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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 ...

  • Ex-IRS Commish Withdraws Bid for CBOE Board Seat

    CBOE Holdings Inc. said former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman has withdrawn his bid for election to the company's board days before its annual meeting as he prepares to testify before Congress about allegations that the IRS targeted conservative groups with extra scrutiny. Shulman, 45, was a new nominee to the 15-member board. He was the head of the Internal Revenue Service from ...

  • Guilty plea in slaying of Lake Villa Township Bears fan

    Nick Viverito, left, with close friend William Christopher Pettry. The men were in Jacksonville, Fla., to watch the Bears when Pettry was killed in a bar the night before the ...

  • Knicks Unsure About Stoudemire’s Role

    Searching for ways to improve next season, the New York Knicks could use a reliable second scorer and dependable low-post option. They have no way of knowing if Stoudemire can provide either because of his ...

  • Break Down Of Kyle Long’s Contract

    (CBS) The Bears inked first-round draft picked Kyle Long to a four-year contract over the weekend with an option for a fifth year. In total, the No. 20 overall pick out of Oregon will earn$8,300,952 through the first four years of the deal. Here is a break down of the disbursement, as compiled by the Chicago ...


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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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  • Hoge’s Observations From Bears’ OTAs Trestman Running A Tight Ship

    HALAS HALL (CBS) As the Bears broke into groups for special teams drills at Tuesday’s OTA practice, safety Tom Zbikowski, a noted boxer, went over to the tackling dummy and gave it a few jabs and an uppercut. Linebacker Blake Costanzo then came over and playfully threw Zbikowski onto the padding that was placed on the ground. Little did they know that they had caught the eye — and ...

  • 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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