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  • Chicago Teachers Kick Off Three-Day March Against Mass School Closings

    Chicago Teachers are taking a stand once again in protest of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to close dozens of schools in low income Chicago communities-this time with ...

  • Teen Killed In Auburn Gresham Shooting

    CHICAGO (STMW) — A 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Thursday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. Thursday in the 8600 block of South Ashland Avenue, according to Fire Media ...

  • 3 Dead 8 Shot In Citywide Violence

    CHICAGO (STMW) — Three men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night. On the South Side, a 17-year-old was shot to death in the Chatham neighborhood, police said.Clifton Barney was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the in the 7700 block of South Langley Avenue at 7:24 p.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the ...

  • Former Orland Hills Cop Facing 15 years In Prison For Fatal DUI

    ORLAND HILLS, Ill. (STMW) – A former part-time Orland Hills police officer is facing up to 15 years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed a 20-year-old Homewood man. Robert C. Caputo, 62, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence for a fiery 2010 crash on Interstate 80 near New Lenox. Caputo, who worked for the police department in the ...

  • Lewis Wins Another Term As CTU Chief

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Movie Review

The Spitfire Grill

By now, most people know that "The Spitfire Grill" was financed by Gregory Productions, the for-profit arm of the Sacred Heart League, a Roman Catholic charitable organization based in Mississippi. Unfortunately, this fact has only garnered negative press for a film that originally opened to good reviews. It won the Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and Castle Rock Enterta ... ...

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  • Man Shot To Death On South Side

    CHICAGO (STMW) – A man was shot to death in the South Side Chatham neighborhood Friday night, police said. Clifton Barney, 17, of the 7800 block of South Evans Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's ...

  • Wisch Is DePaul’s New Arena A Win For The Students

    that was reported earlier this week. That's good to hear. However, the 10,000-seat venue located near McCormick Place still will cost about $173 million - barring overruns - and public taxpayer money will indeed be used to help pay for much of a facility that will largely benefit a private university. That's not as good to hear. Especially when we don't know who will pay for ...

  • Report Clippers owner to meet with Vinny Del Negro MAY 18

    Clippers owner Donald Sterling has scheduled to meet with head coach Vinny Del Negro over the weekend to discuss Del Negro's fate with the organization, a league source informed CSNNW.com. According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, says the two will meet in Los Angeles and a decision is anticipated shortly after. The ...

  • Larry Drew doesnt like odds of Hawks return MAY 18

    Hawks general manager Danny Ferry has maintained there's still a chance he might bring back Larry Drew. Sorry. But the guy whose future is dangling from a string isn't real confident of that happening. So he's moving on. When I asked Drew Friday what he believed the odds were of him being kept by ...

  • Bryan Colangelo likley out as Raptors GM MAY 18

    10:30 AM ET 05.18 | It appears Bryan Colangelo's time in Toronto is running out. Sources confirmed a deadline has been set for Monday for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to determine whether Colangelo will get his third-year option picked up. That seems a highly unlikely outcome. It???s difficult to imagine Colangelo, a two-time executive of the year closing in on 20 years of ...

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