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  • New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

    A federal judge in Miami has rejected a local doctor’s bid to collect $600,000 in legal defense fees from the U.S. attorney’s office after prosecutors failed to win a conviction amid their alleged misconduct at the physician’s ...

  • Harper College team scores big at NASA rocket competition

    Team Leader Scott Mueller, left, and Chris Wessel work on the rocket prior to the launch. Mueller, of Elk Grove Village, is a robotics expert and Wessel has plans to be a mechanical ...

  • World Series ball still resonates for Reinsdorf

    The White Sox World Series championship in 2005 marked the club's first title in 88 years. (AP) CHICAGO -- Jerry Reinsdorf has said one of the biggest highlights of his 33-year career as owner of the White Sox came when Paul Konerko handed him the baseball from the final out of the 2005 World Series-clinching Game 4. It was one of the true moments of surprise for the 77-year-old Reinsdorf, ...

  • Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago school closings

    A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee is likely to include witness ...

  • Illinois pension troubles reduce talent pool school officials say

    Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators.Simeck said a number of cost-reducing reforms that have gone into effect in recent years — including a cap on reportable salaries used to calculate teachers' pensions — could ...


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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs [Blu-Ray]

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs [Blu-Ray]

Much like Robert Zemeckiss The Polar Express (2004) and Spike Jonzes Where the Wild Things Are (2009), Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs takes a relatively simple childrens book and expands it into a massive action-adventure juggernaut, alth ... ...

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  • Four Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Chicago Skyway

    CHICAGO (STMW) – A 25-year-old man has been cited for driving the wrong way on the Chicago Skyway, after a head-on crash with a pickup truck Thursday morning that sent four people to hospitals. The crash happened about 5:04 a.m. on the Skyway near 85th Street, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli ...

  • Former Berwyn Family Among Oklahoma Tornado Victims Starting Over

    People assess the damage after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty ...

  • Sports Verdict Who’s The NBA’s Biggest Villain LeBron James Vs. David Stern

    With the Heat set to square off against the Pacers, the question on the mind of every fan is what, if anything, can manage to topple LeBron and his quest for a second title? As the feats, and really the legend of LeBron James grows ever larger, he has begun to transcend the game itself, much to the dismay of many fans. Consequently, is he, or Commissioner David Stern, the greatest villain ...

  • Opponents Vow To Keep Fighting Despite Vote To Close 49 Elementary Schools

    CHICAGO (CBS) – The decision to close 49 elementary schools in Chicago is done, but bitterness over the move lingered Thursday morning, as the Chicago Teachers Union vowed to continue their fight against the closings, and parents and students protested the looming closure of their schools. The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 49 elementary schools - all but two of them ...

  • CPS school closures backlash could extend into coming months

    Students at Overton Elementary, one of the CPS schools scheduled to be combined into another school. The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 50 schools, setting in motion the largest public school closure plan in American history, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Of the 54 schools originally slated for closure and co-location in March, 48 will close at the end of this school year in ...

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