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Gillaspie understands destruction of tornadoes
amateur storm chaser with a strong interest and knowledge of the weather. But there are former college teammates of Gillaspie at Wichita St. who live in the area of the destruction. "I just can't get a hold of anybody because all the cellphones are down, phones are down, power's pretty much out everywhere in that area," Gillaspie said. "It's a sad day for a lot of ...
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Chicago votes to shutter 50 schools critics petition state
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define -- for better or worse -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in ...
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Man Gets 50 Years In Prison For Killing Man He Pimped To His Pregnant Wife
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (STMW) – Timothy Smith tearfully apologized Thursday for pimping his pregnant wife and for gunning down an unarmed man who came to their McHenry County home seeking sex. It did him little good. Judge Sharon Prather minutes later sentenced Smith to 50 years in prison for the 2011 shooting that killed Kurt Milliman, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. And Milliman's ...
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Man sentenced to prison for criminal sexual abuse
Tweet Widget URBANA -- A Chicago man has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a teen in a Champaign home last year. On Wednesday, Judge Heidi Ladd sentenced Xavier Hill, 24, who listed an address in Chicago, to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony criminal sexual abuse. As part of a plea agreement, two charges of criminal sexual assault by force were dismissed. A ...
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Rantoul woman sentenced to probation
Tweet Widget URBANA -- A Rantoul woman who was arrested after suspected drugs were found during a traffic stop has been sentenced to probation. On Wednesday, Judge Heidi Ladd sentenced Susan Ruddy, 49, who listed an address in Rantoul, to 24 months of probation after she pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Ruddy and a Rantoul man, Bobby Gene Walker, were in a car ...
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Chicago board approves largest school closing
elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in the nation. The closings in mainly Hispanic and African-American neighborhoods have drawn protests by parents and teachers union leaders who say the closures will expose children to greater gang violence in a city that recorded 506 murders in 2012. ...
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Cubs May RBI leader the pitching staff
Email PITTSBURGH -- It is not a good sign when the players with the most RBIs for the month are a team's pitchers, but that is the case with the Cubs. Cubs pitchers combined for 13 RBIs in May and were batting .316 (12-for-38) with two home runs for the month entering Wednesday's game against the Pirates. Outfielder Alfonso Soriano had also driven in 13 runs in May with three home ...
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Cubs executives visit potential Draft pick Gray
Email PITTSBURGH -- The Cubs are finalizing prep work for the First-Year Player Draft, to be held June 6, and Theo Epstein, president of baseball operations, led a group of front office executives to Oklahoma to meet Wednesday with right-handed pitcher Jonathan Gray. The Cubs have the second overall pick in the Draft, and they are expected to take Gray or Stanford right-hander Mark Appel -- ...
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Barney hitting harder following midnight chat with Sveum
Email PITTSBURGH -- Darwin Barney matched his career high with four hits Tuesday, and he was batting .440 in his last seven games. The difference may have been a talk with Cubs manager Dale Sveum that lasted well into the early morning. Barney went to Sveum's apartment after the May 7 night game against the Cardinals. "We ended up talking about hitting and approach," Barney ...
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Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) -- Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday at his home of six decades in Orinda, Calif. He was ...
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Wanted McHenry County Fugitive Nabbed In Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (STMW) — The list of Top Ten fugitives in McHenry County got shorter after a man wanted for the sexual abuse of a girl was captured by police and federal agents in Milwaukee. On Nov. 8, 2012, Algonquin police obtained an arrest warrant for Brandon A. Williams of Milwaukee for sexually abusing and choking a juvenile girl, a statement from the McHenry County Sheriff's office ...
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Outrage at Chicago school board decision to close 50 schools
In the biggest mass public school closing in U.S. history, the Chicago Board of Education is closing schools they say are under-used. NBC's Brian Williams ...
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Marion official pleads guilty to theft
BENTON, Ill. (AP) -- The former manager of Marion's water department pleaded guilty to federal charges she stole more than $500,000 from the southern Illinois ...
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Cannes Foursome Team Up for Chicago Crime Boss Film Hubris
Charles Gillibert, Scott Stuber, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert are joining forces for the thriller, which will mark French director Olivier Assayas' first film shot in the United ...
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Accident reported on Interstate 74 east of Urbana
Emergency crews are at the scene of an accident in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 74.State police said that a vehicle hit a parked semi-tractor on Interstate 74 near the County Road 1900 E overpass east of Urbana before 5 p.m. ...
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Nobody reported hurt in fire at quarry
Tweet Widget TUSCOLA -- Nobody was reported hurt in a fire Wednesday at a quarry in rural Tuscola. Villa Grove Assistant Fire Chief Russ Elston said that firefighters from Arcola, Broadlands-Longview, Camargo, Tuscola and Villa Grove were called to a truck fire at the Tuscola Stone quarry on U.S. 36 east of Tuscola about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. "A large dump truck was in a big quarry, and ...
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Garbage truck hits restaurant in downtown Champaign
A truck from ABC Sanitary Hauling, Champaign, crashed into Nitaya Thai restaurant on Randolph Street north of Church Wednesday afternoon about 3 p.m. , May 22, ...
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New concealed-carry bill excludes parks transit
Tweet Widget SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Compromise Illinois House legislation to regulate the carrying of concealed weapons would ban guns in parks and on public transportation. Rep. Brandon Phelps ...
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Talk of lies pride as Trump case goes to jury
As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias should live or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says she deserves a chance at freedom ...
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Despite Protests Chicago to Close 49 Schools
CHICAGO -- After an emotional public schools meeting, officials here in the third-largest district in the country voted Wednesday to close 49 public schools that they said were not being fully ...
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Obama Campaigns Tech Team Wins Webby Award
The Obama for America 2012 tech team was widely lauded as a major factor in helping to elect the president to a second term, and Tuesday night they were recognized for their efforts at the 17th Annual Webby ...
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Homeowners group picks new leaders
The Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation elected a new leader for the first time in four years. Bob Fischer, previously the group's vice president, will now step into the role of president, replacing Dr. Bob Buckman. To honor Buckman's 20-plus years of service to the community including four years as confederation president, the City Council proclaimed May 21, 2013, to be Dr. Bob ...
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Ribfest will use ticket system for alcohol sales
Visitors to Naperville's annual Ribfest will be purchasing tickets to exchange for alcohol this summer instead of paying cash at beverage tents. City officials say the change will make sales more secure during the Exchange Club's festival that runs from July 3 to 7 in Knoch Park. Councilmen recently approved a special event permit for this year's event that will include ...
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Dirk Has Class - James and Wade Dont MAY 05
The mocking of Dirk's illness is just one more example of the classless act that James and Wade represent. For basketball and the sake of decency in the NBA, I hope the Mavs send this embarrassment to an ignominious defeat in game ...
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Westville votes to return water meters
Tweet Widget WESTVILLE -- Village board members have voted to discontinue a not-yet-started program that would have reduced the sewer bills of residents who water their gardens or yards, fill their pools or wash their cars. Westville Village Board members voted to return all 25 external water meters it had purchased from Underground Pipe and Valve of Fort Wayne, Ind., and hope to be refunded ...
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Thorne Miniature Rooms go fictional
If you live in Chicago and do not know about the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, then you must have been living under the proverbial rock before you came across this article.
The Thorne rooms are one of the most famous museum exhibits in the city. They are a collection of 68 rooms contained within glass boxes and are notable because each room is constructed at a 1-inch to 1-foot scale and all 68 rooms together display a range of historical periods from various cultures. Read more
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