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Last weekend I met some friends in Washington, D.C., and, like any proper tourist in the capital, couldn't resist posing for a photo in front of the White House.
In Lake County, a vestige of prairie gets state protection
Condo association, conservation group joined to save a preserveIt won't overwhelm you like the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. It's not as big as Yellowstone Park. In fact, it's probably not as large as a nearby forest preserve.
Big Move or Creative Tweak?
Navy Pier design proposals fall into 2 campsAt their best, design competitions are a lot like opening your window on a breezy spring day. They let ideas flow, freeing us from concepts that have grown stale. And so it was last Tuesday and Wednesday nights when five design teams from Chicago and around the world presented their plans for redesigning Navy Pier's public spaces to packed houses in the theater of the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Dr. Michael J. Campbell, 1912-2012
Irish immigrant became longtime pediatrician on South Side, Evergreen ParkDr. Michael J. Campbell emigrated from a fishing village in Ireland to Chicago, where he graduated from high school and got his medical degree before shipping off to the South Pacific during World War II to care for the wounded and soldiers felled by tropical diseases.
2 suburbs make winning bet that they can follow state's video gambling rules
'Charity raffle' machines operate in Bolingbrook, Channahon bars; Joliet urged to follow suitAt Tailgaters' expansive sports bar in Bolingbrook, patrons can bet $2 every few seconds on touch-screen, bingolike games while sipping their beers and watching TV.
Critics pounce on Coke, Pepsi health initiatives
Skeptics chide health groups for taking money from makers of sugary drinks, fatty foodsSodas, sports drinks and other sugary beverages are an unhealthy choice for kids, according to the nation's leading pediatricians' group, which strictly opposes the sale and advertising of the products in schools.
Beverage-makers build playgrounds, draw criticism
'It's a sad day when your options are a Coke playground versus no playground'The dilapidated concrete playground at the Howe Elementary School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side was ripped out several years ago for safety reasons, leaving the children with no safe outdoor play space.
Garbage hauler sues Evanston
Veolia alleges harassment, illegal feesA stink is brewing between Evanston and a garbage collection company that recently filed a civil lawsuit alleging the city is trying to force its waste transfer station out of the north suburb.
Ask Tom why: What is the latest date that Chicago's temperature dropped below zero?
Dear Tom,
Vacant homes get shot at new life
State, Cook County team up to combat foreclosure crisisIllinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and resell them at low interest rates.
D-Day looms for illegal dump
Illinois EPA prepares for final cleanup of embattled siteFor once, the sound of construction trucks is music to the ears of Lake Barrington residents who have complained for decades about a sprawling, illegal dump that is now undergoing a final cleanup by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
32-year sentence in Burr Ridge murder
Chicago man who killed co-worker pleaded guilty but mentally ill The 32-year prison sentence a Chicago man received Friday for murdering a co-worker at a Burr Ridge trucking firm did not provide enough justice for the victim's widow.
Watchdog update: Chicago posts fire safety reports for older high-rises online
Database allows residents to research buildings' fire safetyIn the aftermath of a fatal high-rise fire last month, Chicago city officials said Friday that fire safety reports for hundreds of older residential towers are now available online and will be updated monthly.
Forbes: Chicagoans 6th most miserable in U.S.
Are you feeling miserable, Chicagoans? Forbes thinks you are. Sixth worst in the country, in fact, according to its rankings of the nation's most miserable cities.
On West Side, unemployed get chance to learn a recipe for success
Gourmet restaurant in struggling neighborhood offers free trainingLamont Herron can still smell the bubbling pots of soul food in the kitchen of his West Side home, as he huddled with his aunties while they cooked and cooked and cooked.
Ask Tom why: Can drizzle occur when the temperature is 51 degrees below zero?
Dear Tom,
City settles over rogue cops' shakedown
$700,000 to go to South Side family menaced by policeThe city of Chicago has agreed to pay a South Side family $700,000 to settle a 2006 lawsuit that alleged a group of rogue police officers extorted thousands of dollars during a series of armed raids at the family's home, according to the family's attorney.
Teen shooter sentenced to 20 years
Paralyzed victim says he had 'no choice' but to forgive attackerOndelee Perteet was just 14 when he woke up in a hospital bed with a bullet wound to his spine, his limp body hooked up to machines as his family stood over him and wept.
A belated reward for Riley Fox murder lead
After investigation, Fox family pays tipsterMore than a year after his daughter's killer pleaded guilty, Kevin Fox has changed his mind and paid an FBI tipster whose information eventually led to convicted rapist Scott Eby's murder conviction, Fox's attorney announced Friday.
Paralyzed pit bull finally finds a foster home
It took more than two years, but Red, a paralyzed pit bull, has finally found a foster home.
Curtain may drop on Lollapalooza's county tax break
Organizers will have to seek County Board's OK for annual waiver of amusement feeAfter years of a free ride courtesy of a clout-laden deal, Lollapalooza might have to start paying Cook County taxes.
2 sentenced in $17 million scheme
After ripping off investors of millions of dollars, commodities traders Charles G. Martin and John E. Walsh spent $30,000 on liquor, $50,000 on toys, $1 million at strip clubs and restaurants — and invested in a Hollywood movie.
Here's a really super bowl:Greek-style baby goat soup
Most Super Bowl feasts are nothing but hate crimes against your taste buds. Those bland Buffalo wings, that bleh cheese dip, the boring little sliders. Do you really want a Betty Crocker empanada?
Police arrest naked man on CTA platform
Winnetka suspect sent to hospital for evaluationA Winnetka man was questioned and taken to a hospital after CTA authorities saw him standing naked on the Howard Street platform Wednesday night in the Rogers Park neighborhood, police said.
UIC student sexually assaulted near campus, alert says
Men force woman into vehicle in Saturday afternoon attack A University of Illinois at Chicago student was sexually assaulted last weekend not far from campus, the university said Thursday.
City Information – Chicago
Home to nearly 2.7 million residents, Chicago is the largest city in Illinois, third largest in the U.S. and most populous in the Midwest. So it is only natural that events in Chicago have further reaching implications that just in its geographic area.
It also is Midwestern, often called the Heartland of the country; still provincial in some minds, certainly when compared with its larger “sisters”, New York and Los Angeles. In Chicago News we tend to give you those news items more unique to Chicago than the larger megalopolises – less sophisticated, perhaps, and more like what would be reported in your local news media.
These items of news often tell more about an area than the natural disasters, mass murders and violent demonstrations often common with large, metropolitan areas. Chicago is home to many varied interests and ethnicities. It is a true “mixing pot” of immigrants, neighborhoods tightly bound with similar backgrounds and heritage, and opinions as strong as the myriad of culinary aromas that waft through the enclaves.
Chicago is home to many different occupations, necessary to fulfill the role chosen for it by the rest of America. And it has filled those roles admirably, from slaughterhouse to railhead to patriotism, sports, culture and even corruption. Chicago has many faces, some seen, and some always hidden. But the mixture has given Chicago a texture not enjoyed by most other large cities. “My Kind of Town”, “Second City”, “Windy City”, “That Toddlin’ Town”: Chicago has many names for its many faces. And from Oprah to Obama Chicago has contributed as much or more to the fabric of our country from its diversity than almost any other city.
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