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  • Chicago man crushes Ferris Wheel ride world record

    A man from Chicago rode Ferris Wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - to break the existing world record. Clinton Shepherd, a park operations manager of Chicago's Navy Pier, who spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend, said that he thought that Chicago - birthplace of the ride - should have the title, People magazine ...

  • Lincolnshire student in finals of National Geographic Bee

    Conrad Oberhaus, a student at Daniel Wright Junior High in Lincolnshire, competes in a preliminary round of the 2013 National Geographic Bee on Monday in Washington, ...

  • Elgin downtown group celebrates rebuilding along Fox

    Tenants began moving in October to Elgin Artspace Lofts along Spring Street and the last of the 55 units was rented in recent weeks. The complex features an art gallery, pictured ...

  • NHL Detroit Red Wings down Chicago Blackhawks for 2-1 lead

    NHL Western Conference semi-final series with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. After squaring the best-of-seven series in Chicago on Saturday, the Red Wings maintained the momentum on home ice to beat the top-seeded Blackhawks and move ahead 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is on Thursday, again in Detroit. Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard weathered an early storm, making ...

  • Hawks fall now face pretty much a must-win situation

    DETROIT — For the first time all season, the Blackhawks have come face to face with some real adversity. By losing 3-1 to the Red Wings on Monday night in Game 3 at Joe Louis Arena, the Hawks find themselves behind 2-1 in the Western Conference ...


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War of the Worlds (2005)

War of the Worlds (2005)

In a seemingly benign, yet ultimately ominous line of dialogue early in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, the ex-wife of Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise), a New York dock worker and generally deadbeat dad, says to him after dropping off their two kids for the weekend, "Take c ... ...

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  • Schuster Adversity Suddenly Haunts Blackhawks

    Andrew Shaw #65 of the Chicago Blackhawks reacts to a third period goal being waved off with teammates Brent Seabrook #7, Viktor Stalberg #25 and Nick Leddy #8 against the Detroit Red Wings in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 20, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit won the game 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. (Photo ...

  • DuPage reconsidering Islamic prayer center plan

    A plan to convert a house near West Chicago into a mosque is back before DuPage County's zoning board of appeals after a federal judge told county officials to review the project ...

  • Hainan Airlines to launch Beijing-Chicago route on Sept 3

    Economy-class passengers on the new route, which will initially use an Airbus 340, will be charged about 5,500 yuan ($895.4) for return tickets up to the end of ...

  • White Sox confident they can turn things around

    The White Sox are three games below .500 and six games behind the American League Central-leading Indians, but they've remained confident, and recently, the results on the field have taken a turn for the better. Chicago has won five of its last seven games and six of its last nine, including Monday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox will play 16 of their ...

  • Chicago puts ‘L’ on Jon Lester

    CHICAGO - When Jon Lester took the mound last night, he was trying to become the first Red Sox lefty starter since 1973 to go at least 7-0 to begin a season.But he also was facing his personal kryptonite.In his best and worst seasons, Lester struggles against the White Sox. Indeed, it has become as predictable as winter blizzards in Chicago. In nine previous starts against the White Sox entering ...

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