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Students take asthma awareness into their hands
On a hot summer day last year, Italia Falcon, now 13, started to panic because she couldn't breathe right."I was sitting down on the couch and my chest tightened," Italia said. "I tried to call my mom, but she didn't hear anything."Thankfully, she said, her sister saw her struggling and found their mom. They rushed to the hospital, where Italia was treated for an ...
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Schuler Scholars program provides financial boost for those in need
The closest many disadvantaged young students may come to an Ivy League experience is standing next to someone wearing a Harvard T-shirt in the popcorn line at the Cineplex. Since 2001, Schuler Scholar Program in Lake Forest has been providing many such students the T-shirt - and the student ID to go with it. The program, with an annual budget of more than $5 million from a private family ...
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Oak Park Library lobby to get new look
Patrons of the Oak Park Public Library's main branch, 834 Lake St., soon will have more self-checkout materials at stations in the renovated lobby. "It will improve the service we provide the public," said David Seleb, library executive director. "The lobby space has been underutilized for a very long time." The current checkout area will be moved to the center of the ...
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Blackhawks Fans Observe Superstitious Rituals
(CBS) - A lot of people follow a strict regimen by eating a certain food, dressing a certain way, and so on. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports that Blackhawks fans follow their own unique habits -- or superstitions — in hopes of helping their team. The quest for the Stanley Cup wouldn't be the same without the Blackhawks and their playoff ...
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Mystery Substance Prompts Closure Of Indiana Beach
(CBS) — Swimmers have been ordered out of Lake Michigan at Porter Beach because of a substance in the water. WBBM’s Nancy Harty has ...
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Manziel Tweets ‘I Can’t Wait To Leave College Station’
Heisman winner/quarterback Johnny Manziel of the Texas A&M University Aggies speaks during a press conference prior to the 78th Heisman Trophy Presentation at the Marriott Marquis on December 8, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty ...
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Gun smuggled into Illinois prison years ago found hidden in wall
The Pontiac Correctional Center in Illinois was on lockdown after an unloaded gun smuggled into the prison 17 years ago was found in a wall, officials said. A state Corrections Department spokesman said investigators unearthed the gun Thursday by cutting holes in a wall that was inaccessible to any of the prison's more than 1,900 murderers, rapists and drug dealers, the Bloomington ...
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Updated no charges in alleged Charleston sexual assault
Tweet Widget Updated: 4 p.m.The Coles County State's Attorney has decided not to pursue charges in an alleged sexual assault case from April near the Eastern Illinois University campus.Charleston Police were called to a residence in the 1000 block of Fourth Street on April 27th for a report of a female having been sexually assaulted by several men while she was attending a house party.But ...
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Peoria native Steve Vinovich carves out career as an actor
June 15--PEORIA -- The name Steve Vinovich might not ring a bell, but shown a photograph, a lot of people would recognize the actor -- he's had memorable roles in many movies and television shows during his long career. Another fact most people don't know about Steve Vinovich is that he's from Peoria. "I grew up on the south side -- Star Street," said Vinovich while ...
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Former Chicago Alderman and Nebraska Executive Among Three Convicted After Federal Bribery Conspiracy Trial
CHICAGO-A former Chicago alderman, the head of a $1 billion Nebraska-based prescription medication provider, and another man were convicted today of conspiracy to commit bribery of a fictitious public official to purportedly obtain business from the Los Angeles County hospital system after a two-week trial. A federal jury deliberated several hours today before returning guilty verdicts against ...
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Three Keys For Bruins In Game 3 Of Stanley Cup Final
BOSTON (CBS) — Though the Bruins lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 in triple overtime, they were able to rally in Game 2 to steal home ice from the Blackhawks before the series headed to Boston. While it was mission accomplished in that sense, both of these teams know the series is a long way from being decided. The winner of tonight’s Game 3, though, will be in the driver’s seat ...
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Construction project starting near downtown train station
Work is getting underway on a water main project that will impact traffic near Naperville's downtown Metra station. Construction work including water main installation, pavement patching and curb and landscape restoration will take place on ...
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Grants help city replace 50 ash trees and more
Grants help city replace 50 ash trees A $14,000 grant from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus will help the city of Wheaton remove 55 ash trees infested with the emerald ash borer in the parkway of East Loop Road and replace them with swamp white oak, accolade elm, Kentucky coffee and common hackberry trees. The area is the gateway to Wheaton businesses off Butterfield Road. The pest was confirmed ...
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Man Dies After His Head Is Impaled On Fence During Fight
(STMW) — A man was murdered Sunday night by someone who struck him in the head, causing him to become impaled on a wrought iron fence in the South Side Burnside neighborhood. The 48-year-old victim was involved in a dispute with unknown individuals near his home in the 9100 block of South Greenwood Avenue about 8 p.m. Sunday when a male struck him in the head, police ...
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Man Attempts To Sexually Assault Teenage Girl In West Lawn
CHICAGO (STMW) – A man attempted to sexually assault a teenage girl at gunpoint Monday morning in the West Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest ...
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Indiana Woman Who Received Death Sentence At 16 Released From Prison
(CBS) – The first taste of freedom in 27 years, that’s what a 43-year-old woman from Gary, Indiana is enjoying tonight, after going to prison for murder. Roseanne Tellez reports, she has an unlikely supporter as she starts her new life: her victim’s grandson. At 16, Paula Cooper was the youngest death row inmate in the country, her future bleak, after being convicted in the ...
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Teenage Boy Shot In Pullman
CHICAGO (STMW) – A teenage boy was shot Monday afternoon in the South Side Pullman neighborhood. The 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg at 2:45 p.m. in the 200 block of West 118th Street, police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala ...
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Charges Dismissed Against Mom Wrongfully Convicted Of Son’s Murder
(CBS) – After a court hearing this morning, a mother who served eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted for the strangling death of her four-year son is officially free today. Since being released from prison on bond in December, Nicole Harris has waited to hear whether the Cook County State's Attorney's office would retry her for the death of her son, ...
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Former Chicago alderman convicted of bribery a second time
A federal court jury in Chicago Monday convicted former Alderman Ambrosio Medrano of conspiracy to commit bribery in a prescription drug scam. Medrano, 59, who was convicted nearly 20 years ago in Operation Silver Shovel, an FBI investigation into political corruption in Chicago, was found guilty of attempting to bribe what he thought was a public official to win business from the Los Angeles ...
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Stocks post gains Monday
U.S. markets posted gains Monday, as economic data looked positive in reports not considered particularly major newsmakers. Trading might prove muted for the first half of the week, as investors wait for the results of a two-day meeting of Open Market Committee at the ...
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Updated dispute leads to gunfire
Tweet Widget Updated: 3 p.m. Champaign police continue to look for a man who fired at another man early Monday morning on the city's northside. But police spokesperson Rene Dunn said this gunfire incident does not appear to be related to the series of shootings on Champaign's northside last week. Dunn said in the Monday morning incident, the two men were earlier involved in a physical ...
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Chicagos next US attorney faces urgent dilemma
CHICAGO -- Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city.Should he zero in on Illinois' deep pool of political corruption with the resolve of his predecessor, who sent two governors to prison? Or should he devote even more resources to the gang- and drug-related violence that has claimed hundreds of lives?The ...
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157 in Illinois apply for health outreach dollars
CHICAGO (AP) -- More than 150 community groups in Illinois have applied for $28 million in federal funding to educate the public about new opportunities for health insurance under the national health ...
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Oak Park family raises money awareness in autism fight
Jacob Yarrow, 13, attends Brooks Middle School, plays piano and clarinet, enjoys Wii with his younger brother, and always has been a "great walker." He also has autism. For Jacob's family - including his brother Caleb and parents Ginger and Philip - participating in the annual walk to benefit the organization Autism Speaks is part of the journey of understanding and helping ...
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2 sisters friend cheer hospitalized kids
Even the best of hospitals can be depressing places, especially for children who require frequent treatment. So Danielle Dorsey and her sister Brittany, who has cerebral palsy and was hospitalized for related health issues as a youth, wanted to offer some cheer to sick kids. They put their heads together with good friend Glen Hurt and decided to collect toys, clothes and games for pediatric ...
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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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