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Model Airplane Flyers To Offer Alternative To Cancelled Rockford Airfest
A model airplane club has stepped up to the plate to fill the breech left by the cancellation of the Rockford Airfest, after the Blue Angels halted their air show performances due to federal budget cuts.
Federal Court Forces Old Post Office To Turn On Fans To Clean Union Station Air
Commuters should notice some improvement in air quality as they board Metra and Amtrak trains at Union Station.
DeLeshe Wins Final Stickney Village Trustee Seat On Coin Flip
Cook County Clerk David Orr flipped the coin at his downtown Chicago office, to decide the race between Lea Torres and David DeLeshe, who’d tied for third place with 573 votes in the Stickney village trustee race.
WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
WBBM Newsradio reporter John Cody will be honored next month with a lifetime achievement award from the Chicago Headline Club.
Jesse White Urges More African Americans To Become Organ Donors
White said African Americans account for 56 percent of those who need an organ transplant, but make up 32 percent of the donors.
Rogers Park Tenants Say Landlords Neglecting Rodent, Bug Infestations
Tenants of a Rogers Park apartment building claim their landlords are neglecting bug and rodent problems to try and drive them out, in hope of bringing in new tenants who can afford higher rent.
Local Entrepreneur Buys Iconic Magikist Sign, Wants It Back Up In Chicago
Why would anyone want a pair of 13-foot long, glowing neon red lips? For a Chicago entrepreneur, the famous Magikist sign is more than a piece of the city’s history, it’s an incubator for small business.
Northwestern Law School Cuts Incoming Class Size By 10 Percent
Dean Daniel Rodriguez said part of the problem is a reduction in the law jobs available for graduates, many of whom leave law school with more than $100,000 in student loan debt.
Pfleger Hoping Next Pope Is From Third-World Country
Outspoken St. Sabina pastor Rev. Michael Pfleger said he would like to see cardinals pick someone from a third-world nation as the next pope.
CTA Expands Apprentice Program For Ex-Offenders
The apprentices start at $9.25 an hour at jobs cleaning buses and trains, and can work themselves into jobs as CTA bus drivers.
Lawmaker Wants City To Be Able To Boot Cars To Collect On Unpaid Debts
An Illinois state senator wants to allow the city of Chicago to boot and sell cars belonging to people who owe the city money on a court judgment.
Mom Released From Prison After Appeals Court Tosses Conviction
A Chicago woman was back with her family on Monday after seven years behind bars, now that her conviction has been overturned.
Illinois CEO Defends Calling Workers At French Plant Lazy
A plainspoken Illinois tire company executive was defending his labeling of workers at a French tire plant as “lazy,” after deciding not to buy the facility.
Baconfest Tickets On Sale
Baconfest co-founder Seth Zurer pictures bacon as inspiration for the ages.
Northwestern To Experiment With New Ticket Pricing For Basketball
Northwestern University basketball will try out “Purple Pricing,” designed by economics professor Jeffrey Ely to increase revenue and fairness, and also decrease the number of empty seats at low-interest games.
Field Museum Studying Martian Meteorite
Scientists at the Field Museum have been studying a meteorite from Mars that could lead to a demotion of the Red Planet.
Aldermen Block Mayor’s Ethics Reforms, For Now
Mayor Rahm Emanuel suggested he was not all that concerned that aldermen had balked at his proposed ethics reforms for the City Council.
Reynolds Urges FBI To Help Chicago Police Fight Gun Violence
Second Congressional District candidate Mel Reynolds on Wednesday urged federal authorities to focus on gun violence in Chicago, instead of alleged financial misdealings by former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife.
Madigan Joins Suit Over S&P Mortgage Bond Ratings
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined the federal government and 13 other attorneys general in suing for changes in the way Standard & Poor’s rates mortgage bonds.
All-Star Lawyers To Re-Try 2,400-Year-Old Socrates Case
A pair of former federal prosecutors will be re-trying a 2,400-year-old case, and they won’t just be trying to convict one of the world’s most beloved philosophers, but they’ll be going up against two prominent Chicago attorneys.
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- Police Seek Help Identifying Female Homicide VictimPolice are asking for help to identify the body of woman or teen girl found strangled and badly burned in a Northwest Side Avondale neighborhood Dumpster Sunday night.137
- Chicago Red Cross Joining Tornado Relief Effort In OklahomaThe American Red Cross of Greater Chicago has begun mobilizing to help with the relief effort in Oklahoma, after a devastating tornado killed dozens of people.312
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