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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 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:43 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:43 -0500 30 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/ Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's attorneys asked a federal judge Thursday to postpone his corruption trial, saying so many uncertainties surround the charges it would be "playing Russian Roulette" with his fut... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045526/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:24 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045526/ 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/ A Joliet man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in Aurora, just 10 days after she gave birth to their second child. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045517/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:38:47 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045517/ 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/ First, it is “comprehensive,” and they are convinced that such a bill is only the precursor of a complete takeover of healthcare by the government. This is, in fact, the clearly stated goa... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045534/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:58 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045534/ first began searching sites for their proposed jazz club more than 18 months ago, but only began construction on the venue in late December. Ten weeks later, they unveil their understated, comfortable... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045536/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:56 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045536/ Julia Child with charm and utmost humor. As the story opens, we drift back in time to the antiquated landscape of Europe in the year 1949. Julia resides in Paris with her dear husband Paul http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045537/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:54 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045537/ Black hostory is way more than these people. What is black history month? Even more important what is Black History?Well first let us see what black history is and what black history isn't.If you pay ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045538/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:53 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045538/ www.donnayoung.org to start you off, which will show your child's curriculum according to their grade level.Next you want to read through all of the subjects, and sub-categories and group them int... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045539/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:52 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045539/ GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The 10-day Spring Training break for Mark Buehrle, one he jokes about coming yearly for him in Arizona, officially will end this Monday night when the southpaw takes the mound at Ca... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045522/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:23 -0500 Chicago White Sox http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045522/ GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Ben Broussard stood about 35 feet from the stage at The Venue in Scottsdale during Tuesday's night's rehearsal for Jake Peavy's Woodjock 2010 charity concert. And there was White... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045523/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:22 -0500 Chicago White Sox http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045523/ White Sox at the plate: Catcher Ramon Castro was scheduled to start against the Cubs last Sunday, but the game was rained out. So, Castro homered in what turned out to be his Cactus League debut for t... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045524/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:21 -0500 Chicago White Sox http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045524/ GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A planned Ozzie Guillen Web site will not come to fruition, as first reported Thursday by the Sun-Times, and confirmed by Guillen after Thursday's Cactus League contest with the Ind... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045521/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:19 -0500 Chicago White Sox http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045521/ PEORIA, Ariz. -- Carlos Silva was excited to pitch on Thursday, a feeling he hasn't had in a couple years. The right-hander made his second spring start for the Cubs and threw three scoreless innin... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045520/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:17 -0500 Chicago Cubs http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045520/ CUBS 8, PADRES 7 at Peoria, Ariz. Thursday, March 11 Padres at the plate: It was a day of near-misses for San Diego. Matt Stairs and Scott Hairston both hit long fly balls to the warning track, bal... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045519/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:22:16 -0500 Chicago Cubs http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045519/ Hundreds of thousands of people filed for unemployment this week for the first time, and some economists say … that's a positive sign. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole has a look at what's passing for g... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045516/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:08:09 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045516/ Green jobs may be good for the environment. But are they bad for women? With more federal dollars going to green construction, women may be missing out. About 97 percent of those construction jobs ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33043969/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:08:08 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33043969/ There is a sign that the foreclosure crisis in the nation is slowing. It comes as Chicago officials work to stabilize neighborhoods that have many foreclosed properties. A new report shows the numbe... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045511/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:04 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045511/ Special Segments" href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/channel?section=news/special_segments&id=7098472">Special Segments Frank Mathie Features" href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/channel?section=news/local... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045509/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:03 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045509/ A $50,000 reward is now being offered in connection with an unsolved murder in the northwest suburbs. Jerry Dhamer, 48, was shot and killed in front of his Park Ridge home on November 13, 2006. Polic... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045508/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:02 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045508/ Six people had to be hospitalized Thursday after becoming sick inside a medical facility on the Southwest Side. The illnesses prompted at least a dozen people to evacuate the Alivio Medical Center. H... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045507/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:01 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045507/ Politics" href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/channel?section=news/politics&id=7098466">Politics Entertainment" href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/channel?section=news/entertainment&id=7098439">Entertainme... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045515/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:07:00 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045515/ Chicago's first lady Maggie Daley is out of the hospital and back home after having surgery on her leg. Last Friday, doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital placed a titanium rod in Daley's right l... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045514/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:58 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045514/ Are you looking for a job? Six flags Great America in Gurnee needs seasonal help. The amusement park says it's in the process of filling more than 1,200 seasonal positions for this summer. A job fair... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045513/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:57 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045513/ A priceless architectural gem is being removed from the former Lakeshore Athletic Club for refurbishment. A sterling silver antique European chandelier will be restored and re-hung in the building to... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045512/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:56 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33045512/ Chicago restaurant chain have been charged with defrauding two banks while engaging in a check-kiting scheme.Felony theft charges were filed Thursday against Nick Giannis, owner of the Boston Blackie'... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041943/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:38 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041943/ With Gov. Pat Quinn telling lawmakers to choose between higher income taxes or deep education cuts, either choice could have dire consequences for schools, businesses and taxpayers.In schools, Quinn's... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041945/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:35 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041945/ U.S. Postal Service employees.Minnis was charged Thursday with 18 counts of health care fraud, with Salomon and Strauss charged with one count each.Salomon attorney http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041947/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:30 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041947/ Indian Prairie Unit District 204 may eliminate as many as 145 nontenured teachers and 19 administrators to offset projected budget deficits, officials said Thursday. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041939/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:35:55 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041939/ Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the Budget address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Wednesday. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041940/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:35:54 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041940/ **Severe weather reports** So far one tornado report today in Chassahowitzka, FL. Damaging thunderstorm winds took two trees down at Marion Oaks, FL. Wednesday's tornado outbreak in Arkansas killed on... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041948/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:12 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041948/ previous trailer-like things that have already shot into your eyeballs.This time you get to know Black Widow's secret identity occupation (Notary!) and whether or not Tony Stark wants her. (He does!) ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041949/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:10 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041949/ Marvin Ester Police photo A Chicago man is charged with selling heroin within 1000 feet of a South Side high school.Marvin Ester, 51, of the 7500 block of South Trumbell, was seen acting suspiciously ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041950/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:09 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041950/ Catch The Young Widows on March 11th at The Empty Bottle Spring is here and the musicians are all out of hibernation. This weekend is filled with some damn handsome shows, including, Jeff Tweedy playi... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041951/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:07 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041951/ Friday, March 5, 2010 The all-girl power-punk trio 8 Inch Betsy will be playing tonight in Chicago. Also playing are Athens Boys Choir and Spooky-Qs. Brought to … http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041952/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:05 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041952/ In February of 2007, Cedric Washington's vision was brought to fruition when he founded the N.E.R.D. Youth Services; which stands for Nurturing Education Rewarding Determination. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041954/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:04 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041954/ cnn.com You may not have heard but a staggering 70% of American children have a vitamin D deficiency. This can lead to high blood pressure and lower levels of good cholesterol. Even more worrisome is ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041953/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:02 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041953/ PEORIA, Ariz. -- Lou Piniella is in the last year of his contract with the Cubs and says it's too early to discuss an extension. "It is, it really is," Piniella said Thursday prior to the Cubs' gam... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041942/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:19:45 -0500 Chicago Cubs http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041942/ Your chances of having a heart attack, a car accident, or being hurt at work are about to go way up. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports on why this coming Monday is considered so dangerous. Getting up on ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041936/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:22 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041936/ The popularity of store loyalty cards continues to grow as budget hungry shoppers use them to save money at the supermarket. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports on how the information in your loyalty ca... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041935/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:20 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041935/ A Chicago man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty but mentally ill to the brutal stabbing and strangulation of an Arlington Heights woman in 2007. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041937/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:17 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041937/ Aurora woman stabbed to death on Halloween in 2007 has been convicted of her brutal murder. Hezekiah Hamilton of Joliet was convicted Thursday after a bench trial, according to Kane County State's ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041938/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:16 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041938/ One day after delivering a sobering message about fixing the state's budget problems, Governor Pat Quinn was in Chicago pushing his plan to raise taxes. If there was any criticism of Governor Quinn'... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041932/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:17 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041932/ The first of those controversial scanners has been installed at O'Hare. It went in at United's Terminal One. The city's aviation commissioner, Rosemarie Andolino, wouldn't say when it will be operat... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041933/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:15 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041933/ A former Chicago planning official testified Thursday that a millionaire developer charged with bribery angrily told her they did not need to discuss a city plan affecting his property because he had ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041934/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:15 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33041934/ The Bloomberg Health & America Briefing will convene a live audience of 100 top representatives from government, medical schools, insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms, corporate boards and in... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038509/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:26 -0500 PR Web http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038509/ Dennis Haab 's farm north of Forrest last year.Fertilizer prices were extremely high for his corn and soybean acres, he said, and seed costs rose yet again. And then yearlong soggy weather meant he ha... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038635/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:55 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038635/ Illinois is 0.08 for regular drivers and 0.04 for drivers with a commercial driver's license. But a spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office says Illinois has a zero-tolerance policy for school... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038636/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:53 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038636/ A former Naperville cheerleading school owner was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of his ex-students. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038632/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:44:08 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038632/ LONG WAIT: The settlement of a nearly two-year legal dispute over payment for ownership rights with with the CME Group Inc. in August 2008 cleared the way for the CBOE's IPO. TAKEOVER TARGET?: Exchan... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038630/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:02 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038630/ Wednesday, March 10, 2010 It was a great weekend for Big Ten men's tennis as they continue to show the conference's strength. Illinois and Northwestern-This past weekend the … http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038638/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:44 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038638/ View all » As a healthy lifestyle and fitness expert, I am always looking for ways to improve my diet. I love to add nutrient rich foods to recipes to really give them a boost of energy and tast... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038639/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:43 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038639/ OK Go , has decided to make it on their own and leave EMI. The band announced yesterday, in a statement on the bands homepage that they have left EMI to, "form their own enterprise, a homemade up... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038640/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:40 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038640/ Microsoft Office As a natural progression of adulthood, individuals often experience increased self-confidence, feelings of triumph from a list of personal and professional accomplishments, and an inc... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038641/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:39 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038641/ Getting close to having your unemployment benefits run out or have already exhausted them? Well, help may be coming your way.Yesterday the Senate approved a $138 billion bill that not only will extend... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038643/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:35 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038643/ you've settled into your assigned seats at a performance, you're suddenly struck with a case of seat envy. You spy what looks like a great seat or pair of seats a half-dozen rows ahead of yours, and y... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038644/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:34 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038644/ he is a man who knows both from study and from experience that miracles happen. A missionaries' son, when asked of a recent example of a miracle, didn't hesitate a minute. He told me of a wome... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038645/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:32 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038645/ Parents dropping their children off at Lions Park Elementary this morning demanded more answers from school officials on why a bus driver was allowed to drop off 50 students before being pulled over b... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038637/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:38 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038637/ Deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich just after arriving at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse to be arraigned on a new indictment. He pleaded not guilty. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33037538/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:13:34 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33037538/ Diana Ross is coming to Chicago. The legendary icon will perform at The Chicago Theatre for one night only -- on May 27, 2010. Ross will be performing her greatest hits in her "More Today Than Yest... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33037701/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:13:32 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33037701/ Mark Buehrle of the White Sox pitches in the 9th inning as he pitches a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field on July 23, 2009, in Chicago. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038631/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:13:29 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038631/ BOCA RATON, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- The parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Thursday moved ahead with plans for a long-delayed initial public offering that could take place by June. The world... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038288/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:55:41 -0500 Morning Star http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33038288/ SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE 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 ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035512/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:35 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035512/ "),"") stng.sitelife.integration.initArticle("2097495,richard-roeper-roe-conn-wls-radio-031110", contenthead, document.location, "news", ["pubdate_ March 11, 2010"]); }//if true } BlogBurst_Pos... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035513/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:33 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035513/ Springfield middle school Thursday to talk about the tax increase. He says that without the additional tax money, education spending will have to be cut by $1.3 billion.The Democratic governor called ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035511/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:35 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035511/ Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating software.Motorola said it start by rolling out... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035510/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:34 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035510/ Police Chief Mike Behan said the body was discovered about 1 p.m. roughly 25 feet off the Rollins Road bike path near Ridgeland Road, near the tracks owned by the Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commissi... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035506/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:48 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035506/ Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 officials said Thursday they are reviewing procedures after an allegedly drunk bus driver was allowed to drive students home, but believe they could not have prev... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035507/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:44 -0500 Daily Herald http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035507/ March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Chicago Board Options Exchange, the largest U.S. equity derivatives market and the last major member-owned American bourse, filed to sell as much as $300 million in stock i... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33033884/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:16:28 -0500 Business Week http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33033884/ Good morning, Chicago!I'm as shocked as you are for the morning update but tomorrow was such a nice night I couldn't even bring myself to take the computer outside. Instead I soaked up what li... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035515/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:09 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035515/ AP Photo/Al Goldis An overlooked resource for job hunting is social network sites. I discovered that Twitter, Facebook , Myspace and Craig's List all offer job hunting pages/listings. For example,... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035517/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:06 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035517/ © Alena Root | Dreamstime.com Every 13 seconds, U.S. Poison Control Centers receive a call about someone being exposed to a poison. Forty percent of those cases involve a child under three years ... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035518/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:04 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035518/ You get the idea.The point is to notice how many decisions and actions you take each day which are proactive and based on a bigger vision of self, and which are acted upon mindlessly. Daily activities... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035519/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:02 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035519/ Goose Island Brewery on Clybourn will be hosting a celebration of stouts created more close to home. Stout Fest 2010, as the event is billed, welcomes over a dozen local breweries to showcase and samp... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035520/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:08:01 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035520/ View all » This Saturday the city of Chicago celebrates St. Patrick's Day. Big, breaking news, I know. Here are some shows you may not be aware are happening on this beer-soaked day.At http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035521/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:07:58 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035521/ View all » The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left 1,000,000 homeless, 300,000 injured and killed more than 200,000 Haitians also destroyed four Montessori schools and a teacher training center i... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035522/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:07:57 -0500 Examiner http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035522/ Rod Blagojevich, continuing to forgo his right to remain silent as he awaits his federal trial, taped an appearance for Wednesday's edition of "Late Show with David Letterman," http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33034485/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:04 -0500 Chicago Tribune http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33034485/ Developer Calvin Boender (r is charged with bribing Ald. Ike Carothers (l) to push through a zoning change. Carothers has pleaded guilty and is expected to testify against Boender. http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035503/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:26 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035503/ Dog owners in the South Loop are using a new blog to take their neighbors to task for failing to pick up after their pooches. The blog  http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035504/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:19 -0500 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035504/ March 11, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- It's the one weekend in Chicago where everyone becomes Irish. There will be plenty of St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Topping the list is the downtown parade! Satu... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035500/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:20 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035500/ Federal officials said Thursday a chiropractor, a medical doctor and a billing employee at a Maywood clinic have been indicted on federal health care fraud charges. The three are accused of submittin... http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035501/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:19 -0500 ABC7 http://story.chicagochronicle.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c8ac3000ee01c7aa/id/33035501/