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  • Two days on a Ferris wheel No problem for Chicago man

    CHICAGO oA manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the ...

  • Treasurys rise before Chicago Fed president speech

    NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices moved higher Monday ahead of a speech by Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans at 1 p.m., which kicks off a week full of Fed speakers. The 10-year ...

  • Chicago Fed national activity index falls in April

    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Chicago Fed's national activity index worsened in April, falling to negative 0.53 from negative 0.23 in March. The three-month moving average meanwhile was at negative 0.04 from negative 0.05 in March. The three-month average of the index, which is a weighted average of 85 different economic indicators, is designed so that a zero reading equals trend growth ...

  • Monday profile Welsh focuses on promoting Chicago

    Don Welsh, Chicago's top convention and tourism salesman, early this month embarked on one of the most high-wire sales trips of his tenure here — flying to rival Las Vegas in an attempt to win back the National Hardware Show, once a cornerstone exhibition at McCormick Place.Unlike most roadshows, where Welsh makes pitches in hotel meeting rooms or restaurants, this mission played out ...

  • CTA Commuters Get First Rush Hour Test Of Red Line South Shutdown

    CTA riders prepare to board a Red Line train running on the Green Line tracks at the Garfield station on May 20, 2013, after the Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line was shut down for a five-month track replacement project. (Credit: ...


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The Haunted Strangler [DVD]

The Haunted Strangler [DVD]

By the late 1950s, Boris Karloff, one of the great icons of the horror cinema, was falling on hard times. Part of the problem was that the genre with which he was so completely associated was fast becoming a joke, plagued by artless, quickie B-movie garbage and goofy parod ... ...

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  • Three Teens Arrested After Large Fight On Lakefront On South Side

    Chicago police block the entrance to the 63rd Street Beach, after responding to a large fight that started at 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, and ended at 63rd Street. Three teens were arrested, and one officer was hurt responding to the brawl. (Credit: ...

  • Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

    CHICAGO -; A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park ...

  • Allied Specialty to close Monaco RV factory in northern Indiana

    Allied Specialty Vehicles is taking over Navistar's production of the Monaco RV and closing the plant in Wakarusa, Ind. Allied Specialty Vehicles Inc., which has bought Navistar International Corp.s recreational vehicles business, is planning to close a 520-worker RV factory in northern Indiana. Orlando, Fla.-based Allied plans to sell the plant in Wakarusa, Ind., and move production of the ...

  • Navy Pier Staffer’s 2-Day Ferris Wheel Ride Breaks Guinness World Record

    CHICAGO (STMW) – It didn't seem right to Clinton Shepherd that the birthplace of the Ferris wheel didn't hold the record for the longest Ferris wheel ride. "I thought Chicago should have that title," he said Sunday, after spending a record-shattering 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds awake riding Navy Pier's iconic attraction. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that ...

  • Charred Body Found In Dumpster After Fire Extinguished

    CHICAGO (STMW) – Firefighters discovered a charred body after extinguishing a dumpster fire on the Northwest Side late Sunday night. About 11:05 p.m. firefighters were called to the 3100 block of North Kimball Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood after receiving a report of a dumpster blaze in a nearby alley, police ...

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