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Sox view .500 as just a starting point
ANAHEIM -- After falling to a season-worst six games under .500, the White Sox are making a run back to the break-even point. That .500 mark is just a starting stage, according to Jake Peavy, who takes the mound in Sunday's series finale here. "We have a long way to go to be who we want to be," Peavy said. "But it's nice to get things started in the right ...
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Veal rejoins Sox to add options in bullpen
Email ANAHEIM -- A second left-handed reliever was added to the White Sox bullpen when Donnie Veal was called up from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Saturday afternoon's contest against the Angels. Veal, 28, took the spot of Deunte Heath, who was optioned to Charlotte following Friday's victory. Veal posted a 1-0 record with a 4.26 ERA over 12 relief appearances after breaking camp with ...
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Teen Hurt In Little Village Shooting
The teen was shot in the arm about 3 p.m., in the 2800 block of West 23rd Street, police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss said. Fire Media Affairs, which listed the boy's age as 12, said paramedics took him to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. No one is in custody as Area Central detectives ...
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Jerry Sloan not interested in Bucks coaching vacancy MAY 18
Bucks officials last week, according to the man advising Sloan through his coaching free agency, longtime player representative Keith Glass. Sloan, who has not coached since leaving ...
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Thunder not considering amnesty clause for Kendrick Perkins MAY 18
Kendrick Perkins will be leaving Oklahoma City soon. Thunder GM Sam Presti said Saturday the team hasn't even considered using the amnesty clause on the embattled big man, despite the apparent deterioration in his performance the past few years. Once considered a talented defender, the kind of physical presence OKC would need to win postseason games, Perkins has devolved into an utterly ...
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Kevin Garnett likely wont need ankle surgery MAY 18
Kevin Garnett likely will not require surgery this offseason as the team's medical staff believes rest will be enough to solve the problem. This is presumably good news as the future Hall of Famer contemplates whether he'll return for an 18th NBA season or decide to call it quits following the team's brief trip to the postseason. Garnett, 36, battled ankle issues throughout the ...
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Feldman uses arm and bat to subdue Mets
NYM@CHC: Feldman drives in two with a deep double CHICAGO -- Right-hander Scott Feldman pitched another gem and came up big at the plate in Chicago's four-run fourth inning to lead the Cubs to a 8-2 win over the Mets on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. First baseman Anthony Rizzo and Nate Schierholtz also homered for the Cubs, who have won seven of their last 11. Feldman (4-3, 2.19 ...
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Quinn Cracks Down on Violent Social Media Flash Mobs
Governor Quinn signed into law Saturday new legislation that allows judges to impose harsher penalties on people who use social media or other methods of electronic communication to organize mob ...
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3 Arrested for Selling Fake Brand Name Clothes
Firas Sulieman (left), Mohomad Kattab (middle), and Mohamad Ramadan (right) were cahrged with felony violations of the counterfeit trademark act after they allegedly attempted to sell fake brand name clothes, police ...
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District 58 OKs purchase of iPad minis for student use
Hundreds of Downers Grove elementary school students will have their own iPad minis to use in class next year.Grade School District 58 board members unanimously approved the purchase of 650 iPad minis Monday, at a cost of about $200,000.The measure is part of a proposal to equip all 5,000 students in the district with iPads over the next three years, what officials call its one-to-one ...
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The War in Chicago Resources
As long Chicago have strict gun laws and citizen cannot defend themselves.The violent crime from criminals and punk wannabe gangsters will ...
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The War in Chicago
An exclusive investigation inside the DEA's battle to win the war on Chicago's streets. Drugs, gangs and gun violence are killing hundreds a year. Innocent children are caught in the ...
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Hoge Door Opens For Red Wings After Poor Effort By Blackhawks
UNITED CENTER (CBS) The Blackhawks said they would be ready for a stronger, faster Red Wings team in Game 2. They just didn’t play like it. In fact, Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Red Wings was their worst effort since their 24-game points streak ended in Colorado Mar. 8. Every other loss this season was by two goals or less. ';Across the board we should all assume some ...
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Evanston Police Look For Missing Man With Alzheimer’s
EVANSTON, Ill. (STMW) – Evanston police are asking for the public's help in finding an 80-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who was last seen early ...
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Chicago commuter headache as L train line closed for five months
Near the boeing Building, center, a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) elevated train moves on the Lake Street double-decked, double-leaf trunnion bascule bridge over the Chicago River April 3, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images) ...
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Blazers could trade up to select Victor Oladipo MAY 18
Blazers have identified Indiana wing Victor Oladipo as their prime target in next month's draft and could attempt to trade up in order to select him. Currently holding the 10th-best odds for Tuesday's draft lottery, ...
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Cavs targeting Porter other wings for top pick MAY 18
Cavaliers fail to land one of the top two picks in next month's NBA Draft, it's expected that the team will select a small forward like Georgetown's Otto Porter Jr. and use its other first-round pick on a back-up big man. Though it's still relatively early in the draft process -- ...
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Feldman pitches Cubs to 8-2 victory over Mets
Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on ...
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Ill. lawmakers face tough votes before adjourning
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- With just two weeks left in the legislative session, Illinois lawmakers have a full plate of controversial issues to ...
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4-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Fall From 2nd Floor Window
At approximately 12:30 p.m., the child fell out of the second floor window of a home in the 1800 block of South Harding Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs. The child is a 4-year-old boy, according to police, who did not immediately have any additional details. Fire Media had said the child was 5 years old. The child was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital initially listed in serious to critical ...
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NHL Detroit 4 Chicago 1
Brendan Smith netted the go-ahead goal in the second period Saturday and the Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago 4-1 to even their Stanley Cup semifinal series ...
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DACC offers sports camps in June
Tweet Widget DANVILLE -- Danville Area Community College, 2000 E. Main St., will offer the following sports camps in June: -- Basketball Camp II will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 10-14 for students entering seventh through 12th grade. The cost is $50. It will offer individual instruction in the techniques of all offense and defense positions, shooting, passing, defense and dribbling. ...
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Garza slated to return on Tuesday
Email CHICAGO -- Right-hander Matt Garza will return to the Cubs' rotation on Tuesday in Pittsburgh and make his first Major League start since last July. "I'm excited and just happy that I don't have to rehab again," said Garza, who opened the season on the disabled list with a strained left lat. "This actually means something, and I can't wait. It's ...
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Cubs looking to eliminate defensive lapses
Email CHICAGO -- The Cubs made two more errors in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Mets at Wrigley Field, upping their season total to 33 entering Saturday, the second-most in the Major Leagues. One of them was a simple lack of miscommunication, when first baseman Anthony Rizzo and catcher Welington Castillo ran into one another on a ninth-inning popup in foul territory. Fortunately for the Cubs, ...
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Lewis says fight to stop school closings not over
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says the fight to stop the closure of dozens of city schools will not end with the school board's upcoming vote on the ...
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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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