals at the intersection of Gilbert and Main streets in Danville. The work entails replacing aged traffic signal poles, signal heads and hardware, according to the city of Danville. The majority of the work will be performed during the day, but some will be done at night. The project is expected to last two ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650848/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:57 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650848/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget SPRINGFIELD -- Although many retired state employees are fearful about upcoming changes in their health care benefits, state officials and lawmakers attempted to quell those concerns Monday. The state Department of Central Management Services estimates that the state government can save $108 million by switching to a Medicare Advantage plan for Medicare-eligible retirees sometime in ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650845/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:57 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650845/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget GIBSON CITY -- School board members have agreed to seek $134,676 in repairs to the elementary school's roof this summer. Board members first approved a life-safety amendment for that amount to cover costs of providing a new roof over the first-grade addition on the building's south side, fixing the roof over the kitchen, and repairing all seams as needed on the entire ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650846/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:57 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650846/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget TUSCOLA -- Saying he wants to spend more time doing woodworking, going fishing and traveling around the country, longtime Douglas County sheriff Charlie McGrew announced on Monday he will not seek a fourth term as sheriff. "It is time for me to step aside and allow a younger person to experience the satisfaction of serving the people of Douglas County as their sheriff," ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650849/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:57 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650849/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Related Article Rob Komosa dies more than 13 years after life-changing football injury The bill would require high schools to carry catastrophic accident insurance providing up to $3 million or five years of coverage for injured student athletes. Komosa, then 17, suffered a life-changing injury during football practice at Rolling Meadows High School that left him unable to walk, move his arms ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650850/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:37 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650850/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A church van crashed in Illinois Monday while on a cross-country trip, killing five men and injuring six others, authorities said. The van crashed about 9:45 a.m. near Vandalia, about 70 miles east of St. Louis, while en route home to Maryland from California, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Nine of the 11 occupants were thrown from the 15-passenger vehicle. The names of the victims and ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650851/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:10:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214650851/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649204/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:20 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649204/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 VIENNA, Ill. (AP) -- The Johnson County Board of Commissioners has passed a resolution supporting a statewide moratorium on high-volume oil and gas ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649669/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:10 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649669/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214647475/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:08:28 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214647475/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CBS) — A police-involved shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Planned Parenthood office in Merrillville, Ind. Monday afternoon. One man was shot and taken away in an ambulance while a police officer was hurt but not shot. Merrillville Police have not yet identified what happened and have said no shooting took place in the actual office. The conditions of the man ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649439/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:58:28 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649439/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 o Before you head off to that Memorial Day barbecue or holiday road trip, don't forget one bit of potentially life-saving advice: buckle up.Representatives of the Missouri Highway Patrol, and the Illinois State Police, St. Louis County Police and St. Louis Metropolitan Police departments gathered to reinforce today that familiar safety message."As summer heats up, so does safety belt ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643781/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:10 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643781/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 This photo from video provided by KMOV-TV in St. Louis shows emergency personnel at the scene near Vandalia, Ill., Monday, May 20, 2013, where a van veered off a southern Illinois highway and overturned several times, killing five people and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said. Details about what caused the crash or who owned the white 2002 Dodge van, which had no decals or ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644508/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:47 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644508/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Tweet Widget SPRINGFIELD -- The sale, delivery and transfer of firearms magazines that hold more than 10 bullets would be banned in Illinois under legislation approved by the Senate Executive Committee Monday. The vote came on amendments ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644540/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:52 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644540/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Parents of two Sandy Hook elementary students killed by a Connecticut gunman last fall testified in favor of limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois. The Illinois Senate's Executive Committee voted 12-3 Monday to advance legislation banning magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Mark Barden is the father of seven-year-old Daniel Barden. Daniel was ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644479/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:05 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644479/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago-area man has been charged with threatening to kill the U.S. ambassador in Serbia and others in a dispute over a visa for his Serbian ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644541/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:23 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644541/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family. Robinson-Fitzgerald says his manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died around 3:30 p.m. EDT. He had bile duct ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644510/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:19 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644510/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Earlier, a woman who answered the phone confirmed there was a shooting but declined to say if it was inside or outside the facility. She also declined to say if anyone was ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644545/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644545/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Parents of two Sandy Hook elementary students killed by a Connecticut gunman last fall testified in favor of limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines in ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644543/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644543/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Roughly two dozen protesters were arrested Monday afternoon during a demonstration at City Hall aimed at preventing the planned closure of more than 50 Chicago ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644544/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:54 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644544/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Chargers are keeping Manti Te’o off-limits to the media -- for now. The star linebacker was barred from speaking with reporters at the Chargers’ second open session of organized team ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644309/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:54:56 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644309/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Johnson caught 122 passes for an NFL-record 1,964 yards last season, putting up incredible numbers despite the fact that the rest of the offense was inconsistent. The Lions went 4-12, but after signing Reggie Bush in the offseason, they hope Johnson will have a little more help this year. Johnson met with reporters Monday. He was coy when asked how badly his fingers were hurt last year, saying ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644310/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:54:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644310/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 (CBS) — An Illinois Senate Committee has approved a measure that would limit the size of ammunition clips sold in the state. By a vote of 12-3 Monday, the Senate Executive Committee banned the future sale and purchase of so-called high capacity ammunition clips - magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The vote came after Newtown, Conn. parents of grade-schoolers killed by gunman Adam ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644311/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:54:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644311/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Federal prosecutors say a McHenry, Ill., man, angry over his wife's failure to obtain a visa, sent threatening messages to American diplomats. The U.S. attorney's office said Russell K. Gordon, 48, was arrested at his home Saturday for allegedly threatening to kill the U.S. Ambassador in Serbia as well as Serbians in Chicago. A statement from the prosecutor's office said Gordon, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644546/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:58 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214644546/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 features a bit of braised tripe, skin and stomach folded in with the customary pork meat."I'll take that, and three pork-brain tacos, please," I said, to my wife's visible dismay.According to local chef Rick Bayless, the best-know proponent of Mexican cookery in the United States, and the owner and executive chef of the Michelin-recommended Frontera Grill, his city offers ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643007/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:22:49 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643007/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Champaign firefighters respond to the scene of a fire in a home at 1708 W. Kirby Ave., about 2:15 p.m. on Monday May 20, 2013. Firefighters at the scene said no injuries had been reported and that the fire was under control shortly after firefighters ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643346/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:18:16 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643346/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage. The Chicago Democrat said both issues, along with a gun control measure restricting high capacity ammunition magazines, are among his top priorities before lawmakers' scheduled May 31 ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643347/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:35 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643347/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Armed with the best odds and their three-time winner back on stage, the Magic will try to jump-start the rebuilding process Tuesday night by landing the rights to the No. 1 pick in the NBA ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643042/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:35 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643042/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy reiterated Monday that his department has safety and security under control in the North Michigan Avenue ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643348/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:03 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643348/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Jackie Goldberg, 87, is suing the business magnate in federal court under allegations that he ripped her off when he sold her two $1 million hotel condo units within downtown Chicago's Trump Tower. After the deal, Trump reneged on financial incentives promised to early investors.During a tirade in the lobby of the Dirksen Federal Court building on Wednesday, Trump touted that Goldberg was ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643016/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:57 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643016/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The Village of Northbrook may soon grow by a couple acres. The owners of a two-acre property at the northwest corner of Pfingsten and Highland roads have requested annexation by the village, and trustees discussed it at a recent meeting. The land in unincorporated Cook County belongs to John and Kathy Di Tomasso, and is where their house and business is located. The business, Wilson Lawn & ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642636/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:56 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642636/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643072/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643072/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643073/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:55 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643073/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 An upscale martini lounge and a residential and retail/restaurant development are two of the proposed uses for the city-owned Thomle building in Batavia's downtown. The Batavia City Council heard details at its most recent committee meeting about two proposals. One came from Michael Grudecki, who owns Batavia-based Vignette Home Decor, and the other from Batavia Enterprises. The city has ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642579/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:54 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642579/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 "Gloria Steinem once said, 'Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it,'" said Jothy Rosenberg, who lives near Boston and was diagnosed with bone cancer at 16 and had to have his right leg amputated. Three years later, doctors told Rosenberg the cancer had spread to his lung. After removing about 40 percent of his lungs, doctors ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643017/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:53 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643017/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642507/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:44 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642507/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Finding a balance between individual and group expression is important for any dance troupe. But for repertory companies, which lack the cohesive vision of a single choreographer, the challenge is especially acute. In the first of two programs that Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is performing at the Joyce Theater, four works by different choreographers explore this tension in ways both distinct and ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649061/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:40 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214649061/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Attorneys representing a man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family have dropped their request that video of him being interviewed by investigators be blocked as potential ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643349/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:41:09 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214643349/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Inspired by Vermont’s successful drive for universal healthcare, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer is working with activists from Maine, California and Oregon to expand healthcare access. Micah Uetricht Internal union elections are unlikely to capture much attention, especially at a time when media coverage of labor borders on nonexistent. But the results of a recent election in the ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641805/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:34 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641805/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 In this Wednesday, April 10, 2013 photo, farmer Clark Kelly holds a golf ball he dug out of a fairway on the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course, in Biggsville, Ill. Kelly purchased the course, which was in foreclosure, with plans to plow it into farm land. Across the Midwest, farmers are planting crops on almost any scrap of available land to take advantage of consistently high corn and soybean prices. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641348/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:30 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641348/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has been tapped to head up "Choose Chicago," a government-sponsored Chicago marketing initiative, according to Windy City news reports. "I am confident that she will help Choose Chicago reach the next level as it continues to find creative ways to lure tourists and convention business," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, another ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641807/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:22 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641807/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The NCAA Tennis Championships continue at the University of Illinois, and so far the operation has gotten rave reviews. WDWS' Tim Ditman got to tag along with some event staffers on Monday and filed this ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642087/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:14:41 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642087/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Champaign firefighters respond to the scene of a fire in a home at 1708 W. Kirby Ave., about 2:15 p.m. on Monday May 20, 2013. Firefighters at the scene said no injuries had been reported and that the fire was under control shortly after firefighters ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642088/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:14:41 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214642088/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) dropped from minus 0.23 in March to minus 0.53 in April, according to figures released today. None of the four categories that make up the index increased in April, while three of them decreased. The index remains significantly above recession levels, ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641811/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:11:21 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641811/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Marcia Doniger, co-founder of the Northbrook Citizens for Drug and Alcohol Awareness, was recognized for her community service at a Northbrook Board of Trustees meeting on May ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641869/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:25 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641869/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 From the day she arrived in Lake Bluff, Christine Letchinger said it felt like home, and she has found herself part of a caring and engaged community. "People in Lake Bluff are very, very proud of their town," said Letchinger, who recently stepped down after eight years as Village Board president. "The number of volunteers in relationship to the population is absolutely amazing. ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641870/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:24 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641870/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 In this 2011 photo, Phil Krawiek, left, and Chris Stukel try to get rid of the excess water in the basement of Stukel's mother, Olivia, on the 7800 block of West Thorndale Avenue in Park ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641871/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:23 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641871/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 •A suspicious person was reported following a group of girls and making them uncomfortable May 17 near the La Grange Public Library, 10 W. Cossitt Ave. Police searched the area, but no suspects were ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641404/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:22 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641404/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Amy Yoon, 3, plays with puppets at the Northbrook Public Library on May 15. In the library's revamped game-day program, she will learn to experiment with scientific projects using constructive toys that the library is ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641497/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:21 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641497/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 A donation by a former neighbor of the Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion in Oak Park has helped the park district reopen a 2-foot-high woodland waterfall that had been closed for more than 30 years. A $54,000 donation last year to the Parks Foundation of Oak Park from Dr. Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel - who lived directly across the street from the mansion at 220 N. Euclid Ave. with her late husband Jim - led ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641872/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:20 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641872/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Ron Gunter didn't have much time to savor the moment after being sworn in as mayor of Westmont earlier this month because of such pressing issues as a proposed redevelopment district in the downtown and flooding relief. Gunter, 58, was joined on the village board by three new trustees - former mayor James Addington, former Westmont Park District commissioner Bruce Barker and local business ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641873/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:19 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641873/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 On May 20, 1988, Laurie Dann shot six children in a school in Winnetka, leaving one dead, then took a family hostage and shot a college student before taking her own life. (Credit: ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641874/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:47:36 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641874/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 The operations manager at Chicago's Navy Pier set a world record by riding the Ferris wheel non-stop for 48 hours. Clinton Shepherd boarded the Ferris wheel at 2:30 p.m. Friday and rode for a full 48 hours, beating the previous Guinness record for an amusement park ride, 30 hours and 35 seconds, WMAQ-TV, Chicago, reported Monday. "This achievement highlights Navy Pier as the No. 1 ... http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641452/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:20 -0400 http://www.chicagonews.net/index.php/sid/214641452/scat/ad135a7dc74b4c33