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  • Model of Suns magnetic field created

    Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have reported that they have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun. Scientists have known since the 18th century that the Sun regularly oscillates between periods of high and low solar activity in an 11-year cycle, but have been unable to fully explain how this cycle is ...

  • Barrington Crash raises urgency for changes at CN crossing

    Barrington officials say Thursday's rush-hour collision between a freight train and a semitrailer truck on Route 14 only strengthens their argument for a grade separation at the railroad crossing. Village President Karen Darch and Village Manager Jeff Lawler say at least the point didn't have to be made more tragically. Two people were taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital with ...

  • Ealys fate now rests in the hand of the jury

    James Ealy's fate now rests in the hands of a jury. Following three days of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys performed their closing arguments for about three hours in a cool Lake County courtroom early Friday ...

  • Illinois House approves guns plan opposed by governor

    Illinois Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, testifies during a House Committee hearing on concealed carry gun legislation at the Illinois State Capitol ...

  • No Evidence Chicago Red Light Cameras Based on Safety -- System Made $71 Million Last Year

    Red light camera at a Chicago intersection. (AP) (CNSNews.com) - Contrary to its claims, the City of Chicago's red light cameras are not based on safety, according to an Inspector General (IG) audit of the program that brought in more than $71 million in revenue for the city last year. ...


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Movie Review

Fantastic Mr. Fox [Blu-Ray]

Fantastic Mr. Fox [Blu-Ray]

I would hardly be the first critic to note how unsurprising it is that Wes Anderson finally made an animated film, given that all of his previous films, particularly since The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), have essentially been cartoons populated by human actors. The irony is ... ...

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  • Unions target board members after they close nearly 11 of Chicagos elementary schools

    Barbara Byrd-Bennett Forty-eight of the 50 elementary schools the Chicago Public Schools board of education voted to close Wednesday will be shuttered in June. The other two will get short reprieves. For all but one of the schools the vote was unanimous. Most of the 27,000 students affected are black and Latino and all live in poor neighborhoods. As they have for months, protesters objected to ...

  • Demolition begins at vacant downtown Jewel

    Bulldozers have arrived at the former Jewel Osco site in downtown Wheaton, demolishing the building that has been vacant for several years. It'll make way for a new DuPage Medical Group building, which is expected to bring in new jobs and more activity into the city's downtown. "It's funny, for the last four or five years, very little development had taken place in Wheaton, ...

  • Highland Park resident wins prize to meet Ben Stiller

    Ben Stiller talks with fans following game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Boston ...

  • Tribune names de Castro WGN president and GM

    The Tribune Co. has named radio veteran Jimmy de Castro as president and general manager of WGN-AM Radio, beginning June 3. De Castro will be responsible for the station's overall strategy, execution, and day-to-day management and operations, and will report to Larry Wert, Tribune's president of Broadcast Media. De Castro said in a statement he was determined to continue to grow WGNs ...

  • SHS teacher Chris Salituro to officiate ex-students wedding

    Nearly 13 years after Stevenson High School sociology teacher Chris Salituro paired students Matt Peota and Rikki Himmelfarb together for a project, the veteran teacher will officiate their wedding this Saturday. "He's the foundation of (our) relationship," Himmelfarb told the Daily ...

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