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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Chicago Chronicle.com http://www.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/10/id/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/ en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:33 -0500 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:33 -0500 30 "),"") stng.sitelife.integration.initArticle("2098904,lisle-i355-crash-fatal-031210", contenthead, document.location, "news", ["pubdate_ March 12, 2010"]); }//if true } BlogBurst_PostTitle: Spe... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064823/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:11:50 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064823/ A father and son who operated the Boston Blackie's burger restaurants were charged Thursday with ripping off nearly $1.9 million from two banks in a check-cashing scheme, and authorities said they arr... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064822/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:26:39 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064822/ A motorist who plowed into a concrete bridge support for the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) causing the car to burst into flames was dead on the scene early Friday in west suburban Lisle. At 2 a... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064820/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:22:24 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064820/ Police are looking for the gunman suspected of shooting a suspected gang member in the head in the Southwest Side's Ashburn neighborhood  Thursday night. At 7:20 p.m., a man in his early 20s was s... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064819/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:22:23 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064819/ (3/9/2010) A man wanted in a series of sexual assaults on the Southwest Side was charged with them early Friday. About 1:30 a.m., Chauvet Stiggers, 23, who had been staying in the 12600 block of ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064821/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:22:22 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064821/ Lightning may be to blame for a house fire in northwest suburban Schaumburg. Neighbors saw lightning and heard a loud clap of thunder near the house late Thursday night. Fire officials say the blaze ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064816/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:21:33 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064816/ FILE--Chicago Bulls trainer Fred Tedeschi, right, looks after guard Derrick Rose after Rose collided with Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard during the first half of their NBA basketball game Wednesda... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064817/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:21:32 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064817/ Later Friday, top House Democrats convene again, trying to iron out more of the problems that could derail the health care reform bill that President Barack Obama so badly wants. Leaders are trying t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064818/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:21:32 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064818/ Rudy Gay ? My answer to them is simply are you going to come to the games?" Memphis owner Michael Heisley said. "If I can't get people to come to the games I can't pay anybody. I feel we're going to s... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064806/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:06:28 -0500 General Sources http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33064806/ "),"") stng.sitelife.integration.initArticle("2098859,CST-NWS-medfraud12", contenthead, document.location, "news", ["pubdate_ March 12, 2010"]); }//if true } BlogBurst_PostTitle: Doc, 2 other... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33061778/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:42:48 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33061778/ ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON -- In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rathe... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062507/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:42:47 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062507/ Chicago on Friday morning.There he is expected to talk more about his education priorities and about the importance of fitness and fighting childhood obesity.The Democratic governor has proposed a bud... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062506/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:28:08 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062506/ DuPage Water Commission General Manager Bob Martin is expected to resign today. Martin's days were seemingly numbered after the commission was informed late last year that $19 million of the agency's ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062505/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:26:14 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062505/ with the launch of its first interactive "Kenmore Live Studio," which will bring creativity and innovation together in a single location where consumers of all ages can explore their own talen... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062439/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:32 -0500 Earth Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062439/ Guard Reggie Hearn #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers fights for the ball with forward Mike Capocci #3 of the Northwestern Wildcats during the first round of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Consec... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062503/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:18 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062503/ Three Wisconsin men face up to 30 years in prison if convicted in a far northwest suburban Hawthorn Woods home invasion case. Michael Thompson, 37, of Black River Falls, Wis; Robert Lichtie, 70, of... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062504/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:17 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062504/ Chicago police have filed charges against a man after a string of sexual assaults. The attacks were on the city's Southwest Side. The rape suspect, 23-year-old Chauvet Stiggers, turned himself in ear... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062502/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:57:24 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33062502/ Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans - maybe even President Barack Obama - are being overtreated.Is it... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060305/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:22 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060305/ A spate of recent reports suggest that when it comes to health care, too many Americans are being over-treated.Experts say there are many reasons, including doctors practicing defensive medicine, and ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060306/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:22 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060306/ Peoria Civic Center , bringing an estimated 40,000 visitors, were a few basketball-themed decorations in the lobby."It's the quiet before the storm," said http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060307/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:21 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060307/ Illinois .Weir offers these tips to avoid Medicare fraud:-Never accept medical services, supplies or equipment from someone on the phone, a door-to-door sales representative or a TV or magazine ad. Re... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060308/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:20 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060308/ American Academy of Pediatrics cites some startling statistics to kick it off.Every year, more than 2 million people swallow or have contact with poisons. More than half are under age 6. And most pois... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060309/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:18 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060309/ Illinois is getting more than $500,000 in grants for fire departments and other municipalities across the state.The grant winners include $112,400 for the http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060310/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:17 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060310/ Illinois was one of the top winners in the National Guard Bureau's annual public affairs media contest.State awards included broadcast journalist of the year, civilian journalist of the year and first... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060311/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:16 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060311/ Chicago on Thursday morning.There he is expected to talk more about his education priorities and about the importance of fitness to fight childhood obesity.The Democratic governor has proposed a budge... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060313/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:14 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33060313/ NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter nkorecki@suntimes.com As a politically connected developer sought the city's approval to change zoning of a massive parcel of vacant land, he sat down to giv... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058200/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:51 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058200/ BY RICH MILLER 'The idea that Rahm Emanuel would be in the house gym . . . lobbying another congressman whether he had clothes on or not is the reason I wanted him to cut the deal to make the attor... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058203/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:51 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058203/ MARK J. KONKOL Staff Reporter/mkonkol@suntimes.com For most of his life, Dwight Carter did not tell his war story. The Iowa farm boy turned Marine Corps medic survived 37 horror-filled days on Iwo J... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058199/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:50 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058199/ BY STEVE CONTORNO Sun-Times Springfield Bureau SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House moved Thursday to spare teenagers who engage in "sexting" from having to register as sex offenders. The 114-1 vote ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058198/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:49 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058198/ DAVID ROEDER droeder@suntimes.com Enough is enough, the Chicago Board Options Exchange said Thursday. It declared its intention to sell public shares for the first time, even though a wavering market... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058204/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:49 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058204/ KIM JANSSEN Staff Reporter kjanssen@suntimes.com A suspected drunken driver could have been removed from the wheel of a school bus before she drove 50 students home, school officials acknowledged T... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058201/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:48 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058201/ #zip2save_link_widget { border:solid 1px #dbdbdb; text-align:left; padding:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:#FFFFFF; margin:10px 0; color:3a3a3a; width:... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058202/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:47 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058202/ FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com Ever pull into a parking lot or garage, hand the attendant the keys and return to find your car scratched or dented? It's happened to Ald. F... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058206/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:47 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058206/ DAVID ROEDER droeder@suntimes.com A new office tower along the Chicago River and a market for independent food sellers received top honors Thursday night at the annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33057427/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:46 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33057427/ A judge ordered a former East Chicago mayor and two other ex-officials Thursday to pay more than $108 million in civil damages in an alleged sidewalks-for-votes scheme. Ex-Mayor Robert Pastrick was n... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058129/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:46 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058129/ DELIA O'HARA Staff Reporter The South Side Irish Parade is gone and much lamented in some circles, but its spirit lingers on in a family-oriented festival to be held Saturday at the Beverly Arts Cent... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33057939/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:45 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33057939/ #zip2save_link_widget { border:solid 1px #dbdbdb; text-align:left; padding:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:14px; background-color:#FFFFFF; margin:10px 0; color:3a3a3a; width:... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058205/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:44 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058205/ DAVE NEWBART Staff Reporter/dnewbart@suntimes.com As many as one in five students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the state's flagship campus, might be able to graduate in three ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058207/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:43 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058207/ (31-33) fans, if you're waking up this morning and tuning in to your local broadcast, reading the newspaper, logging on to whatever site you get your Bulls info from; you may look at Thursday nigh... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058208/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:11:09 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33058208/ Tazewell County authorities say an attempted murder suspect briefly triggered a nationwide alert when he allegedly cut off an ankle monitoring bracelet.The suspect, 63-year-old Aaron http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33055971/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:57 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33055971/ Dream Town Realty is the listing company for an historic Prairie-style home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright colleague John Van Bergen. The 4-bedroom house is a Chicago Landmark and is now up for sale. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33055929/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:41:00 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33055929/ The Irish lived in Chicago for almost as long as the city existed. They were the first immigrant group to settle here. Their labor turned a fronter settlement into a bustling trade and travel hub. The... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053937/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:07 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053937/ View all » Today was a rather frightening night for me so I'm rather happy to be here talking to you and not reporting in from the emergency room. At some point tonight suffered a massive as... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053938/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:06 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053938/ Are we passive hypocrites?We say one thing with our mouths and another thing with our wallets. Recently it has been brought to light that several states, cities, and social organizations are operating... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053939/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:04 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053939/ AP/Jeff Chiu This is a preemptive strike on any and all articles proclaiming that Andruw Jones is "back."Through four games this spring, Andruw Jones has four hits, one walk, and two stolen ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053940/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:03 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053940/ The first day of spring is next week. The days are getting longer…don’t forget to set your clock ahead one hour on Sunday, March 14. It’s also a good time to change the batteries in... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053941/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:01 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053941/ This is a disastrous mistake in parents’ households when trying to encourage a child to read. Children tend to mimic what their parents do, and if they don’t see their role models particip... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053942/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:19:00 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053942/ Harvey police detective threatened to frame him for murder, then fabricated a gun charge for not returning their stolen cocaine. The allegations are some of the most explosive and serious leveled aga... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053936/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:05:10 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33053936/ Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) puts up a shot over Chicago Bulls center Brad Miller (52) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/J... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051780/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:24:17 -0500 The Ledger http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051780/ Rock Island County Associate Judge Raymond Conklin imposed three consecutive four-year sentences on Horton, but said he would receive credit for the 1,285 days he has spent in jail since his Sept. 26,... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051863/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:07:48 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051863/ "I know there's been attempted assaults, attempted abductions in the area," Novak said. "I'm sure that there's activity that we don't care to have here, but I'm surprised it was a shooting. How does s... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051859/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:58 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051859/ State Sen. Chris Lauzen said Thursday he wished his letter to the editor in Thursday's editions of the Daily Herald ran before the recent party elections, but that the substance of his call for reform... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051858/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:57 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051858/ Producer-director Steven Spielberg, center, and actor Tom Hanks, right, lay a wreath at the World War II Memorial in Washington during a ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans who served in ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051861/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:54 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051861/ Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran endorsed national immigration reform Thursday night before an audience of his fellow Republicans who seemed largely opposed to the idea. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051860/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:51 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051860/ tents placed along the Magnificent Mile today, with workers donning blue Columbia jackets and handing out information, the retailer is opening a store at 830 N. Michigan Ave. on March 12.To celebrate ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051868/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:56:02 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051868/ yahoo.com/pictures Most interviews wrap up with the same question: So, what questions do you have for us? What do you do? What do you say? Is it really an opportunity to ask questions? What if I ask a... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051869/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:56:00 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051869/ Jane Byrne ," the mayor during the 1980 firefighter strike that brought hundreds of minorities on board. "I was at a firehouse that did not want a black woman there. They tried to throw flour on me... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051866/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:49 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051866/ When mice invaded Allison Gist's apartment, she moved to 3034 S. 48th Court in Cicero so her children and baby grandchildren would be safe and more comfortable. She remembers the friendly maintenan... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051865/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:46 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051865/ Gov. Rod Blagojevich want his corruption trial delayed until November.In a filing Thursday, Blagojevich's attorneys contend they cannot adequately prepare his defense for the scheduled June 3 trial wi... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051143/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:45 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051143/ A former Naperville cheerleading coach was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for an ongoing sexual relationship he had in 2006 with a 13-year-old student.Bradley Abraham, 30, forme... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051867/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:42:42 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051867/ Friday marks two months since Haiti was rocked by one of the deadliest earthquakes of all time. And as the quake fades from the headlines the fear is that Americans will grow tired of giving. The R... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051392/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:38:39 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051392/ The wife of a Chicago cab driver who was stabbed last Friday says her husband remains on a ventilator and was lucky to escape the attack with his life. Police say Mamoun Homsi was stabbed by a passen... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051855/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:37:47 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33051855/ Marshall County say a man sentenced to life in prison last week for the murder of his girlfriend attempted to hang himself in the county jail only hours before he was to be transferred to the http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049932/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:39:49 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049932/ View all » The magical world of Peter Pan comesMetropolis Performing Arts Centre in April, so youngsters can fly away to Neverland at the theatre in Arlington Heights, Ilinois. Emerald City&rsqu... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049940/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:39 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049940/ Yesterday, Illinois Senate Bill 2549 was approved in the Illinois Senate unanimously. This bill now makes its way to the IL. House of Representatives where if it is passed, it will make Illinois the f... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049938/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:36 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049938/ AP Photo/Gerry Broome March Madness games begin next week. It could be the start of over two weeks of “guys’ nights” or instead, could be fun and competitive dates of bonding for cou... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049937/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:35 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049937/ photo by: Cody Smyth Rock solid confirmations for Chicago's Lollapalooza 2010 are starting to stream in, and today The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas has confirmed to the http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049936/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:33 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049936/ Whether you own a brick and mortar business or one that operates primarily on the Internet, pleasing your clients and customers is an challenge in the ever changing world we live in today.Yet, many co... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049941/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:32 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049941/ Mayor Richard Daley to push for the city's approval of a controversial real estate venture.Gutierrez's involvement in lobbying Daley to support the project goes a step beyond what the congressman has ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049933/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:18 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049933/ They were on their way to get mochas and iced teas Wednesday evening at a Schaumburg 7-Eleven — a 12-year-old boy, his 14-year-old sister and their 16-year-old friend — when a spray of bul... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049159/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:17 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049159/ World War II veterans to their memorial in Washington."I had to stay away from the post for a while," said his widow, Mary Burtner. "I just expected him to walk in the door at any moment."The Mount Gr... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049934/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:16 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049934/ The Elgin Police Department has an interim chief in charge, but city officials are keeping mum on the status of police Chief Lisa Womack.City spokeswoman Sue Olafson confirmed Thursday that Deputy Chi... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049160/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:11 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049160/ University of Illinois was awarded the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announced Thursday.Taylor award judge Ames Alexander commented th... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049935/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:09 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049935/ Miguel Andrade was just finishing up work at a Roscoe Village restaurant, trying to walk home, when he was attacked and beaten -- not robbed, just beaten. The injuries are so horrific, his pregnant... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049930/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:10:53 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049930/ Teens may have a legitimate excuse for being so sleepy during school, research suggests. They may not be getting enough energizing early daylight. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049931/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:10:53 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049931/ Reuben Abbot was stabbed to death while helping a woman who police say was being battered by her boyfriend. Now, Abbot's family wants to know why the alleged killer is a free. Police say what started... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049929/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:10:00 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049929/ A northwest Indiana teen was sentenced to 24 years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting two girls on their way to school in separate incidents last year. Davon Dwayne Hall, 18, of Gary, pleaded... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049928/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:09:59 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049928/ A convicted felon was charged with selling heroin within a "Safe Passage" zone of a South Side high school Wednesday afternoon. Marvin Ester, 51, of the 7500 block of South Trumbull, is charged with ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049927/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:09:57 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049927/ Wow if SI is gonna let u post **** on here that dosnt have anything to do with sports I'm done with this site. Dude ur a fuggin faghot little bish that i hope to see one day, cause ur little punk ****... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049916/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:55:25 -0500 General Sources http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33049916/ Joliet guilty of first-degree murder in the October 2007 stabbing death of his girlfriend.Prosecutors say the victim, 25-year-old Brenetta Beck, had been stabbed 54 times when she was found dead in th... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048101/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:47 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048101/ Chicago Bears .Bullocks made four starts and appeared in 12 games with the Bears last season, finishing with 21 tackles - 14 in the last two games - and five special teams stops.He has 327 tackles, si... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048102/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:46 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048102/ President Barack Obama 's old Senate seat after a major contributor was arrested Thursday on charges of defrauding banks by writing bad checks.Nick Giannis, owner of the Boston Blackie's restaurant ch... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048103/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:44 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048103/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one California teenager who grew up in Naperville and under investigation for another killing violated his parole by moving too cl... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048100/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:15 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048100/ While four of the Top 24 contestants had Chicago area connections, now only DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox remain. Bowersox is from Ohio, and briefly lived in Chicago before moving back home. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048099/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:59:13 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048099/ was actually a music video channel (as its name still promises). Aside from a few obscure, forgettable text-message-heavy TV shows, there really isn't an outlet for interesting music videos to be ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048104/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:38 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048104/ Where the Tea Party Movement is reactionary, advocates loudly, and, protests; the Coffee Party Movement gathers at coffee shops to discuss, discuss, discuss and sing Kumbayah. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048105/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:37 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048105/ political figures , and any famous person in between "writes" something and is called an author. Most of the time these celebrities have a ghostwriter to do it for them and they dictate thei... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048106/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:36 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048106/ Goldfinches will be moulting to summer colors verysoon. I photographed this fellow early last April. Wild animals are not pets, as I’ve mentioned before. But once you set out a feeding station, ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048107/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:33 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048107/ Bella Bridal Formal Wear . And be one of the first 100 brides to pre-register for a free swag bag.Tickets costs $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Don’t forget to join my http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048109/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:32 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048109/ Theresa Banks Chicago author, Theresa Banks was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago and she wrote her first piece when she was ten years old. It was for http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048108/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:49:30 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33048108/ Matt Mitchell 's lawyers argue he isn't required to obey speed limit laws because he's a police officer and was acting in an emergency.Mitchell was driving more than 100 mph on Interstate 64 in 2007 w... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045525/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:25 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045525/ An Amber Alert was triggered after the boys were reported missing.Authorities say the boys were taken at gunpoint Tuesday outside a residential facility for dependent and neglected children, shortly a... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045527/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:23 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045527/ Stockton , Mo., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. Sentencing is July 29.Propersi admitted telling lenders he planned to lease equipment for the lawn bag-maker.Hill admitted signing off on docu... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045528/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:21 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045528/ On July 1, 2009, Cheryl Kalkirtz started her new job as Huntley Unit District 158's director of special services, a position chiefly responsible for overseeing the district's special education departm... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045518/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:38:44 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045518/ Hesekiah Hamilton Police photo A Joliet man has been found guilty in the murder of his ex--girlfriend who was stabbed more than 50 times in her Aurora apartment.Hezekiah Hamilton, 26, was convicted of... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045530/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:09 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045530/ "In 2010 we will be turning the river green on Saturday March 13, starting at 10:30 A.M.! This year we will be east of Wabash Ave, and west of Columbus Drive." http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045529/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:07 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045529/ online classifieds . But with the temperatures holding somewhat steady in the 50s, it won’t be long before the handwritten signs start popping up on every street corner. Obviously, the Treasure Hunt... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045532/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:05 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045532/ Lincoln Park, Chicago REI on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 1pm. March is the time for hikers to gravitate to the Appalachian Trail and start the roughly 2,160 mile journey. Each year 2,000 to 3,000 hike... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045533/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:03 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045533/ View all » In August 2007, Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks published an offensive cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (sa) in an effort to express freedom of speech. Leading papers in Sweden have repu... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045531/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:02 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045531/ mentioned a study showing evidence to suggest comic books are valuable tools in the promotion of literacy in education. Since a mere study is a bit sciency and boring, Todd Kent took the idea one step... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045535/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:59 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045535/