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  • Home Minister Shinde in Washington India seeks access to Rana Headley

    India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of undergoing sentence awarded by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with reference to Headley and Rana, officials said it was prominently ...

  • How Oklahoma coach helped save Schaumburg couple

    The water heater in the foreground likely played a role in helping save Schaumburg Trustee Frank Kozak and his wife, Char, when they were in Moore, Okla., visiting Char's brother ...

  • Comcast debuts WiFi service in Chicago area

    Xfinity Wi-F i in the Chicago and suburban area. Comcast customers can access about 100,000 hot spots nationwide, including more than 1,000 in Chicago and the suburbs for free, said company spokesman Jack ...

  • Sibling rivalry propels young Palatine filmmakers

    The sibling rivalry between Ben and Richard Medina isn't your typical one. Ben, who's Richard's senior by two years and two grades, doesn't hesitate to correct his brother's statement about the evolution of ...

  • Lincolnshire boy 2nd in National Geographic Bee

    Alex Trebek, center, hosts the 2013 Geography Bee Finals on Wednesday at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lake County's Conrad Oberhaus, right, competes with Sathwik ...


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Summer Catch

Summer Catch is an amiable, if unoriginal and prefabricated, sports drama about a self-destructive young pitcher trying to make up for past mistakes and find his way into the big league. ...

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  • 1000 Xfinity WI-Fi hotspots on in Chicago

    Comcast said Thursday that it has turned on more than 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the Chicago area for its high-speed Internet customers to connect to while they're on the go.There is no additional charge for Comcast Internet subscribers to access Xfinity Wi-Fi, as the service is called. Comcast is also running a promotion where anyone can use the hotspots for free between May 24 and July 4. ...

  • Out since last May Danks starts for Sox on Friday

    The White Sox will get a major piece of their rotation back on Friday night, when John Danks takes the ball for the opener of a three-game Interleague series against the Marlins at U.S. Cellular Field. The start comes just more than a year after the left-hander threw his last Major League pitch. Placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 25, 2012, his season ended with arthroscopic surgery on ...

  • Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill

    SPRINGFIELD— - An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address concerns of gun rights advocates who balked last week at a more restrictive Senate concealed carry bill favored by gun control ...

  • City vehicle stickers now on sale

    Chicago drivers can now make their annual payment for the privilege of keeping a car in the city. City stickers went on sale this week at City Clerk Susana Mendoza's office, online and at some currency exchanges. The stickers also can be purchased through the mail. About 1.3 million drivers will need to buy the stickers, Mendoza said. The current stickers will lapse July 1, but drivers ...

  • Decision to spare 4 schools delights some parents

    For weeks that became months, parents at Garvey Elementary School protested its possible closing at community meetings, signed petitions and hoped against hope that they wouldn't have to send their children to an unfamiliar building in their Far South Side neighborhood. But in a Chicago Board of Education vote that took just moments Wednesday, the worries of parents at Garvey and three ...

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