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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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Sketch Released Of Teen Who Robbed Woman In Schaumburg
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (STMW) – Police released a sketch of one of two teenage boys accused of stealing a gold chain from a woman walking into her northwest suburban Schaumburg home. Two teenagers approached a woman near the entrance of a condominium building in the 300 block of South Roselle Road in Schaumburg about 8:35 p.m. Monday and stole the gold chain from off her neck, according to a ...
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Schuster Do Or Die For Blackhawks
BOSTON (CBS) It’s not an elimination game Wednesday night, but it’s still do or die for the Blackhawks. Yes, they have already rallied from a 3-1 deficit in a series against Detroit, but the Bruins are better than the Red Wings were, so Game 4 is a must-win. ';We know they’re a good team and tough to play against, but we all still feel confident,’ Johnny Oduya ...
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Utility Watchdog Wants ComEd To Equalize Rates Between Chicago Suburbs
The head of the Citizens Utility Board says consumers are charged for the amount of electricity they use but ComEd also has to charge for the amount of power they will have to buy in peak ...
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Chicago-Area Native Develops Fan-To Fan Ticket Scalping App
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 25-year-old Mount Prospect native is one of Chicago’s newest entrepreneurs. Patrick O'Brien, a former Groupon salesman, is the founder of Ticket Scalper. He tells the WBBM Noon Business Hour it is the first mobile fan-to-fan marketplace for last-minute ...
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Natura Pet Issues New Dog And Cat Food Recall
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nebraska-based Natura Pet Products has announced a new voluntary recall of multiple brands of dry pet food and treats. The decision comes after a positive test for Salmonella on April 3. This is the latest in a series of recalls involving the company in the past year. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the recall involves Innova Dry dog and cat food, biscuits, ...
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Rietz not joining group allowing concealed carry now
Tweet Widget Even though some Illinois officials say they won't prosecute concealed carry, you shouldn't expect the same opinion in Champaign County.Officials from six counties said they will allow concealed carry in one form or another while Governor Pat Quinn considers whether to sign a concealed carry bill. Those officials argued that they can't enforce a ban that a court has ...
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Chicago Shooting 8 More Victims on Monday Following Deadly Weekend
June 18, 2013 4:24 pm Chicago's shooting problems have not ended after a bloody weekend of violence, and on Monday at least eight other people were shot on the South and West sides of the city, according to authorities.The latest shootings began at around 1.15 p.m. local time when a 21 year old man was shot in the 11000 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Morgan Park ...
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Odds Stacked Against Heat In Game 6
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Amonte Hossa ‘Not The Guy With The Highest Pain Threshold’
(CBS) Marian Hossa’s mysterious late scratch minutes before the Blackhawks’ loss in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final isn’t sitting well with one former NHL player – and that’s Tony Amonte, who played for the Blackhawks from 1994 until ...
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Glenview Man Pleads Not Guilty In WMD Conspiracy
CHICAGO (CBS) — A northwest suburban man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he conspired to bypass U.S. trade laws to help his father export weapons of mass destruction to North Korea. Yueh-Hsun "Gary" Tsai, 36, of the 1300 block of Hawthorne Lane in Glenview, was arrested May 1, the same day his father, Hsien Tai "Alex" Tsai was arrested in Tallinn, ...
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Quenneville Hossa ‘Likely’ To Play In Game 4
(CBS) After he was a late scratch from Game 3 with an unspecified upper-body injury, Marian Hossa is expected to return for Game 4. "I'm going to say (Hossa's) likely to ...
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Update Family Member Requested Name Change For Thillens Stadium
People showing up at what was Thillens Stadium, a little league park built in 1928 noticed right away something was missing: The giant baseball on a pole was ...
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Glen Ellyn Housing Complex Residents Could Be Forced Out
CHICAGO (CBS) – About 500 residents of a low-income housing development in Glen Ellyn have been told their apartments are part of a proposed TIF district, and they should reasonably expect to be displaced. WBBM Newsradio's Mike Krauser reports many of the residents of the Parkside and Park Plaza apartments are refugees from places like Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin ...
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3 Weeks Left For Spring Flood Victims To Apply For Federal Aid
CHICAGO (CBS) – In just three weeks, local residents will lose their chance to get federal funding to pay for cleanup from flooding that hit from mid-April through early May. WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency has handed out approximately $98 million so far to 38,000 applicants from 44 counties declared disaster areas from flooding and wind ...
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Updated severe thunderstorm warning watch issued
Tweet Widget Updated: 2:10 p.m.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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Quinn Ill. lawmakers plan pension talks into July
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Unable to overcome a stalemate on the state's $97 billion pension crisis, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders are working on a new plan that involves forming a bipartisan committee this week and reconvening the Legislature for an additional session in ...
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Opinion Legislators Should Donate Per Diem Money
Those are the expenses legislators will receive when they return to Springfield Wednesday for a special session called by Gov. Pat Quinn after the House and Senate could not agree on a bill to reform the state’s underfunded retirement system. At the going rate of 50 cents a mile, a legislator driving down from Chicago figures to collect $200. That, of course, is on top of their ...
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Olczyk Weighs in on Hossa Injury Debate
After the game several players, including captain Jonathan Toews, said they had known all day there was a possibility that Hossa might not play. Head coach Joel Quenneville, however, stuck with the line that it was a warm-up injury for Hossa in his postgame press ...
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Chicago aldermen hear arguments on plastic bag ban
Students, concerned with the negative effects of plastic bags on the environment, pitched a potential plastic bag ban during a session at Chicago's City ...
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ESPN’s First Take Asks Should Gregg Popovich Rest His Stars In Game 6
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Chicago Celebrates ‘Day Of Music’
Throughout the day this Friday, at dozens of places across the city, Mandel, with the organizing group, Rush Hour Concerts, says hundreds of performers will be making all kinds of music as part of the annual Make Music Chicago. Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Brant Taylor says it’s not just professional and seasoned musicians who will be taking part. ';People who might ...
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Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured
CHICAGO (AP) -- A nonprofit that's helping spread the word about President Barack Obama's health overhaul is launching a campaign that will target states with high numbers of uninsured ...
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Phone service out at Francis Nelson Health Center
Tweet Widget CHAMPAIGN -- Phone lines are down Tuesday at Frances Nelson Health Center and its dental clinic, but all patients should keep their appointments, the health center says. Phones have been out of service for more than a day, and a manhole filled with water is preventing crews from reaching the lines that need to be repaired. Anyone needing to schedule an appointment is asked to stop ...
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Going To Techweek in Chicago Look Casually Chic
Chicago next week? This 3-day innovation conference and technology expo is taking place on June 27-29th at the massive and historic, Art Deco Merchandise Mart located on the banks of the Chicago River. Expect a fantastic lineup of ...
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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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