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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 ...

  • Ingleside school wins $25000 in recycling contest

    PepsiCo executive Tom Mooradian, left, applauds after handing a $25,000 check to St. Bede Catholic School PTA President Gretchen Renlund and Principal Charles Pinto during a celebration Wednesday. The Ingleside school won a grand prize in the Dream Machine Recycle Rally ...

  • Glenbard students view mock DUI crash

    A student-actor playing a victim in a mock DUI crash is removed from a car Wednesday as part of the annual Operation Safe Celebration staged by the Carol Stream police and fire departments at Glenbard North High ...

  • Outrage at Chicago school board decision to close 50 schools

    In the biggest mass public school closing in U.S. history, the Chicago Board of Education is closing schools they say are under-used. NBC's Brian Williams ...

  • Cannes Foursome Team Up for Chicago Crime Boss Film Hubris

    Charles Gillibert, Scott Stuber, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert are joining forces for the thriller, which will mark French director Olivier Assayas' first film shot in the United ...


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Ashes of Time Redux (Dung che sai duk) [DVD]

Ashes of Time Redux (Dung che sai duk) [DVD]

Ashes of Time Redux is a brooding, melancholic twist on the wuxia, the genre of historical martial arts films that typically focus on swordplay and action. Writer/director Wong Kar Wai delivers swordplay from time to time, but in radical fragments that refuse ... ...

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  • Palmer House Hilton hotel up for sale

    Thor Equities LLC is hoping to get $500 million for Palmer House Hilton. The historic Palmer House Hilton, the citys second-largest hotel, is being put up for sale. The hotels owner, New York-based Thor Equities LLC, has hired Jones Lang LaSalle to sell the 1,639-room hotel for as much as $500 million, according to Crains Chicago Business, citing people familiar with Thors plans. Thor Equities ...

  • Despite Protests Chicago to Close 49 Schools

    CHICAGO -- After an emotional public schools meeting, officials here in the third-largest district in the country voted Wednesday to close 49 public schools that they said were not being fully ...

  • Homeowners group picks new leaders

    The Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation elected a new leader for the first time in four years. Bob Fischer, previously the group's vice president, will now step into the role of president, replacing Dr. Bob Buckman. To honor Buckman's 20-plus years of service to the community including four years as confederation president, the City Council proclaimed May 21, 2013, to be Dr. Bob ...

  • Ribfest will use ticket system for alcohol sales

    Visitors to Naperville's annual Ribfest will be purchasing tickets to exchange for alcohol this summer instead of paying cash at beverage tents. City officials say the change will make sales more secure during the Exchange Club's festival that runs from July 3 to 7 in Knoch Park. Councilmen recently approved a special event permit for this year's event that will include ...

  • Chicago Board of Ed votes to shut down 50 schools

    Protesters of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's plan to close dozens of city schools rally in the rotunda at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Springfield ...

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