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At least 37 dead from tornado in Oklahoma City suburb
MOORE, Okla. — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. At least 37 people were reported killed. The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, south of the city. Block after block of the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
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: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the ...
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Man Shot In Parking Lot Of Merrillville Planned Parenthood
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CBS) — A police-involved shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Planned Parenthood office in Merrillville, Ind. Monday afternoon. One man was shot and taken away in an ambulance while a police officer was hurt but not shot. Merrillville Police have not yet identified what happened and have said no shooting took place in the actual office. The conditions of the man ...
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Illinois headed to limiting high-capacity ammo magazines
Nicole Hockley, a parent who lost her child, Dylan Hockley, 6, in the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, testifies on assault weapon legislation during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, May 20, 2013, in ...
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Manti Te’o Off-Limits To Media But Not Maxim Party
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Chargers are keeping Manti Te’o off-limits to the media -- for now. The star linebacker was barred from speaking with reporters at the Chargers’ second open session of organized team ...
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Calvin Johnson Confirms He Had Injured Fingers During Record Season
Johnson caught 122 passes for an NFL-record 1,964 yards last season, putting up incredible numbers despite the fact that the rest of the offense was inconsistent. The Lions went 4-12, but after signing Reggie Bush in the offseason, they hope Johnson will have a little more help this year. Johnson met with reporters Monday. He was coy when asked how badly his fingers were hurt last year, saying ...
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Illinois Senate Panel OKs Ban On High-Capacity Ammo Clips
(CBS) — An Illinois Senate Committee has approved a measure that would limit the size of ammunition clips sold in the state. By a vote of 12-3 Monday, the Senate Executive Committee banned the future sale and purchase of so-called high capacity ammunition clips - magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The vote came after Newtown, Conn. parents of grade-schoolers killed by gunman Adam ...
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Overheard in Chicago ‘Three pork-brain tacos please’
features a bit of braised tripe, skin and stomach folded in with the customary pork meat."I'll take that, and three pork-brain tacos, please," I said, to my wife's visible dismay.According to local chef Rick Bayless, the best-know proponent of Mexican cookery in the United States, and the owner and executive chef of the Michelin-recommended Frontera Grill, his city offers ...
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Defense attorney Victim recants statement in human trafficking case
A downstate woman who told police she was the victim of human trafficking, has recanted her statements against two Chicago men charged in the case, a defense attorney said Monday. Defense attorney Eric F. Rinehart told Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti that the unidentified female now says in video and on her Facebook page that she was never forced to work as a prostitute by Aaron Thurmond, ...
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Magic Try To Follow Howard Trade With Lottery Luck
Armed with the best odds and their three-time winner back on stage, the Magic will try to jump-start the rebuilding process Tuesday night by landing the rights to the No. 1 pick in the NBA ...
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87-Year-Old Accusing Trump Chicago Woman Playing Age Card
Jackie Goldberg, 87, is suing the business magnate in federal court under allegations that he ripped her off when he sold her two $1 million hotel condo units within downtown Chicago's Trump Tower. After the deal, Trump reneged on financial incentives promised to early investors.During a tirade in the lobby of the Dirksen Federal Court building on Wednesday, Trump touted that Goldberg was ...
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Property owner asks Northbook to annex
The Village of Northbrook may soon grow by a couple acres. The owners of a two-acre property at the northwest corner of Pfingsten and Highland roads have requested annexation by the village, and trustees discussed it at a recent meeting. The land in unincorporated Cook County belongs to John and Kathy Di Tomasso, and is where their house and business is located. The business, Wilson Lawn & ...
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Spring sports teams performing well
From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent ...
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Spring Sporst teams perform well
From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent ...
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Batavia considers options for Thomle building
An upscale martini lounge and a residential and retail/restaurant development are two of the proposed uses for the city-owned Thomle building in Batavia's downtown. The Batavia City Council heard details at its most recent committee meeting about two proposals. One came from Michael Grudecki, who owns Batavia-based Vignette Home Decor, and the other from Batavia Enterprises. The city has ...
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Chicago runners to help Boston bombing victims
"Gloria Steinem once said, 'Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it,'" said Jothy Rosenberg, who lives near Boston and was diagnosed with bone cancer at 16 and had to have his right leg amputated. Three years later, doctors told Rosenberg the cancer had spread to his lung. After removing about 40 percent of his lungs, doctors ...
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Video 787 Dreamliner lands at Chicagos Ohare
United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on ...
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Dance Review Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Joyce Theater
Finding a balance between individual and group expression is important for any dance troupe. But for repertory companies, which lack the cohesive vision of a single choreographer, the challenge is especially acute. In the first of two programs that Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is performing at the Joyce Theater, four works by different choreographers explore this tension in ways both distinct ...
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School Protesters Arrested At City Hall
CHICAGO (CBS) — More than a dozen people protesting the plans to close more than 50 Chicago public schools were arrested on Monday at City Hall. About 18 protesters, who were blocking the elevators on the first floor, had gone to City Hall to deliver petitions opposing the planned closing of schools that the city says are underutilized or underperforming. The group was led in plastic ...
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Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus
Inspired by Vermont’s successful drive for universal healthcare, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer is working with activists from Maine, California and Oregon to expand healthcare access. Micah Uetricht Internal union elections are unlikely to capture much attention, especially at a time when media coverage of labor borders on nonexistent. But the results of a recent election in the ...
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Report Rogers to Choose Chicago
Former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has been tapped to head up "Choose Chicago," a government-sponsored Chicago marketing initiative, according to Windy City news reports. "I am confident that she will help Choose Chicago reach the next level as it continues to find creative ways to lure tourists and convention business," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, another ...
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Chicago Fed Index Fell in April
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) dropped from minus 0.23 in March to minus 0.53 in April, according to figures released today. None of the four categories that make up the index increased in April, while three of them decreased. The index remains significantly above recession levels, ...
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North Suburban YMCA partners with drug and alcohol awareness group
Marcia Doniger, co-founder of the Northbrook Citizens for Drug and Alcohol Awareness, was recognized for her community service at a Northbrook Board of Trustees meeting on May ...
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Lake Bluff village president steps down after 8 years
From the day she arrived in Lake Bluff, Christine Letchinger said it felt like home, and she has found herself part of a caring and engaged community. "People in Lake Bluff are very, very proud of their town," said Letchinger, who recently stepped down after eight years as Village Board president. "The number of volunteers in relationship to the population is absolutely amazing. ...
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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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