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News
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Naperville mayor tears toilet paper to open new restrooms
It's not often Naperville officials hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new washroom. But when they do, it's a 3-ply affair. Mayor George Pradel and several city and park district leaders attended a “potty party” Thursday in Central Park to celebrate the opening of a new public restroom on the west side of the downtown site. The park regularly plays host to concerts by the Naperville...
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Niles man sentenced for molesting Wheeling teen
A 25-year-old Niles man convicted in January of molesting a 15-year-old Wheeling girl was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday. The judge said she initially considered probation, but Eduardo Patino was indicted on new sexual abuse charges while he was out on bond.
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Bodies of 2 men found in car
Autopsies were being conducted Thursday on the bodies of two men who were found inside a car in Chicago’s South Side.
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87-year-old investor loses lawsuit against Trump
An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday — she lost. Jurors in Chicago sided with the real estate mogul-turned-TV showman in a weeklong civil trial focused on Jacqueline Goldberg’s claim that Trump cheated her in a condo bait-and-switch scheme.
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State Senate approves health-coverage exchange plan
The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed “health insurance exchange” where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by President Barack Obama’s health law.
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Train, semi crash backs up traffic in Barrington
A freight train struck a semi truck on Route 14 in Barrington on Thursday night, closing the road and backing up traffic, police said. No information on injuries is available yet.
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Man sentenced for abusing two girls
A Cook County judge sentenced Carlos Luz Flores, 26, to a total of seven years in prison Thursday in exchange for his guilty plea to molesting two girls in Wheeling in 2008.
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Wheeling settles PhilHaven lawsuit, apartments will be built
PhilHaven, a proposed apartment building for people with mental and physical disabilities, will be built in Wheeling after all. The village and the developers reached a settlement Wednesday to build the apartments and end the discrimination lawsuit against the village.
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Officials ask for more federal flood help
Two weeks after President Barack Obama declared last month’s flooded suburban counties as disaster areas, top Illinois leaders are asking him to make additional federal money available for local governments, too.
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Lawmakers move to allow betting on horses online
Almost five months after the expiration a law allowing Illinoisans to bet on horses online, lawmakers have moved to try to legalize the practice again.
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Bloomingdale group’s donation brings fireworks back to Roselle
A $9,000 donation from a nonprofit group affiliated with a Bloomingdale church will allow Roselle to once again celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display. Roselle had to cancel last year’s show because of a lack of money and sponsors. The village appeared headed in the same direction this year when its “Get a Bang for Your Buck” fundraising campaign generated roughly $9,300 — far short...
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Both sides rest their cases in Lindenhurst Burger King trial
Both sides rested their cases in the trial of a man accused of murdering a mother of two in a Lindenhurst Burger King nearly seven years ago. Closing arguments will begin Friday morning. Lake County assistant state’s attorneys Jeff Pavletic and Stephen Scheller concluded their case after testimony by police officers who spoke with James Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa hours after he was taken into...
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State senate votes to ban cellphones while driving
The Illinois Senate Thursday voted to ban the use of cellphones behind the wheel unless the driver uses a hands-free device. The proposal now goes back to the Illinois House, which has already approved a similar plan.
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Nursing home planned for Elgin’s west side
A nursing home appears to be headed to Elgin’s far west side, but as at least one neighbor complained that’s a far cry from the Trader Joe’s he was lead to believe would be built there.Elgin Memory Care would occupy 5 acres of a 19-acre vacant parcel on the southwest corner of Route 20 and Nessler Road, near the West Point Gardens subdivision.
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House primed for vote on concealed carry
A new proposal to allow Illinoisans to carry concealed firearms was set up for a full House vote this morning and would restrict loaded weapons on suburban buses, trains and in parks and playgrounds. The proposal would allow a trained, licensed gun owner who has passed a background check to legally carry a concealed weapon or keep one in his or her car, in most places.
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Paint store to banquet hall? Bartlett weighs proposal
The Bartlett village board heard a proposal Tuesday for a new banquet hall that would in an old Benjamin Moore store. Nico Scardino said he would like to open Labella Banquets at 810 S. Route 59 in the Bartlett Commons Shopping Center.
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Mental exam sought for Roselle man accused of abusing peacock
The attorney for a Roselle man accused of sexually abusing a peacock said Thursday he has doubts about his client's mental fitness and will ask for him to undergo a psychological evaluation. “Based on not only the alleged conduct but the way he presented himself in court, I think the motion will be granted,” defense attorney Brian Telander said.
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Scout leadership votes to accept gay boys
The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal.
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Fox Valley police reports
Candy Jenkins, 18, of Elgin, was charged Wednesday with burglary and theft after she took cash and other items from a cash box that she and another person removed from the office at Larkin Home March 27, according to a police report.
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Des Plaines residents call out banquet hall owner
“I kill my competition. That’s my job.” That was Tom Diamond, the owner of Fountain Blue banquet facility in Des Plaines, six years ago defending his opposition to a Kildeer banquet hall's plans for a permanent outdoor tent near his home. Now it’s Diamond seeking, and receiving, approval for an outdoor tent against the wishes of area residents.
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Fewer making the great escape this Memorial Day
Lots of folks on the road this Memorial Day weekend but fewer than last year, AAA prognosticates. Meanwhile, air travelers are urged to get to O'Hare early and drivers are forewarned to curb their imbibing with police on the hunt for drunk drivers.
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Hawthorn Woods bike rodeo:
The Hawthorn Woods Police Department hosts its annual bike rodeo on Saturday, May 25, at Community Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Lake County woman appointed:
Peggy O’Connor, of Highland Park, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the Agency on Aging of Northeastern Illinois.
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Lincolnshire seeks volunteers:
The village of Lincolnshire hosts a meeting to discuss flood mitigation and planning on June 20 at 7 p.m. in the village hall board room, One Olde Half Day Road.
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District 70 special ed services:
Libertyville Elementary District 70 will discuss plans for the provision of special education services to students with disabilities who attend private and home schools within the district boundaries for the 2013-14 school year at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the Educational Resource Center, 1381 W. Lake St., Libertyville.
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IRS replaces official who oversaw targeting
A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.
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Developer gets agreement, exclusive time to show he can revitalize downtown Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich has formalized an agreement that continues a 75-day exclusive window for a developer to prove he can build a project to rejuvenate a section of the village’s downtown.
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Tri-Cities police reports
Caprice L. Thomas, 24, ofAurora, was charged with retail theft at 10:16 a.m. Tuesday at Kohl’s, 251 N. Randall Road, according to a police report.
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Obama defends drone strikes
Since taking office, Obama's counterterrorism strategy has increasingly relied on the use of strikes by unmanned spy drones, particularly in Pakistan and Yemen. The highly secretive program has faced criticism from congressional lawmakers who have questioned its scope and legality.
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New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago
The Obama administration has picked Zachary Fardon, a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption, to head the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, Illinois’ senators announced Thursday.
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U of I committee says Chief Illiniwek’s time has passed
he University of Illinois’ Senate Executive Committee has approved a resolution supporting the end of use of Chief Illiniwek. The resolution was brought up in response to an effort by former portrayers of the mascot to bring back a modified Chief Illiniwek.
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Bail lowered for monk accused of trying to lure girls
A monk accused of trying to lure teenage girls into his car in Antioch last month has been freed on bail but cannot return to his Wisconsin religious compound. Bail for Thomas Chmura, 57, was lowered by Lake County Judge Christopher Stride from $150,000 to $50,000 late last week. Chmura had been held in the Lake County jail since May 2.
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NIU giving honorary degree to Thompson
Former Gov. James R. Thompson is being given an honorary law degree by Northern Illinois University. He will be presented with the degree during the College of Law’s commencement ceremony on Saturday in DeKalb. He’s also serving as commencement speaker.
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4-year sentence in 42-pound Aurora pot bust
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison after Aurora police found 42 pounds of pot in his car last August. Miguel R. Lopez-Ochoa, of Chicago, pleaded guilty in exchange for more serious charges being dismissed. He also was fined nearly $27,000, records show.
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District 203 teachers getting pay bump
Teachers in Naperville Unit District 203 will receive average raises totaling 10.2 percent over the next three years, although the cost to taxpayers to fund those increases will rise only about 6 percent over that same period, officials said Thursday. Both the District 203 school board and the teachers union have approved the new three-year pact, but refused to release copies of the contract...
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Smooth confirmation hearing for Pritzker
President Barack Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but those were minor bumps in an otherwise smooth Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
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More charges filed against former Antioch EMT
A former Antioch-area volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician already facing charges of having sex with an underage girl, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges involving a second victim. Matthew Bielecki, 40, of the 43000 block of Mary Avenue in Antioch, shook his head in shock as each of the new 29 counts of sex-related crimes were described to him by Lake County Judge James...
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Lake County man gets six years for bilking investors
A former Lake County man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of roughly $1.6 million. William Block, 54, most recently of Lake Forest, has been in custody since his arrest in 2008.
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Boating safety course in Arlington Heights
To ensure boaters have a safe and fun time on the water and meet state requirements, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering an 8-hour course on boating safety next month in Arlington Heights. Class sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on two consecutive Saturdays, June 15 and 22, at West Marine.
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Schaumburg Farmers Market to open June 7
Schaumburg's Farmers Market will open its 2013 season on Friday, June 7 and run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday through the end of October. The market is located at 190 S. Roselle Road in the parking lot of the Trickster Gallery in Town Square.
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Yee-haw! NASA plans to lasso an asteroid
NASA is under White House orders to fly humans to an asteroid as a stepping stone to Mars. Instead of sending astronauts to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as originally planned, the space agency came up with a quicker, cheaper idea: Haul the asteroid close to the moon and visit it there.
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This year’s hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy
Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names:WHAT NAMES ARE ON THE LIST?Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy.WHO PICKS THE NAMES?
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House backs variable rate student loans
Stafford loan rates would be capped at 8.5 percent, while loans for parents and graduate students would have a 10.5 percent ceiling under the GOP plan.
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Villa Park cops seek man who grabbed 13-year-old girl
Police are searching for a man who grabbed a 13-year-old girl by the arm after asking her for money and offering her drugs while she walked to school Thursday morning in Villa Park, authorities said. The encounter occurred about 8 a.m. near Westmore Avenue and Terrace Street.
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Two men charged in Mundelein, Waukegan burglaries
Two Lake County men are facing charges after they were caught burglarizing a house in Mundelein, police announced Thursday. The suspects have been charged with burglaries in Waukegan, too, authorities said.
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Minor injuries for 17 Algonquin students in bounce house accident
Six students from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School were sent to area hospitals for evaluation Thursday afternoon after they were injured in a bounce house during an indoor school celebration, officials said. Another 11 students were treated at the school and released to their parents. There were no serious injuries.
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Sibling rivalry propels young Palatine filmmakers
Two young filmmakers from Palatine are making a name for themselves in the visual arts world and racking up some incredible experiences along the way. Richard, an eighth-grader, is the graphic artist, and Ben, a high school sophomore, is the writer and director. "I'm really proud of Richard, but there's boiling hatred there, too," Ben, 16, jokes. "We both operate in the visual arts, but luckily...
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Jury sides with Trump in civil case
The case pitted the suburban Chicago woman against a New Yorker who revels in his image as a big talker with big ideas. Many know him best for his catchphrase on his “Apprentice” TV show: “You’re fired!”
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Palatine man killed when motorcycle hit fence
A 30-year-old Palatine man died Wednesday night after the motorcycle he was riding skidded into a fence on Wilke Road, police believe.
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Another busy hurricane season forecast
Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major hurricanes. The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what's considered an average Atlantic season.
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Harper College team scores big at NASA rocket competition
Their rocket crashed during a test run, but a Harper College-based team of science and engineering students took fourth place in a national NASA rocketry competition, besting big names like MIT and Northwestern. "To be mentioned in the same sentence as such prestigious schools is really awesome," said student Eric Meyers.
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2 more arrests in London attack investigation
British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London. Scotland Yard said counterterrorism officers arrested a man and a woman — both 29 — on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Both suspects are in custody at a south London police station.
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Former Mayor Wilks joins Mt. Prospect Sister Cities Commission
Mount Prospect Mayor Arlene Juracek this week appointed her predecessor, former Mayor Irvana Wilks, to the village's Sister Cities Commission for a term expiring in July 2014. "I believe she will represent the village fairly and objectively and provide an important sense of continuity to our relationship with our sister city, Sevres, France," Juracek said.
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Carol Stream still debating rec center signs
Carol Stream Park District will have a 13-foot, 8-inch welcome sign in front of its new recreation center when it opens this summer, but the fate of other signs at the site is still up in the air. The village board approved a variance this week allowing the park district to construct its new sign with LED message panels at 910 N. Gary Ave.
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Mt. Prospect forester honored with national award
Mount Prospect Village Forester Sandy Clark won the Advancing Arboriculture Award this week from the Tree Care Industry Association. The award, presented to Clark on Tuesday during the Mount Prospect village board meeting, is given to a governmental agency, institution or green industry partner that has worked to advance legislation, regulation or practices favorable to the tree care industry.
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Charges dropped against former Gail Borden library trustee
Prosecutors have dismissed felony domestic battery charrges against a former Gail Borden Library trustee. Randall Hopp was charged with attacking his elderly father in March 2011 and was in an institution last summer because he was unfit for trial. Hopp's father passed away and his mother, the only other witness, recanted her testimony.
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Batavia tightening tree dispute procedures
A change in Batavia's tree ordinance will make it clear that, unless a problem tree threatens public property or health, the city won't be dealing as much with the status of trees on private property.
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Rescued Lombard ducklings survive four-day sewer saga
Perseverance paid off in one Lombard resident's quest to rescue a group of tiny ducklings trapped in a storm sewer. Ginger Frey enlisted the help of police, public works, PETA, Willowbrook Wildlife Center and finally the Lombard Fire Department — all in the name of four ducklings so small they fell between the grates of a sewer not far from Lombard Lagoon. "They're so scared, it's getting...
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Naperville to hire two more cops for downtown
The Naperville Police Department will return to the days of a three-officer downtown beat as early as next spring with the addition of two new officers. City council members unanimously approved adding the officers to help patrol and curb the violence in the downtown area, which has been a focus of Chief Robert Marshall in his first year on the job.
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Watch St. Charles East graduation live Sunday
Watch a live broadcast of St. Charles East High School’s graduation this Sunday at noon. The ceremony will be held at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
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Watch St. Charles North graduation live Sunday
Watch a live broadcast of St. Charles North High School’s graduation this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
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Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin
Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party. The three were among seven small children pulled lifeless from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School after a monstrous tornado raked across the building.
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How to help
Emmaus House of Hospitality, a Lake County, Lake Zurich charity that serves a hot meal every Sunday night for those who are stretched financially. Each week, guests also have access to high quality food that has reached it's freshness date, picked up from local food retailers.
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Oklahoma tornado victim has ties to Wisconsin
A child with ties to Wisconsin is among the victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was a student at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. She died Monday when a massive tornado tore through the town. Her grandparents, Mike and Leslie Benson, live in Fond du Lac.
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$2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery
All that is left of Shayne Patteson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood. Patteson vowed to rebuild, but said next time he will have an underground storm shelter. "That is the first thing that will be going into the design of the house."
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Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
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Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett got off a bus and tried to reason with the two attackers after she tried to help the man lying on the street but found he had no pulse and was already dead.
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Q&A: What is known about London attack
A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to death near military barracks.
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How Oklahoma coach helped save Schaumburg couple
A youth triathlon coach who helped pull a Schaumburg trustee and his wife out of the rubble after Monday's tornado in Oklahoma will be watching his team participate in a race Sunday in Geneva. "(Talbot Cox) was one of the responders that helped my parents," said Steve Kozak, son of the trustee. "Obviously he helped save their lives, and I'm grateful for that."
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Dawn Patrol: Des Plaines hazing forum; 2% teacher raises in Naperville
Forum in Des Plaines on hazing. Did Lake Co. sheriff chief quit or get fired? Dist. 211 superintendent set to retire in 2014. Naperville teachers get 2% raises. St. Charles teachers get 2.8% raises. Owners of Lisle-based firm accused of fraud. Longest-serving male teacher in U-46 retiring. Lincolnshire boy 2nd in National Geographic Bee. Cubs lose to Pirates. Red Sox beat White Sox 6-2.
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Confederate captain led Elgin’s 1913 Memorial Day parade
Former Confederate Captain William Creighton of Elgin led Elgin's 1913 Memorial Day parade accompanied by a Guard of Honor. A few days earlier, Creighton saved the life of Elgin's oldest Union veteran.
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Nicarico Run for Reading returns with new theme, location
An annual fundraiser honoring the life of a 10-year-old murder victim returns to Naperville next month with a new theme and hopefully some "new excitement," organizers say. The 12th Annual Jeanine Nicarico Run for Reading is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at 5th Avenue Station, 200 E. Fifth Ave. For the first time, the fundraiser will take place at night, and participants are being asked to...
Sports
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Big inning carries Burlington Central
One inning of offensive production was enough Thursday for the Burlington Central baseball team. The Rockets scored six times in the bottom of the first inning as they defeated Marengo, 6-2, in the Class 3A Burlington Central regional semifinals.
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Coronado’s 2-homer day, Wagner’s pitching carry Warren
An injured index finger, jammed in practice on Wednesday, didn’t seem to bother Warren’s Selaina Coronado all that much. Coronado smacked a pair of home runs and finished with 7 RBI on Thursday afternoon, and Jana Wagner pitched 5 innings of no-hit ball before allowing a hit and a couple of runs as second-seeded Warren outslugged No. 3 seed Grayslake North 15-2 in 6 innings in Class 4A regional semifinal play in Gurnee. The Blue Devils (23-6) next host top-seeded Zion-Benton in the regional final at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Ludwig, Dundee-Crown roll over DeKalb
Not that long ago, Jared Ludwig was pitching for the Dundee-Crown sophomore team. Thursday, he found himself on the mound in a postseason game. Ludwig acquitted himself just fine, thank you, holding DeKalb to 3 hits over 5-plus innings while leading the Chargers to a 10-0, 6-inning victory. D-C faces Huntley on Saturday at 2 p.m. for the title in the Class 4A DeKalb regional.
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St. Charles East’s Koenen in command
Jasper Koenen made a convincing start to his boys tennis state tournament campaign on Thursday, starting fast and never looking back with three straight-set victories to book himself into Friday’s fourth round of the championship bracket when play resumes Friday at host Hersey High School in Arlington Heights.
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Time to catch up with 100-match winner Bowman
Geneva junior lacrosse player Brandon Heimlich made the cut at a Midwest regional tryout and has been selected as a Brine National All-Star.
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For several Class 1A athletes, one more race to go
Jake Hooker mentioned one motivation shared by most every athlete who competed in Thursday’s Class 1A preliminaries of the boys state track finals.
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Toews, Saad both held scoreless before Game 4
DETROIT — Jonathan Toews wasn’t the Blackhawks’ only player looking for his first goal of the playoffs in Game 4 on Thursday.Rookie Brandon Saad hadn’t found the back of the net in the first seven playoff games either.“I guess the two of us are kind of in the same boat right now,” Toews said after the morning skate. “We’re working as hard as we can, trying to make things happen just waiting for that one break to kind of open the flood gates.“He’s a good player. He’s still out there doing good things. He’s killing penalties and contributing. He’s very mature for his age, and he understands that eventually it’s going to go in for him.”The 20-year-old Saad is still dealing with the increase in intensity from the regular season to the playoffs.“Everything picks up,” Saad said. “Obviously matchups and things like that factor in, but every game is ramped up and it’s intense. There’s a lot of passion out there. It’s been a lot of fun to be part of. It helped last year getting a taste of it and seeing what it was all about.”Hawks coach Joel Quenneville started Saad on the second line in Game 4 on Thursday with Dave Bolland and Patrick Kane.“He’s a good kid with an even disposition and a consistent approach game in and game out,” Quenneville said. “We equate it to exactly how he began the season when his production didn’t reflect his play. We stuck with it, playing with top guys, and eventually he ended up breaking through. He didn’t really change the way he had to play. We’re at that same place now. We don’t want to change the way he’s been playing.”More from Seabrook:Joel Quenneville said before Game 4 the team needed more from defenseman Brent Seabrook, who played less than 18 minutes in the Hawks’ Game 3 loss and was minus-1. He let Gustav Nyquist go around him on Detroit’s first goal.“We’re looking for more,” Quenneville said after the morning skate.“Whether it’s a matchup or the way the game is being played, how we’re playing, how he’s playing, I think reflects that,” Quenneville said of Seabrook’s reduced ice time in Game 3. “Our defense has been pretty solid throughout most of the season, but we need everybody to be strong and we have to be comfortable with everybody against anybody.”Only Nick Leddy (14:37) played fewer minutes than Seabrook (17:57) in Game 3. Seabrook averaged 21:59 on the ice during the regular season.Red Wings way:Many of Detroit’s young players are getting their first taste of what it’s like to play in the playoffs for a team with the history of the Red Wings.“When you put on our sweater, there’s an obligation to Mr. Howe and Mr. Lindsay and the people that came before you to compete like a Red Wing,” coach Mike Babcock said. “I don’t think there’s an obligation to win like a Red Wing. I think there’s an obligation to prepare for the opportunity you’ve been given and to maximize your potential.“That’s what life’s about, maximizing what you’ve been given. That doesn’t guarantee winning. You need a certain amount of players and depth and breaks to win. The pressure comes to prepare well, to work hard, to compete hard to make sure you’re doing what you should do in respect of the uniform and to one another.”Bad blood brewing:The hate only grows in a long playoff series.“When you play a team six or seven times there’s some bad blood between each other,” Detroit’s Justin Abdelkader said. “It’s just part of a playoff series and the intensity rises as each game passes.“It’s all about playing on edge and playing hard.”
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Cubs scouting report
Cubs scouting report
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Novoselsky ready for action, as designated
Stevenson's Zach Novoselsky is having a big impact as the baseball team's designated hitter this spring, but he may have a long-term future in football. His father, Brent Novoselsky, played tight end in the NFL for seven seasons.
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Walker, Grayslake North roll to victory
Brendan Walker scored 4 goals, as Grayslake North’s boys lacrosse team made quick work of Highland Park on Wednesday, winning 18-2. A running clock was started with four minutes to go in the first half after the Knights jumped out to a 14-1 lead.
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Fire trades draft pick to Philly for Soumare
The Chicago Fire is close to reacquiring central defender Bakary Soumare in a trade with the Philadelphia Union.
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Pirates sweep away Cubs with 4-2 win
Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Cubs 4-2 on a rainy Thursday for their fourth straight win. The Cubs lost their fourth in a row. Edwin Jackson (1-7) gave up two runs in the first inning and two more in the second. He lasted only three innings and has a 6.11 ERA through 10 starts.
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Naperville North soocer player nets big honor
Naperville North soccer player Zoe Swift was one of the athletes whose picture graced the cover of our spring sports preview. On Tuesday she became the recipient of a much greater honor. Swift was named the Gatorade Illinois girls soccer player of the year.
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2 MLS players with Chicago ties look to stop Fire
Real Salt Lake seemed to be taking a huge risk when it included veteran defender Jamison Olave among the starters it traded away last winter. A couple of younger players with Chicago ties are making sure RSL doesn’t miss Olave.
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Cool finish to a tumultuous senior year for Prospect’s Smith
Zach Smith was no different from many other high school athletes when he had to face the unfortunate reality he would be competing in a Prospect uniform for the last time Monday afternoon. What was different for Smith, however, was how fortunate he was to have one final opportunity to pitch for the Knights in their regional quarterfinal baseball loss at Lake Zurich. And how blessed the 6-foot-2½, 250-pound left-hander was to get the chances to put on his school’s football and baseball uniforms at all during his senior year.
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Bandits sign Kansas star hitter Maggie Hull
The Chicago Bandits have signed Maggie Hull, the club's third-round pick in the 2013 NPF Senior Draft. Hull, who was the No. 11 overall selection in the draft, played at Kansas and led the Big 12 Conference in 2012 with a .409 batting average.
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ActivArmr 150 returning to Chicagoland track
The ARCA Racing Series' annual visit to Chicagoland Speedway will once again be called the Ansell ActivArmr® 150. Officials from Ansell Protective Products, the ARCA Racing Series and Chicagoland Speedway made the announcement tHURSDAY. The Ansell ActivArmr® 150, presented by Menards, will take place on July 21 at the Joliet oval.
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Mike North video: Robin Ventura Makes the Right Move
Mike North wants to take 1% of the credit for the Chicago White Sox recent turnaround. Robin Ventura called a meeting and stomped his foot about the way the Sox were playing and since then, they have turned it up a notch.
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NU diving coach to lead Team USA
Northwestern head diving coach Alik Sarkisian has been named the head coach and team leader for USA Diving at the 2013 World University Games July 6-17 in Kazan, Russia. Sarkisian will coach a squad of 12 divers from 10 different universities who were selected based on results from the World Championship and World University Games Trials.
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LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
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Conant earns regional title shot
Conant softball coach Cathyann Smith, who guided the Cougars to Mid-Suburban League championships in 2011 and 2012, will have her team playing in a regional championship on Saturday in Glen Ellyn. The No. 8-seeded Cougars improved to 16-9 on Wednesday with a 5-3 victory over Glenbard West, which was seeded No. 11 in its own Class 4A regional.
Business
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Why worry? Less aid by Fed would point to recovery
“We should be wishing for higher interest rates,” says Kevin Logan, HSBC’s chief U.S. economist. “It would be a sign of a more healthy economy.”
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Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears
The Dow is up 16.7 percent this year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 15.7 percent since the start of 2013. On Thursday though, trading was volatile.
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Sears reports bigger-than-expected loss
The company, based in Hoffman Estates, has posted six straight years of declining sales at stores open at least a year. Sears’ middle-income shoppers have been hit hard by the economy’s woes.
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Dover to spin off Knowles communications businesses
Downers Grove-based equipment maker Dover Corp. said Thursday that its board has approved a plan to spin off some of its communication technologies businesses into a new publicly traded company.
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McDonald’s can’t shake criticism about nutrition
Oak Brook-based McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday. The world's biggest hamburger chain has been looking to keep up with changing tastes, but shareholders aren't satisfied.
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U.S. rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.
Average rates on fixed mortgage rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help sustain the housing recovery. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for the 30-year loan increased to 3.59 percent this week.
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Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth. "The underlying story in jobless claims continues to be one of gradual improvement," said economist Bricklin Dwyer.
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U.S. new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering. New-home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000 in April, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That was up 2.3 percent from March and just slightly below January's 458,000.
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Pritzker to be pressed on bank, offshore cash
Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, whose fundraising prowess fueled President Barack Obama's ascent, will confront Republicans' questions about a bank she led and offshore trusts that benefit her during a hearing on her nomination to be U.S. Commerce secretary.
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Census bureau finds Chicago is growing, but slowly
The population of Chicago has climbed but it climbed slower than any major city in the United States.The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the U.S. Census Bureau's national estimates released Thursday found that Chicago's population rose about 10,000 between July 2011 and July 2012 to just over 2.7 million.
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House to vote on variable-rate student loans
House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets. It's already drawn a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The measure set to pass Thursday would avoid a rate increase on new subsidized Stafford loans. Democrats stand largely opposed to the measure, which would provide some students a deal in the first years of the new system before ratcheting up interest rates later.
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Urban renewal? Big US cities showing strong growth
Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. Big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip, a sign of America's continuing preference for urban living after the economic downturn quelled enthusiasm for less-crowded expanses.
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Busy holiday weekend expected at Chicago airports
Things are going to get really busy at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport this weekend. The city's Department of Aviation says that the 269,000 passengers expected at O'Hare on Friday will make it the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend.
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Suburbs show new life with sunbelt growth after housing crash
$PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Bloomberg News$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Reports of the death of suburbia have been exaggerated.After a five-year slump spurred by the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble, record gasoline prices and deepening poverty, the nation’s largest suburbs showed increasing signs of life in 2012. More than half of the 20 municipalities with the fastest- growing populations between 2010 and 2012 were suburbs, according to U.S. census data compiled by Bloomberg.That means growing suburban communities will continue to get their share of the approximately $400 billion in funds the federal government annually spends based on population data provided by the Census Bureau. It also points to the durability of the suburban experiment, begun six decades ago on Long Island, New York, even after millions of home foreclosures, greater numbers of single-person households and delays by young adults in starting families.“Suburbia has become so deeply embedded in the cultural DNA of our nation that it is nearly impossible for us to organize our life on the landscape otherwise,” James Howard Kunstler, author of “The Geography of Nowhere,” a 1994 history of suburbia, said in an e-mail. “We’re just too deep into it to change.”Among urban areas, New York, the nation’s largest city, has added 2 percent to its population of 8.3 million since the April 1, 2010, decennial headcount. Only Stamford, Connecticut, and Jersey City, New Jersey, posted higher growth rates among the nine major municipalities surrounding New York.Struggling CitiesOther cities in the Northeast and Midwest continued to hemorrhage residents. Still, in a majority of municipalities, growth rates accelerated between 2011 and 2012, according to Census Bureau estimates released today that cover just that two- year period.Large suburbs in the South and Southwest -- the Sunbelt -- and on the West Coast recorded some of the highest growth rates in the nation, while falling short of population increases seen during the economic boom of the early and mid-2000s.“In fast-growing regions, there are signs of suburban revival,” said William Frey, senior demographer at the Washington-based Brookings Institution. “Las Vegas is an example where the suburbs are leading the way back -- though well below the heyday of the past.”Other places that were hit hardest by the collapse of the housing bubble showed significant growth. Tempe, home to Arizona State University, posted a 3.2 percent increase in residents between 2010 and 2012, the data compiled by Bloomberg for that three-year period show. The Phoenix suburb lost 1.9 percent of its population between 2008 and 2010.Turnaround NeighborhoodsInglewood, a Los Angeles County community, had a 1.4 percent population gain between 2010 and 2012 after losing 0.1 percent during the economic downturn. Clearwater, which borders both Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, recorded a 1 percent rise during the latest three-year period after losing 0.1 percent between 2008 and 2010.Kent, a Seattle suburb that’s home to outdoor gear company Recreational Equipment Inc., posted the largest percentage gain of any major U.S. city between 2010 and 2012, increasing its post-Census population by 33 percent to almost 123,000 people. About 24,000 residents were added to the suburb through an annexation that took effect in July 2010.Eight of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. between 2011 and 2012 were in Texas, according to Census Bureau data. Six of the Texas cities were suburbs, with three -- San Marcos, Cedar Park and Georgetown -- located close to Austin. McKinney and Frisco, which also made the top 15, are near Dallas, and Conroe is north of Houston.Fastest GrowingSan Marcos was the fastest-growing city in the nation between 2011 and 2012, adding 4.9 percent to 50,001 people. The city, which is home to Texas State University, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Jurors begin deliberations at Trump civil trial
Jurors have withdrawn to begin deliberations about whether Donald Trump cheated an 87-year-old who claims the "Apprentice" star cheated her in property deal. They withdrew Wednesday afternoon after closing arguments at the civil trial in federal court in Chicago.
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Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
Contraception coverage by for-profit companies faces a prominent test in Denver. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law. Hobby Lobby says it shouldn't be required to offer health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
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Comcast debuts WiFi service in Chicago area
Comcast, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, has launched Xfinity Wi-Fi in the Chicago and suburban area. Comcast customers can access about 100,000 hot spots nationwide, including more than 1,000 in Chicago and the suburbs for free, said company spokesman Jack Segel. "So many people use our service on mobile devices and download and stream content on the go. It only made sense to provide it now," he said.
Life & Entertainment
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Richard Marx cancels Raue show
Richard Marx has cancelled his June 29 show at Raue Center in Crystal Lake.
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One more shot at romance in ‘Before Midnight’
The hardest segment to watch in “Before Midnight” — an extended, emotional hotel-room argument that comprises the film’s final third — was actually the easiest to shoot, say co-stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater.
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The Captain comes to Naperville, Woodridge
Dann interviews the universe's favorite movie captain, William Shatner, who beams into the Northwest suburbs this weekend to show "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" at theaters in Naperville and Woodridge. Dann also supplies film notes, plus chats with the co-directors of "What Maisie Knew," a modernized update of a novel by Henry James, starring amazing 6-year-old actress named Onata Aprile.
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Theater events: Standup, 'Whose Line?' at Aurora's Comedy Shrine
Rocky Osborn headlines Aurora's Comedy Shrine's 90-minute standup comedy set this weekend. The adults-only version of the Shrine's audience-interactive, improv show “Whose Line?” follows. Writers' Theatre presents playwright David Ives' adaptation of the 17th century farce, "The Liar" and Steppenwolf showcases emerging theater artists as part of its third annual Next Up series this week in theater.
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Singer Laura Mvula enchants on debut
Infused with a range of influences, including African folk and modern pop, English-born singer Laura Mvula is distinctively different on her debut album, "Sing to the Moon." Comparisons to Nina Simone and rising Scottish newcomer Emeli Sande have already been made, but Mvula shouldn't be compared to anyone.
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'Maisie' charms with plucky heroine, superb cast
If Baz Luhrmann's 3-D version of "The Great Gatsby" left you wondering about the state of cinematic adaptation these days, hie yourself to "What Maisie Knew," Scott McGehee and David Siegel's tone-perfect, modernized re-telling of Henry James' novel. "What Maisie Knew" gives the audience a ground-eye view of its mesmerizing title character, a plucky, 6-year-old New Yorker who navigates downtown bars and building lobbies with the street-savvy of a pro.
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'Fast & Furious 6' a funny, live-action cartoon on steroids
Don't call "Fast & Furious 6" a regular action movie. It's a 15-year-old boy's ultimate live-action version of a Roadrunner/Coyote cartoon driven by muscle cars, muscle guys, muscle girls and a Victoria's Secret music-video shoot tossed in for extra testosterone teasing. Speaking of car metaphors, park your expectations of common sense and realism at the theater door. You won't need them.
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3-D forest tale a kid-friendly animated action fantasy
The 3-D action fantasy "Epic" gains major bump-ups from witty visuals and pithy jokes (a bit about a fruitfly's life-span is a classic), Danny Elfman's superbly wrought score — buttressing the action with aural thrills and celestial spirituality — and from Christoph Waltz's unnerving vocal hissings as Mandrake, the Lord Voldemort of this story, all about an enchanted forest under attack.
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Cheddar, Chorizo and Chive Muffins
Cheddar, Chorizo and Chive Muffins
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Fox reality show spotlights Downers Grove business
This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into entertainment. And they start it off in Downers Grove. “Does Someone Have to Go?” airs at 7 p.m. Thursday. On the show, cameras go into small businesses and employees are compelled to rat out underperforming colleagues. At the end, they choose one co-worker to recommend for firing.
Discuss
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Editorial: Get involved to put fairness in state balance of power
A Daily Herald editorial urges citizens to get behind a new drive to change the way legislative districts are drawn in Illinois.
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Changes aim not just to interest but to engage
Columnist Jim Slusher: It's always been important for us as a source of information and entertainment to catch and keep your interest. But it's even more important for all of us as a society to have you actively involved.
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Tickets are hardship for regular folks
A Mundelein letter to the editor: Recently, I have been thinking about citations and their correlation to generating revenue.
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Tumor disorder has no cure
A letter to the editor: May is a special month, but not just because of holidays like Mother's Day and Memorial Day. May is also Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month to the more than 100,000 Americans who live with it.
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GOP should shed Tea Party influence
A Palatine letter to the editor: Why has the old Republican guard stood silent? The haters of the Tea Party have not allowed legislation to even be voted on because it would mean a win for the president.
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Crime, corruption ‘tax’ impacts all
A Des Plaines letter to the editor: Every time a citizen buys gas or food or anything else, the cost is higher because of higher taxes that go into the pockets of politically favored groups who deliver the votes into the pockets of political cronies and relatives, into politically padded payrolls and into outright corruption.
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Please don’t toss flag out with the trash
A Des Plaines letter to the editor: The American flag is not just another rag to be dumped! The flag must be by law properly disposed of and usually at the assistance of an area veterans post, many of which at times offer an American flag drop-off as we do at our post.
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Town-by-town gun laws absurd
An Elgin letter to the editor: The Illinois Senate committee approved a plan for concealed carry. No wonder Illinois is in such trouble. The plan would allow municipalities of more than 25,000 residents to decide where carrying a gun was off-limits. This would mean that you would not know what the rules are as you drive through different communities.
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Wheels falling off liberal bandwagon
A McHenry letter to the editor: Smug media pundits would have you believe that the Tea Party is dead, given up, gone away. Check out the newly elected conservatives on your local school board, county board, state assembly and the U.S. Senate, despite the best efforts of this corrupt administration's IRS to intimidate the movement nationwide.
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IRS won’t look kindly on this ‘terrorist’
A Winfield letter to the editor: Despite the president's feigned outrage over IRS' targeting, he must have secretly cheered, since the targets were his fierce political opponents. We have learned of more and more groups that were harassed by this feared government agency.
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Keep Memorial Day a special day
A Naperville letter to the editor: Memorial Day is a very special day, not for sales but for pausing and taking time to honor all those who have served this country in war and peace.
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Press no longer has Obama’s back
A Wheaton letter to the editor: America is going through a cultural change for the better within our broadcast media. ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN are interrupting their biased blather with attempts at objective journalism. Past liberal media advocacy for Obama is on the wane.
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