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  • Batavia tightening tree dispute procedures

    The city of Batavia can still go on private property to trim or remove trees that present an imminent danger, but the city will leave it to neighbors to remedy problem trees in most ...

  • Rescued Lombard ducklings survive four-day sewer saga

    Two ducklings rescued after a four-day ordeal in a Lombard storm sewer find a dry towel in Ginger Frey's home before heading to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn for rehabilitation. The Lombard Fire Department will receive PETA's Compassionate Fire Department Award for efforts to rescue the ...

  • After 4-Year Absence Neal Cotts Returns To Baseball

    That’s when the former World Series Champion with the White Sox made an incredible return with the Texas Rangers, throwing a scoreless inning against the Oakland Athletics. Wednesday night, Cotts took the mound again and struck out four in two innings. But the three innings he threw in the last two days doesn’t even match the amount of surgeries he has had since 2009: one Tommy John ...

  • Pet Wallaroo Missing In DeKalb County

    KINGSTON, Ill (CBS) – You might think you’re in Australia, if you come across an unusual animal that’s on the loose in DeKalb County. Dekalb Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie with the sheriff’s office said he’d never heard of a wallaroo. ';I actually had to look it up myself when I received the first call on it, just to see what they look ...

  • Busy Holiday Weekend To Kick Off Summer Travel Season

    Travelers stand in security lines at Midway International Airport on Thursday, at the start of the Memorial Day weekend travel frenzy. (Credit: Bernie ...


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Movie Review

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

"Midnight Cowboy" is many things: an astute character study, a buddy picture, a human comedy, a stark drama, and an honest and straightforward depiction of the seedy world of male prostitution in New York. What is most amazing about the film is its refusal to age. It won the Best Picture Oscar in 1969, but viewing it twenty-five years later seems to have done nothing to undermine its impact. It is ... ...

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  • Cleveland Cavaliers Claim Top Draft Pick

    HOUSTON (CBS Houston) The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed the No. 1 overall pick at the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night. Tuesday’s top seed for Cleveland marks the second time in three years that the team has won the lottery; point guard Kyrie Irving was their top selection in 2011. Although the Orlando Magic entered the lottery with the best chances of securing the top pick, they ...

  • CBOE to expand VIX trading hours later this year

    CHICAGO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:26am EDT CHICAGO May 23 (Reuters) - CBOE Holdings Inc will expand trading hours for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index later this year, after a technical glitch delayed the change, the company's incoming chief executive said on Thursday. "We are committed to completing that very important project later this year," incoming CEO Ed Tilly told ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 23

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Chicago Cubs: 1. ...

  • Blackhawks Look To Break Howard In Game 4

    DETROIT (AP) Jimmy Howard’s cat-quick reflexes in net and easygoing nature out of it are big reasons the Detroit Red Wings are on a roll. Howard has held top-seeded Chicago to only one goal in two straight games, lifting seventh-seeded Detroit to a 2-1 series lead. He was the star of the end-to-end, high-paced Game 3 the Red Wings won 4-1 on Monday night, when he became their first goalie ...

  • Wisch Five Chicago Athletes Who Didn’t Go Out Like Urlacher

    (CBS) Some athletes just belong in certain uniforms. Derek Jeter is a New York Yankee. Kobe Bryant is a Los Angeles Laker. Tom Brady is a New England Patriot. And Brian Urlacher? He was a Chicago Bear. And now, mercifully, he always will be. On Wednesday after officially announcing his retirement from the NFL, Chicago's soon-to-be 35-year-old former linebacker told the Dan Patrick Show, ...

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