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  • Iranian student at Chicago film school wins Cannes short film prize

    Anahita Ghazvinizadeh won $19,500 for her work on the 21-minute movie "Needle," about a sixth-grade girl torn between her divorcing parents, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. "Piano" director Jane Campion served as the jury president of the Cinefondation short film competition. Ghazvinizadeh had previously directed the short film "When the Kid Was a Kid" ...

  • Three Hurt In Humboldt Park Drive-By Shooting

    CHICAGO (STMW) – Three men were hurt in a drive-by shooting early Saturday in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood. They were walking in the 400 block of North Sacramento Avenue when they heard gunfire about 1:45 a.m. and realized they had been shot, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer ...

  • DCFS Investigating Death Of SW Side Infant

    CHICAGO (STMW) – The state Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a one-month-old baby Friday in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Estefanai Gasca, of the 8000 block of South Kolin Avenue, was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 10:45 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The parents ...

  • Motorcyclist Dies After South Side Crash

    A 32-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle while travelling southbound in the 7600 block of South Western Avenue at about 9:15 p.m., Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. The man's motorcycle hit the curb, and then he lost control and struck a light pole, Greer said. He was identified as Robert Poindexter of the 6000 block of South Troy Street, according to the Cook County ...

  • Alvin Gentry interested in Clippers job MAY 25

    Clippers ' vacancy Thursday in an interview on ESPNLA 710. "When you take into consideration the talent level that they have and what they did this year." League sources have told ESPNLosAngeles.com that Gentry will be considered for ...


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Limitless

Limitless

Although it has long since been discredited by neuroscience and functional imaging techniques, the old adage that we only use a small percentage of our brains (the number generally ranges from 10 to 20%) has had an impressive staying power in our cultural consciousness for close to a century ... ...

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  • Glen Ellyn teen gets her wish apology from Abercrombie

    As a junior at Glenbard West High School, Cali Linstrom says she's used to hearing girls "talk about how much they hate their bodies." So, when she read comments referencing "fat" people by Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, the Glen Ellyn teen decided an apology was in ...

  • Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water

    A Batavia High School teacher's fans are rallying to support him as he faces possible discipline for advising students of their Constitutional rights before taking a school survey on their behavior. They've been collecting signatures on an online petition, passing the word on Facebook, sending letters to the school board, and planning to speak at Tuesday's school board ...

  • 3 Dead 8 Hurt In Shootings Since Friday Night

    (STMW) — Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening as Memorial Day weekend began. The most recent fatal shooting happened about 1:50 a.m. Saturday in the Hyde Park community, roughly half a mile from President Barack Obama's home in neighboring Kenwood. The 29-year-old man killed had buzzed the suspects into an apartment ...

  • Wisch Transfers Not A Sign Of Trouble For Groce Illini

    himself said to Chicago Hoops' Cavan Walsh about his transfer, "First and foremost, I want to thank the University of Illinois and the coaches down there, including Coach [Bruce] Weber and Coach [Jerrance] Howard who recruited me to Illinois. I believe in Coach [John] Groce and his staff, but I decided to leave Illinois because I felt I needed a fresh start. "I have nothing but ...

  • Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

    A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park ...

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