Provides the latest RSS feeds for Chicago News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Chicago News.Net http://www.chicagonews.net/ en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:30:37 -0400 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:30:37 -0400 30 Sunil Kumar, an Indian American management guru, has been named the new head of the University of Chicago's prestigious Booth School of Business. http://www.chicagonews.net/story/665578 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.chicagonews.net/story/665578 LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter Illinois prison officials charge inmates too much for cigarettes, according to a lawsuit filed by a former inmate. Timothy Giancana, who did time at the downstate V... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37345975&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:36:30 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37345975&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Sun-Times Media Wire A 7-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling about 20 feet from a window in the South Side Hamilton Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon, fire officials said. The ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347498&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:36:25 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347498&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Sun-Times Media Wire A man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for sexually attacking and kidnapping an 18-year-old woman on the South Side Hamilton Park neighborhood. Keith Nelson, 27, ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347499&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:36:23 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347499&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - Adding to its recent acquisition activity, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II (KBS REIT II) has closed on the purchase of the 300 North LaSalle office buil... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37346105&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:25:45 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37346105&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The cremated remains of a Barrington woman's grandmother, which were lost for more than a week after shipping from Phoenix to Chicago, were located Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Postal Service's proc... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347497&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:09:34 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347497&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347496&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:03:24 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347496&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chicago City Colleges will lay off 225 "non-instructional" employees, eliminate 86 unfilled jobs and crack the whip on executive credit cards and travel to pump more money into technology and training... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347494&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:03:09 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347494&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa A driver somehow lost control of a vehicle in Villa Park, sending the car into the front of Inland Bank. It's not clear if anyone was injured. The bank is located on St. Charles Road near Addison Ro... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347486&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:43 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347486&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Police are searching for a Loyola University student who walked out of a classroom Tuesday and hasn't been seen since. Twenty-two-year-old Andia Ymeraj is from Skokie. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347485&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:38 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347485&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa July 29, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The immigration debate took center stage in Chicago and around the country as a watered-down version of Arizona's controversial new immigration law goes into effect. ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347487&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:23 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347487&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa July 29, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools held a private job fair for displaced CPS teachers Thursday at McCormick Place. Out of 600 schools, there are at least 70 schools that start i... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347488&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:17 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347488&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Last weekend's flooding means no phone service for parts of the Chicago area, including some businesses. The Loop restaurant the Italian Village hasn't had phone service since Saturday. The owner sa... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347489&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:01 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347489&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Members of United Here Local One who work at the Hyatt say they're fighting against staff cuts and reduced hours. They explain the hotel wants to lock workers into what they call unfair contracts. The... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347490&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:50 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347490&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa July 29, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- With flags waving and bagpipes playing, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nick Ward heads off to Afghanistan. The surprise sendoff was organized by the Frankfort Fire Depar... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347491&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:42 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347491&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The Chicago Transit Authority agency will start testing the 5000 Series prototype rail cars on the Blue Line starting next Monday. The cars have been tested on the Red and Green lines. Seats in the n... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347492&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:37 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37347492&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa CHICAGO, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With an increasing number of assets flowing into exchange-traded funds and the need for expert analysis about these investment vehicles also on the rise, Mor... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343717&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:40 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343717&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa More than 1,000 cyclists and hundreds of spectators will swarm to Elk Grove Village this weekend for the fifth Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343841&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:45 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343841&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa < this.last ) { VerticalMover.init( 'pvTable', this.top, ( this.top - 210 ) ); this.index++; $( 'pvZoomAnchor' ).href = '/story/image/?image=' + this.images[ this.index ] + '&id=397309'; this.top ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343842&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:39 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343842&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The CBS affiliate announced Thursday that Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson will reunite as the regular weekday co-anchors of the station's 6 p.m. newscast Sept. 1. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343843&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:34 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343843&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Paraprofessional Yvonne Robinson works with students in primary class at the Phillip J. Rock Center in Glen Ellyn. The facility for blind and deaf kids is in danger of running out of money next week. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343844&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:28 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343844&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa In this May 24, 2010 file photo, former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge leaves the Federal Courthouse after the first day of jury selection in his obstruction of justice and perjury trial. (AP Photo/Char... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343840&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:39:18 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343840&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Love them or hate them, Miami's roster is looking damn good.You have at:Center - Anthony, Z and Magloire...all needed to body up people and rebound and play some D...no scoring needed.Power Fwd - Bosh... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343827&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:18:24 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37343827&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Russ Matson, management analyst, pushes some copper pipes back to the evidence room at the Elgin Police Department. Theft of copper pipes has declined during the last couple years, but experts expect ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340138&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:21:17 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340138&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The jury in the Blagojevich corruption trial requested a copy of the prosecution closing argument as it renewed deliberations this morning, but was left to its own devices by Judge James Zagel. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340139&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:21:11 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340139&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Nearly six months to the day after a jury acquitted him of sticking up a Huntley bank, suspected teenage bank bandit Matthew Reno was back in court today, on trial on allegations he tried to pull a he... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340140&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:21:06 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340140&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa HOUSTON -- Starlin Castro can make the athletic plays. He has a strong arm. He can track wind-blown popups that wander out to shallow left. He can make the heads-up play, which he did in the first ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340141&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:47:52 -0400 Chicago Cubs http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340141&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Habit, the nationally recognized Chicago boutique dedicated to championing emerging Chicago designers, is closing its doors on Saturday after five years. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340010&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:49 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340010&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Former Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine will lead Calumet Township's independent investigation into the behavior of township employees who attended an after-hours pool party where a townshi... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340135&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:20:52 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340135&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa (7/1/2010) Income taxes will likely be going up in Illinois next year, as the state suffers from a crushing budget deficit, according to a published report. Bloomberg News reported Thursday morni... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340136&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:20:49 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340136&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa (7/29/2010) Mayor Richard M. Daley expected to enjoy a leisurely game at U.S. Cellular Field Thursday night, but instead, he ended up ducking for cover. The mayor was sitting behind the third bas... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340137&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:20:44 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340137&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa People hoping to land a job with the Ford Motor Company are lining up around the city. Long lines have formed at several Illinois employment offices. The line wrapped around the block at 119th and Ha... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340134&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:18:57 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37340134&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa "),"") stng.sitelife.integration.initArticle("2547502,Small-business-billblocked", contenthead, document.location, "business", ["pubdate_ July 29, 2010"]); }//if true } http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37334332&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:24:34 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37334332&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Prison experts have identified "serious deficiencies" in the way Illinois assesses and treats juvenile offenders for mental illness, according to an independent report scheduled to be released this mo... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336274&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:58:29 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336274&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The Wheeling man, charged with drug possession and retail theft, bolted from a Lake County courtroom as a judge was in the process of setting a $20,000 bond in Spektor's case. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336273&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:58:25 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336273&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The legendary team of Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson are returning to CBS 2 to anchor the 6 p.m. newscast, station boss Bruno Cohen announced on Thursday. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336270&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:08 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336270&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chicago Police officers head from Police Headquarters at 3510 S. Michigan Ave. to Springfield, in hopes that their testimony will keep convicted cop killer Charles Connolly in prison. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336271&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:05 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336271&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa A 13-year-old boy is dead, after being shot multiple times while riding a bicycle on his block Wednesday night in the West Pullman neighborhood. Robert Freeman, 13, of the 11500 block of South Perr... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336272&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336272&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa July 29, 2010 (MOUNT CARROLL, Ill.) (WLS) -- Two people have died and a third was injured in northwestern Illinois after becoming trapped in a grain bin. Authorities were first called to the scene ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336263&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:15 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336263&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa A 13-year-old boy has died after being shot on the city's Far South Side. The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near 115th and South Perry. Robert Freeman was taken to Advocate Christ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336264&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:12 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336264&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Former Cook County state's attorney Dick Devine will conduct an independent investigation into the death of a Calumet Township trustee who drowned at a pool party last month. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336265&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:10 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336265&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Police in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove say a former hospital worker accused of stealing the rings from a dead woman's hand has surrendered to them on charges of felony theft. Downers Grove De... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336267&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:07 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336267&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chicago is offering one last chance to residents who haven't yet been counted in this year's Census. Residents who call 311 by Friday can be transferred to the Census Bureau Telephone Questionnaire ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336269&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:04 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336269&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is a big White Sox fan. But he had a scary close call at Wednesday night's game. The mayor just missed being hit by a bat in the fourth inning. The White Sox left fielder ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336268&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:01 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37336268&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa ASSOCIATED PRESS Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as it strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bo... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332744&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:34 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332744&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa A Lake Station, Ind. man was arrested after he was seen crashing a stroller carrying his infant son into the side of a building in the Loop after allegedly shooting up with heroin Wednesday afternoon,... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332742&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:42:31 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332742&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa (3/31/2010) Mayor Richard M. Daley wants to create what is being called a "mini-city" on the Southeast Side. The massive retail and residential development would rise on the 500-acre site that us... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37331266&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:42:24 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37331266&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa July 29, 2010 (CHICAGO) -- A pre-algebra teacher, a former Marine and an avid marathon runner are among the 12 jurors meeting Thursday for the first full day of deliberations in the corruption trial ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332741&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:40:37 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332741&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa July 28, 2010 (RIVER FOREST, Ill.) (WLS) -- Not only are some flood victims dealing with damage inside their homes, they're also worrying about property outside of it. Scavengers are carting away be... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332740&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:40:35 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332740&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Pacers haven't made a trade in almost two years but the team doesn't "feel comfortable going into next season with their current roster," according to the Indianapolis Star. So the team's general mana... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332728&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:32 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332728&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chris Bosh earned an earful Wednesday while at the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell. Bosh, 26, who signed a six-year, $110 million deal with the http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332727&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:27 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332727&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Andrew Bynum , who reportedly also had his right knee drained three times in 2009-10, had knee surgery. Bynum's brother, Corey Thomas, said Bynum will rehabilitate his knee for six to eight weeks. The http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332729&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:21 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332729&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Wolves last season, rather than vice versa, Minnesota would have owned the league's worst record. There's an excellent chance that will happen this season, especially after Minny gave up on supposed f... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332730&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:17 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332730&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa 07:19 AM ET 07.29 | While Portland is reportedly looking to move Rudy Fernandez quickly, that may mean next week, according to a tweeted update from Portland. "Rudy trade talks likely on back burner u... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332732&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:11 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332732&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Minnesota Timberwolves . "I haven't made a decision yet," Tolliver said in a telephone interview, "but we're getting there and I hope to have a decision soon. "Once they have their final (financial) f... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332731&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:18:06 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37332731&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa SUN-TIMES MEDIA One of two men who were seriously wounded during a Wednesday afternoon shooting outside an Uptown college died early Thursday. Two men were arguing with a group of unidentified men... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37329391&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:24 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37329391&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE One man is dead and another person critically hurt after a vehicle slammed into a pole on the South Side early Thursday in the Hamilton Park neighborhood. At 12:52 a.m., a car s... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37329393&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:21 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37329393&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Stock futures rose Thursday following further signs that Europe's economy is bouncing back faster than expected. Strong earnings worldwide gave European markets a lift a... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37327479&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:17 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37327479&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Workers survey the area to try to clean up an oil spill of approximately 800,000 gallons of crude oil from the Kalamazoo River July 28, 2010 in Marshall, Michigan. A 30 inch-wide underground pipeline ... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37329389&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:26:21 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37329389&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa BLAGO: IT'S 'IN GOD'S HANDS' What brought this to mind now was that the letter writer's point back then had been to ask how I could expect folks in the neighborhoods to put themselves at risk wh... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37325567&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:58 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37325567&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa BY TINA SFONDELES Staff Reporter tsfondeles@suntimes.com A 37-year-old grandmother with a history of drug arrests has been charged with child endangerment after her 1-year-old grandson ingested tra... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326260&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:51 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326260&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa SANDRA GUY sguy@suntimes.com As the "smart meters" that give homeowners details about their electric use make their way into the Chicago market, consumers in some other places aren't welcoming the ne... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326264&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:50 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326264&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa A motorist is suing a student driver and his instructor for a 2008 crash triggered by the pupil making a "sudden stop at a green light." That's according to the lawsuit Jose Vazquez filed Wednesday i... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326261&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:48 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326261&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa LEWIS LAZARE Media and Marketing Columnist The "Oprah Winfrey Show" has taken a ratings hit in recent weeks while it is in reruns. The most recent Nielsen national rating for the Chicago-based Winfre... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326263&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:46 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326263&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa DAVE HOEKSTRA dhoekstra@suntimes.com In July 1970, She-Nannigan's became the first Chicago singles bar to reach cruising altitude. Located at 16 W. Division in the belt buckle of the historic nightl... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326262&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:43 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326262&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com Mayor Daley closed the books on 2009 with just $2.7 million in the bank, having added $461 million to the mountain of debt piled on Chicago t... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326265&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:33:41 -0400 Chicago Sun-Times http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37326265&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chicago native Brian Vaszily, a bestselling author, speaker and editor in chief of one of the world's most popular personal growth publications, has launched the free "Personal Growth Chicago Book Clu... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37325161&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:29:27 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37325161&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Is Susan A. Kuttner a crusader, wrongfully fired from her job as a DuPage County sheriff's deputy after speaking out against sexual discrimination and unsafe conditions for female deputies? http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319791&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:39:50 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319791&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich with his wife, Patti, spot a support sign comparing Rod to Elvis as they arrive at the Federal Court Building in Chicago on Wednesday. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319792&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:39:43 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319792&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa State senators pushed for an independent inspector general at Metra in the wake of a misconduct scandal, while one official recommended replacing the entire board at a Wednesday hearing. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319793&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:39:37 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319793&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Though the neighbors of a Schaumburg man locked out of his house by his mortgage company are planning to help him clean the outside of the property on Saturday, that property could be legally foreclos... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319794&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:39:32 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319794&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The IEPA issued a draft denial to Land and Lakes Co.'s application to end monitoring requirements at the site on Milwaukee Avenue, based on groundwater deficiencies, said agency spokeswoman Maggie Car... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319795&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:39:26 -0400 Daily Herald http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319795&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Metra officials and others agreed Wednesday that the agency needs an inspector general. But there is disagreement over who should appoint such a watchdog to ensure that the post can independently i... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319797&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:58 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319797&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa officials didn't — but, in response to my questions, they're taking a second look. In 1985, Langdon was convicted of possessing a half gram of cocaine. Though the amount qualified as a felony... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319798&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:53 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319798&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Mayor Richard Daley's administration has pushed for liquor to be sold at more places in Chicago. On Wednesday, City Council approved around-the-clock sales of alcohol at pushcarts in O'Hare Internatio... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319799&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:45 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319799&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The father of a Chicago soldier killed in Iraq is not happy that a Skokie cemetery plans to change the gravesite shrine he built for his son, but he said Wednesday he is willing to accept a smaller di... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319802&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:32 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319802&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa In an extraordinary maneuver, the federal appeals court in Chicago removed a judge from an ongoing criminal trial that has been marred by disagreements between the prosecutors and the judge.The 7th U.... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37318687&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:54:28 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37318687&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa CHICAGO: Sunil Kumar, an Indian American management guru, has been named the new head of the University of Chicago's prestigious Booth School of Business. http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319144&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:47:50 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319144&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa More than a million cars made by General Motors on the road right now can potentially lose power steering. There have been accidents and injuries because of it. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini looked i... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37318585&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:51 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37318585&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa "Hey! What about us?" That's the gist of the e-mail CBS 2 got from people on Chicago's Southwest Side after watching all the stories about weekend flooding in the western Suburbs. They asked CBS 2 Chi... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319787&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:48 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319787&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa He acted on instinct. His employee was staring at a gun pointed at her. The owner of a South Side cell phone store is speaking out about how he took the gun away from an armed robber on Tuesday, and h... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319790&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:43 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319790&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa All that's left is a tracking number. A Chicago family expected to receive a loved one's ashes in the mail. They never arrived. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman spoke with a daughter who wonders if she'll ever... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319789&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:45:39 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319789&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Relatives of two young men killed in collision involving an off- duty police officer are backing a proposed new drunk driving law. They attended a rally Wednesday night supporting a law requiring ever... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319785&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:43:51 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319785&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa The reward for information leading to the person who killed Chicago police officer Michael Bailey is now more than $129,000. A group of 13 law firms helped increase the amount by pledging more than $... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319784&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:43:49 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319784&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Chicago advocates joined a rally for immigration reform outside the White House Wednesday. About 150 people from our area joined others from around the country The protesters are asking the president... http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319786&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:43:46 -0400 ABC7 http://feeds.chicagonews.net/?rid=37319786&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa