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  • Model of Suns magnetic field created

    Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have reported that they have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun. Scientists have known since the 18th century that the Sun regularly oscillates between periods of high and low solar activity in an 11-year cycle, but have been unable to fully explain how this cycle is ...

  • Cubs Lose Season-High 5th Straight

    First baseman Anthony Rizzo #44 of the Chicago Cubs bobbles a ground ball hit to him in the third inning by Shin-Soo Choo #17 of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on May 24, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rizzo recovered and was able to tag Choo out to end the inning. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty ...

  • Elgin Police Want To Unite Suburb’s Surveillance Cameras

    (CBS) — The Boston Marathon bombings showed how quickly surveillance images can help identify suspects. Now a suburban police department wants to use that same technology to help solve and prevent crimes in their community. CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports. Surveillance cameras are just about everywhere these days. Elgin police believe if used properly they can be a valuable ...

  • Facing Criticism CTA Cuts Some Fees For Its New Transit-Debit Card

    (CBS) — Pushback by riders and consumer groups have prompted the CTA to pull back on some of the fees it intended to charge when it introduces its new Ventra transit fare card this summer. Spokesman Brian Steele said CTA will waive the $5 registration fee for riders who obtain Ventra cards before year’s end.The fee was automatically credited to new Ventra cards for use as fares. In ...

  • Scavenger Hunt Prize Naval Dad Home After 18 Months At Sea

    (CBS) – A Chicago area Naval Officer is now reunited with his two young daughters after a year and a half at sea. The surprise involved a scavenger hunt that led the girls to a reunion with their dad, reports CBS 2's Mike Parker, who was there. First Class Petty Officer Aaron Haines, back home on leave after 18 months of naval duty in the Sea of Japan, waited anxiously Friday night ...


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Movie Review

Marvin's Room

"Marvin's Room" is about people who should be close, but aren't. The movie's central relationships are both characterized by physical and emotional distance: a pair of estranged sisters who haven't heard from each other in twenty years, and a mother/son relationship that is strained to the point of breaking. The sisters are Bessie (Diane Keaton) and Lee (Meryl Streep). Twenty years ago, their fath ... ...

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  • Volunteers Assemble Kits Of Personal Supplies For Tornado Victims

    (CBS) –Chase Bank employees on Friday prepared kits containing some basic necessities for Oklahoma tornado victims. The kits each contain soap, shampoo and hand sanitizer, toilet paper, wash cloths, toothpaste and a brush, among other things. But World Vision's Angela Appleton said encouragement is also ...

  • Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatres Sons of Anarchy- inspired pr

    * Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatre's "Sons of Anarchy"-inspired production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" gets a remount at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia imagines the Rose Wars as a fight between two outlaw motorcycle gangs in this production, which was a hit earlier this year at The Underground Wonder ...

  • Inconsistent Jones falling behind in the count

    CHICAGO -- Through 21 1/3 innings during the 2013 season, hard-throwing reliever Nate Jones has issued 12 walks. But Jones believes control isn't the problem as much as control early in the count. "I get in trouble a little bit by falling behind and I need to go out there and attack right away and get that strike one," Jones said. "I mean it really helps out. You can tell ...

  • Sale adamant about pitching on Tuesday

    Email CHICAGO -- The usually eloquent Chris Sale stammered a bit when asked Friday whether he would fight even harder if his Tuesday start was skipped, much like his start was skipped this past Wednesday, because of a mild case of tendinitis in the back of his pitching shoulder. "Yeah, I want to pitch. I'm gonna pitch on Tuesday. I think that's kind of set in stone," said ...

  • Beckhams rehab stint stalls because of soreness

    Email CHICAGO -- Gordon Beckham's Minor League rehab stint will be shut down until Wednesday after he experienced soreness in his surgically repaired left hand, where doctors removed a fractured hamate bone. This action is not being viewed as a true setback for the second baseman, but will delay his return. Beckham did not get any sort of shot in the sore area, but he did have his ...

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