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Cubs put shift to good use against Ankiel
Email CHICAGO -- If you thought the Cubs were playing without a third baseman at times during Saturday's win over the Mets, you wouldn't be entirely off base. The defensive shifts that manager Dale Sveum and his staff like to employ have been on display this weekend at Wrigley Field when Mets outfielder Rick Ankiel comes to bat. When the left-handed-hitting Ankiel steps in the box, ...
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Castros potential what he wants it to be says Sveum
Email CHICAGO -- The Cubs know that shortstop Starlin Castro has a bright future ahead of him. It's just that he continues to make some puzzling mistakes. In the second inning of Saturday's game, he made an error on a routine grounder on a potential double-play ball and had a rough day at the plate, going hitless and seeing only 14 pitches in five at-bats. It was a bad day, no doubt, ...
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Villanueva adds veteran presence to bullpen
Email CHICAGO -- Right-hander Carlos Villanueva was available out of the bullpen for Sunday's series finale against the Mets, one day after losing his spot in the rotation because of Matt Garza's impending return. The move adds a veteran weapon to a relief corps that has been impressive as of late. The 29-year-old has appeared mostly as a reliever in his career -- 245 of his 309 ...
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Lazy Undisciplined Plays Highlight Poor Hawks Effort
The Chicago Blackhawks looked like a surprisingly slow team on Saturday. The Detroit Red Wings came out with a game plan that mixed physicality with a punishing pace, and the Hawks almost appeared disinterested as the Wings created chance after chance and rode the momentum wave to an easy 4-1 ...
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Bernstein Other NBA Teams Try Hard Too
(CBS) — Four NBA teams remain in the running for the title, and the never-say-die Bulls are not one of them because, well, they died. Throughout their entire lost season of water-treading, we have heard Tom Thibodeau's Bulls lauded for every available description of effort, too often eschewing real analysis of the technical savvy of their defensive system for lazy odes to just how ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
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. ...
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Enbridge Energy planning pipeline into Oklahoma
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) -- Enbridge Energy Co. is preparing to construct a 600-mile pipeline that will carry crude oil from Illinois to Cushing, and the project promises to bring several hundred ...
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John Roska On damage deposits and landlords
A: The landlord won't know for sure there's no damages until you're out. Using up the deposit before then -- if there's unpaid rent or damages after all -- might leave the landlord empty-handed. That's exactly the risk deposits are supposed to protect against. A deposit is basically a pre-paid reserve the landlord can use to settle accounts once the lease is over. ...
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Quinn pushes for ban on high-capacity ammunition
Quinn, Senate President John Cullerton and state Sen. Dan Kotowski spoke Sunday at a news conference in Chicago with parents of children killed last December in a Connecticut ...
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Amtrak Train Derails Near Union Station
Train No. 58 was scheduled to arrive in Chicago, but derailed at 9:30 a.m. just outside Chicago’s Union Station on 16th Street, officials ...
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Chicago protest against school closures
Hundreds of parents, students and teachers have marched against school closures in Chicago. The local education authority in US President Barack Obama’s home town plans on closing 54 schools to save money. The decision expected next week would affect at least 50,000 ...
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Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her Dog
CHICAGO (CBS) — Tensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM’s Nancy ...
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1-year-old girl killed when car rolls over her
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities in East St. Louis say a 1-year-old girl was killed when she was run over by a car after a boy inside listening to music started the vehicle and put it into ...
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it. The plan authorizes a pilot program for physicians to prescribe marijuana only to ...
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Multiple Ambulances Called To Kennedy Expressway Crash
About 11:15 a.m., an EMS Plan 1 response, which sends at least five ambulances to the scene, was called for the crash in the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway at Armitage Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs. According to unconfirmed dispatch reports, three people were reportedly in serious to critical condition and another four people were reported to be in good ...
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Movies in the Parks Schedule Announced
The movies will be screened at 150 different parks throughout the city beginning June 13 with "Rise of the Guardians" at Ken-Well Park and will continue through September 14 with a finale of "Stomp the Yard" at Marquette ...
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Education And Awareness Are Keys To Preventing Dog Bites
CHICAGO (WBBM) - Dogs bite an estimated 4.7 million people every year in the United States and many of the victims are young children. Expert say public awareness and education are key to preventing biting incidents and the full court press is on this week during National Dog Bite Prevention Week. "Nearly a million people seek medical attention each year for dog bites," says Dr. Julia ...
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Red Line Reconstruction Project Gets Underway On South Side
CHICAGO (CBS) – Today is the day the CTA shuts down the Red Line south of Roosevelt Road for five months of reconstruction. The $425 million project will mean changes in the daily commute for thousands of riders. For the first time since 1993, Red Line trains will operate over Green Line tracks into the Englewood terminal at 63rd/Ashland. Free express shuttle buses will run from the ...
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A Dozen Illinoisans Come Within One Number Of $600M Powerball Jackpot
CHICAGOSTMW) -- One number in Saturday night's Powerball drawing was the difference for a dozen Illinois players between being $10,000 richer and living the life of a ...
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Could Cavs trade entire draft for shot at Nerlens Noel MAY 19
11:25 AM ET 05.19 | Suppose the Cavs end up with the No. 3 pick. They could offer their entire draft (all four picks) for No. 1, and that team could still draft someone such as Otto Porter at No. 3. Nerlens Noel is ideal for the Cavs, a team on a mission to improve its defense. He blocks shots, 4.4 per game. He can rebound, 9.5 per game. He influences the game defensively with a 7-4 wing span. ...
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Nate Robinson unlikely to be a Bull next season MAY 19
11:10 AM ET 05.19 | During the NBA playoffs, Nate Robinson took his game to new heights -- from his heroics in a historic triple-overtime win over Brooklyn and vomiting on the sideline while playing with the flu, to his clutch performance in the Bulls' Game 1 win over the Heat and getting his own postseason "BIG" commercial -- and cemented his status as much more than a novelty ...
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Springfield looking at local concealed carry law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Another community is exploring a possible ordinance on concealed guns in the event state lawmakers fail to pass a law by a federal court's ...
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Toews Complains About Game 2 Officiating
Following the Chicago Blackhawks’ lackluster 4-1 Game 2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, there have been plenty of fingers pointed in regards to what went wrong for the team. Some blamed the indiscipline of guys like Daniel Carcillo and Dave Bolland (we’ll have more on that later), while others pointed to the Wings’ excellent game ...
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CTU to Continue Marches Rallies Against CPS Closures
Teachers, parents and students marched on the South and West Sides Saturday in the beginning of a three-day protest against the shuttering of 54 Chicago ...
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3 Chicago teens accused of raping girl posting attack on Facebook
CHICAGO – Three Chicago teenagers are accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and posting the attack on Facebook. Prosecutors say 15-year-old Kenneth Brown, Justin Applewhite and Scandale Fritz, both 16, attacked the girl at Fritz' home on Dec. 15. According to court records, Fritz took the girl to the basement of his home and assaulted her. Fritz allegedly brought Brown ...
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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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