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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 ...

  • Janelle Monae and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rock the Windy City

    Phish 's Trey Anastasio noodled on his guitar alongside several metropolitan city orchestras on a cross-country tour a few months prior. However, few have slid so comfortably into such a hit-or-miss experiment as Janelle ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 21

    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: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Wood Lockhart representing Cubs at Draft

    Email PITTSBURGH -- Kerry Wood will be one of the Cubs' representatives at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, to be held June 6 at MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. Wood, who was the Cubs' first-round pick in 1995 and the fourth player taken overall, will be joined by Chicago area scout Keith Lockhart, a former big leaguer himself whose son, Daniel, was the Cubs' ...

  • Cubs claim Sanchez off waivers from Cards

    Email PITTSBURGH -- The Cubs claimed right-handed pitcher Eduardo Sanchez off waivers from the Cardinals and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. Sanchez, 24, had one save and a 3.72 ERA in nine relief appearances for Triple-A Memphis, giving up four earned runs over 9 2/3 innings. He has spent part of the last two seasons in the big leagues with the Cardinals, combining to go 3-2 with five saves and ...


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Movie Review

Excess Baggage

It has long been said that kids will do anything to get a little attention, and 18-year-old Emily Hope, the heroine of "Excess Baggage" played by Alicia Silverstone, is a perfect example. Of course, she can't really be blamed. Her filthy rich and icily distance father, Alexander T. Hope (Jack Thompson), pays her far less attention than any of his illegal business dealings. He's the kind of ... ...

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  • Florida man admits guilt in fatal stabbing of Chicago Bears fan

    A Jacksonville man who stabbed a Chicago fan at the Landing last year before a Bears/Jaguars football game pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder. Matthew Reid Hinson, 28, will be sentenced by Circuit Judge Suzanne Bass at a later date and could get life in prison. Hinson slashed William "Chris" Pettry's neck with a pocket knife at Fionn MacCool's, an Irish-themed ...

  • Utica Mayor Worries About Scammers Thieves In Oklahoma

    CHICAGO (CBS) — The mayor of an Illinois town that suffered from a killer tornado nine years ago, has a warning for those in Moore, Okla.: They’ll see both the best and the worst of human nature as they struggle to pick up the ...

  • Rapper Chief Keef Arrested In Georgia Hotel After Staff Smells Marijuana

    DUNWOODY, Ga. (STMW) – Chicago rapper Chief Keef makes no secret of his fondness for marijuana. The staff at the swanky LeMeridien Atlanta Perimeter hotel doesn't share that fondness. Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was arrested for disorderly conduct, after security at the hotel "observed smoke and a smell of marijuana from a room," according to Dunwoody, ...

  • Florida Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Bears Fan

    (CBS) A Florida man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Bears fan who traveled to Jacksonville to see his favorite team take on the Jaguars in ...

  • Kenosha Police Seeking Info On Man Wanted For Questioning On Shooting

    KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS) — The Kenosha Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Lamarkous D. Washington. The 28-year-old Washington is wanted for questioning in regards to a shooting in 4500 block of 29th Ave. in Kenosha on May 14 where two adult men were shot multiple times, according to Kenosha Police Anyone having information on this case is asked to call Detective ...

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