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St. Charles District 303 ends mental health summit early
St. Charles District 303 talks on mental health as related to school security wrapped up early, and organizers soon will turn to crafting recommendations from the sessions for the school board and community. This year's Summit 303 – an annual series of discussions led by district officials – took on the task of examining mental health in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary ...
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Calls for action on Highland Park Theater
In this Tribune file photo, a piece of tape reading "I miss the theater! Long live the HPT!" remains on the wall inside a projection room inside the Highland Park Theater on Jan. 16, ...
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After changes to plan Mundelein approves go-kart track
Mundelein approved preliminary plans for an outdoor go-kart track in the parking lot of Party Fantasy. The family entertainment center already has an indoor track ...
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State bans new online charter schools for 1 year
Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation Friday. It also directs a state commission to study issues such as student performance and costs associated with virtual charter schools. "This legislation will allow the state more time to better evaluate ...
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Layoffs coming to Northbrook company
Forty-five employees at Northbrook's Shell Vacations Club are scheduled to be laid off this summer due to restructuring, leaving just 10 employees at the company's site at 40 Skokie Boulevard, officials said. The company, which runs a timeshare development business and offers vacation ownership across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, originally reported that it would lay off 67 people ...
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Someone chokes in the HEAT of the moment.... MAY 25
Fans from Cleveland remember those days, you know, "THE CHOKING CHRONICLES" NOT MUCH TO SAY MY -HEAT FAN- FRIENDS, YOU ARE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE GOING BACK TO INDIANA EVEN UP.This series should be 2-0 if it were not for a stupid mistake. Indiana gave game one away, that should tell all of us that Miami is overrated.Enough ...
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Chicago School Security Pushes Student Down Stairs www.privateofficer.com
A former prosecutor representing a Chicago family said he anticipates criminal charges will be filed against a school security officer who was captured on cell phone video being aggressive with a student. Chicago Public Schools officials said they removed the employee from duty following the Tuesday incident. Video appeared to show him throwing the female student down the stairs at Dunbar ...
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Cubs Feldman topped by Reds five-run fourth
CHC@CIN: Feldman drills first home run of his career CINCINNATI -- Before Friday's game, Cubs assistant hitting coach Rob Deer razzed pitcher Scott Feldman about missing the hitters' meeting. Feldman apparently had done his homework. The right-hander hit his first career home run, a two-run shot, but he also served up a pair of homers as the Reds posted a 7-4 victory Friday night ...
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White Sox Prevail Over Marlins 4-3 In 11 Innings
Second baseman Derek Dietrich #51 of the Miami Marlins (R) forces out Adam Dunn #32 of the Chicago White Sox at second base and throws to first to complete a double play on a ground ball hit by Paul Konerko #14 during the second inning on May 24, 2013 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty ...
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Suspect in slayings of 5 in Illinois claims he killed killer
oA 34-year-old man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron took the witness stand Friday, wiping away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene.Christopher Harris also insisted it wasn't him, but one of the children, who slaughtered the family at their home on a night four years ago in the tiny farming community of Beason.Harris is ...
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Obama to Attend Chicago Fundraisers Next Week
President Barack Obama is greeted by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 25, ...
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Cubs Lose Season-High 5th Straight
First baseman Anthony Rizzo #44 of the Chicago Cubs bobbles a ground ball hit to him in the third inning by Shin-Soo Choo #17 of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on May 24, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rizzo recovered and was able to tag Choo out to end the inning. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty ...
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Elgin Police Want To Unite Suburb’s Surveillance Cameras
(CBS) — The Boston Marathon bombings showed how quickly surveillance images can help identify suspects. Now a suburban police department wants to use that same technology to help solve and prevent crimes in their community. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports. Surveillance cameras are just about everywhere these days. Elgin police believe if used properly they can be a valuable ...
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Facing Criticism CTA Cuts Some Fees For Its New Transit-Debit Card
(CBS) — Pushback by riders and consumer groups have prompted the CTA to pull back on some of the fees it intended to charge when it introduces its new Ventra transit fare card this summer. Spokesman Brian Steele said CTA will waive the $5 registration fee for riders who obtain Ventra cards before year’s end.The fee was automatically credited to new Ventra cards for use as fares. In ...
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Scavenger Hunt Prize Naval Dad Home After 18 Months At Sea
(CBS) – A Chicago area Naval Officer is now reunited with his two young daughters after a year and a half at sea. The surprise involved a scavenger hunt that led the girls to a reunion with their dad, reports CBS 2's Mike Parker, who was there. First Class Petty Officer Aaron Haines, back home on leave after 18 months of naval duty in the Sea of Japan, waited anxiously Friday night ...
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2 Men Injured in Shooting at State and Roosevelt
Police News Affairs said the shooting happened at 11:10 a.m. in the 50 block of East Roosevelt, outside the Chicago Transit Authority's Roosevelt station, which serves the Red, Green and Orange ...
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Volunteers Assemble Kits Of Personal Supplies For Tornado Victims
(CBS) –Chase Bank employees on Friday prepared kits containing some basic necessities for Oklahoma tornado victims. The kits each contain soap, shampoo and hand sanitizer, toilet paper, wash cloths, toothpaste and a brush, among other things. But World Vision's Angela Appleton said encouragement is also ...
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Champaign man sentenced to prison
Tweet Widget URBANA -- A Champaign man is going to prison for having drugs in a Champaign hotel room. On Friday, Judge Heidi Ladd sentenced Bobby Thomas, 32, whose last known address was in the 100 block of East Roper Street, to nine years in prison after Thomas pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Thomas will receive credit for 207 days already served in jail. As ...
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Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatres Sons of Anarchy- inspired pr
* Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatre's "Sons of Anarchy"-inspired production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" gets a remount at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia imagines the Rose Wars as a fight between two outlaw motorcycle gangs in this production, which was a hit earlier this year at The Underground Wonder ...
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Inconsistent Jones falling behind in the count
CHICAGO -- Through 21 1/3 innings during the 2013 season, hard-throwing reliever Nate Jones has issued 12 walks. But Jones believes control isn't the problem as much as control early in the count. "I get in trouble a little bit by falling behind and I need to go out there and attack right away and get that strike one," Jones said. "I mean it really helps out. You can tell ...
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Sale adamant about pitching on Tuesday
Email CHICAGO -- The usually eloquent Chris Sale stammered a bit when asked Friday whether he would fight even harder if his Tuesday start was skipped, much like his start was skipped this past Wednesday, because of a mild case of tendinitis in the back of his pitching shoulder. "Yeah, I want to pitch. I'm gonna pitch on Tuesday. I think that's kind of set in stone," said ...
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Beckhams rehab stint stalls because of soreness
Email CHICAGO -- Gordon Beckham's Minor League rehab stint will be shut down until Wednesday after he experienced soreness in his surgically repaired left hand, where doctors removed a fractured hamate bone. This action is not being viewed as a true setback for the second baseman, but will delay his return. Beckham did not get any sort of shot in the sore area, but he did have his ...
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Sveum puts impetus on vet Jackson to figure out issues
Email CINCINNATI -- The Phillies' Cole Hamels couldn't have projected a 1-7 record, nor could the Astros' Philip Humber think he'd go 0-8, or the Dodgers' Josh Beckett be 0-5. And Edwin Jackson never imagined he'd go 1-7 with a 6.11 ERA in his first 10 starts with the Cubs. Cubs manager Dale Sveum wants to see Jackson throw with more conviction and be at maximum ...
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Following game plan helping Wood improve
Email CINCINNATI -- Travis Wood was among the Cubs players taking early batting practice Friday at Great American Ball Park. The pitcher does like to hit, and he'll get his chance Saturday when he faces his former team, the Reds, for the second time this season. "I think Travis looks forward to hitting anywhere," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of the left-hander, who is 5-for-19 ...
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Illinois closer to concealed carry but it would also end Chicago ban on assault weapons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a longtime proponent of firearms ...
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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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