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Chicago Hospital Allows Visiting Hours For Pets
Rush University Medical Center took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms. The hospital became the first facility in the area to officially set such rules in ...
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Illinois smartphone users overpaying by $1.4B a year
Illinois cellphone users are overpaying by about $1.4 billion a year, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Citizens Utility Board and research firm Validas. The figure breaks down to about $194 a year in overpayment for every smartphone user and $30 a year in overpayment by traditional wireless users. Most of the extra money paid is due to "oversubscription" -- or ...
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Parents Teachers Protest Outside Speaking Event Of Schools CEO Byrd-Bennett
CHICAGO (CBS) – Parents and students protested earlier this evening outside of speaking engagement by the head of Chicago Public Schools, reports WBBM’s Nancy ...
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Cubs search for closer among pitching staff
Email ST. LOUIS -- Blake Parker totaled seven saves at Triple-A Iowa before he was called up to the Cubs. Although the right-hander doesn't have a save opportunity this season with the big league team, that experience at Iowa may pay off down the road. "It's a funny business, closing [games]," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "First of all, you have to find somebody who ...
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Castro remains only player to start every game
Email ST. LOUIS -- With Anthony Rizzo sitting on Tuesday for the first time this season, the only Cubs player who has started every game is shortstop Starlin Castro. Manager Dale Sveum was thinking about giving Castro a breather last week, but not now. "It's one of those things you kind of think about but don't do," Sveum said. "If it continues, or whatever, it might be ...
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Rizzo gets breather for first time this season
Email ST. LOUIS -- On Tuesday, Game No. 69 of the season, Anthony Rizzo rested. The Cubs first baseman, who had started every game this season, was not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals. "It's nice to get a breather," said Rizzo, who was batting .157 this month with two extra-base hits. Rizzo hasn't homered since May 18, and he's 3-for-14 in the ...
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Oak Lawn Police Seek Man In Stabbing
OAK LAWN, Ill. (STMW) — Police are looking for a resident who stabbed another resident Monday night after a confrontation in an alley in southwest suburban Oak Lawn, police said. The 35-year-old victim was riding his bicycle through the alley near 97th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Lawn about 10 p.m. when he exchanged words with a boy younger than 14 who was setting off fireworks, ...
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Stocks post solid gains Tuesday
U.S. markets churned higher Tuesday after the Commerce Department said price inflation remained muted in May. The report by itself had negligible effect. But every report of late has been held up to the light to see how it might affect the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement expected Wednesday. Low inflation means the economy is not overheating. In turn, some investors ...
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Mayors request for new judge denied
Tweet Widget URBANA -- Champaign Mayor Don Gerard was in court on Tuesday, this time testifying on his own behalf that the judge presiding over his dispute with ex-girlfriend Laura Huth is biased in Huth's favor. Judge Tom Difanis, however, denied the motion to have Judge Holly Clemons removed from the case, and Huth's request for an order of protection will proceed in Clemons' ...
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Illinois Cellphone Users Overpaying by Billions
www.cubcellphonesaver.com . The site analyzes wireless usage and alerts you of the best possible plans within your current carrier. Typical users could save up to $300 a ...
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Ill. House speaker to Quinn Sign concealed carry
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation allowing the carrying of concealed ...
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New trial sought for man convicted of killing teen
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) -- The attorney for a man convicted of killing a Johnsburg teen is asking that a judge throw out the jury's verdict and order a new ...
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Video Hilarious LeBron James Flopping Parody
James said . "I play an aggressive game. I don't flop. I've never been one of those guys." Check out thehilariousflopping parody of James ...
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LeBrons new shoe proclaims hes a 2-Time Champion JUN 18
Heat have already won the series and proclaim as much inside the shoe. If we're getting super technical here, LeBron's second title mentioned in the shoe could be his one of the State Championship he won in high school or it could be referring to the two gold medals he has from winning with Team USA in Beijing in 2008 and again in London in 2012. Then again, we may also all be getting ...
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UI institute compares pension proposals
Tweet Widget A University of Illinois institute report says neither of two legislative proposals that seek to address pension underfunding will balance the state's budget. And the plan that has the greater likely impact also is likelier to face court challenges, says the Institute for Government and Public Affairs. "Illinois will continue to have serious fiscal problems even if ...
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New Drugs Give Hope To Patients With Deadly Blood Cancer
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two new drugs for multiple myeloma are giving new hope to patients with advanced cases of the deadly blood cancer. In this original report, CBS 2′s Derrick Blakley takes a look at how these new treatments are transforming lives. Andrea Rosengarden was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2008, received treatment, but the disease came back and by last year, doctors ...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Pulling Gun During North Side Soccer Game
CHICAGO (STMW) – A gang member who pointed a loaded gun at soccer players while their children played nearby last summer at Montrose Harbor pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to a year in prison. Jaime Gutierrez, 20, of the 3600 block of West Leland Avenue, pleaded guilty in Cook County Circuit Court to one count of unlawful use of a firearm, according to Cook County State's ...
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Tornado Warning In Denver Sends Chicago Travelers Scrambling
Several reports of funnel clouds in the area forced them to take cover, CBS Denver reports. Tornado sirens went off all across the city when the tornado was reported and the main road to the airport -- Pena Boulevard -- was closed for a short ...
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Steve Gleason On Atlanta Radio Personalities’ Apology ‘Received And Accepted’
(CBS) Following a poor-taste radio segment that poked fun at former Saints defender Steve Gleason’s battle with ALS, three Atlanta sports radio personalities have been fired. Tuesday afternoon, ...
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Updated multiple weather advisories issued for East Central Illinois
Tweet Widget Updated: 3:30 p.m.A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for east central Shelby County and southeastern Moultrie County until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for central Macon County until 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie and Shelby Counties until 9 p.m. ...
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Spurs A Model Of Patience Success
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Spurs have long been the NBA’s gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. They have more international players on their roster than any other team in the NBA, and even their American players don’t come straight from ...
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Heat Need Big Game From James Again
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A little more than a year ago, the Miami Heat stood on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. The team’s heart and the ability of the Big Three were being questioned left and right ahead of Game 6 of the Conference Finals. Then LeBron James got "the look" and things were never the same for the Heat. James put the team on his ...
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Illinois Senate debates university pensions
The six-step plan was developed by officials from the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University. Senate President John Cullerton supports it. Legislation sponsors say it achieves cost savings and is constitutionally sound. According to the plan debated Tuesday, the State University Retirement System would be fully funded by 2044. It gradually phases in employer funding of pensions, ...
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Illinois pension fix headed to legislative conference committee
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seeking to break a weeks-long impasse in efforts to fix the state's woefully underfunded pension system, Illinois will turn to a rarely used legislative conference committee in hopes of reaching a compromise solution, Governor Pat Quinn's office said on ...
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Are Kraft Ads A Bit Too Zesty
One Million Moms thinks so. It wants Kraft, which is headquartered in Northfield, to cease the campaign. The ';Silverware Optional–Let’s Get Zesty'; campaign features a naked ...
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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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