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News
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Iran work shows Kirk adjusting to life post-stroke
In his first major appearance this year outside the halls of Congress, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk had a succinct message to convey. "I have one message for the dictators in Tehran, I'm baaack,'" Kirk called out to the attendees of the AIPAC 2013 policy conference. He was met with a roaring standing ovation. Kirk's dedication to Iran sanctions reveals how the senator is...
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Man identified in Hampshire rollover
One person was killed in a rollover crash Saturday afternoon along New Lebanon Road in DeKalb County, authorities said. The victim was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled over at 1:35 p.m. just south of Route 72 and just west of the line between Kane and DeKalb counties, Hampshire fire officials said. The person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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24-year-old gas station clerk dies in Streamwood stabbing
A gas station clerk was stabbed and killed during an apparent robbery early Saturday in Streamwood, police said. Authorities identified the victim as 24-year-old Anandkumar Jaiswal of the 0-100 block of North Park Boulevard in Streamwood.
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Van contest focuses on people with disabilities
We're used to seeing suburbanites competing for prizes on 'American Idol,' 'Biggest Loser,' 'The Amazing Race' and such. But the local folks with disabilities vying to become a National Mobility Awareness Month 'Local Hero' all could use the prize of a new accessible van.
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Toews, Hossa lead Blackhawks’ 8-1 rout of Stars
Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa each scored twice in leading the Chicago Blackhawks to an 8-1 rout of the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Nick Leddy and Patrick Kane each had a goal and two assists as eight Blackhawks scored two or more points and Chicago boosted its road record to 12-1-2 with a dominant win on the second stop of a four-game road trip.
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Revelers mark St. Patrick’s Day
In downtown Chicago, thousands along the Chicago River cheered as workers on a boat dumped dye into the water, turning it a bright fluorescent green for at least a few hours in an eye-catching local custom.
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CPAC stages early GOP auditions for 2016 election
Thousands of activists who packed into suburban Washington's Conservative Political Action Conference gave Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul a narrow victory over Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in their unscientific presidential preference poll. Paul had 25 percent of the vote and Rubio 23 percent. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum was third with 8 percent.
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Northwestern moving on without Carmody
Bill Carmody had 13 years to get Northwestern into the NCAA tournament for the first time, and it never quite worked out. That was enough for athletic director Jim Phillips, who called the coach Saturday morning and let him go after a long tenure during which the Wildcats raised expectations but failed to reach their biggest goal. "Look at 13 years. Athletic success does matter. It should...
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Buffett gets $120 million while bank payouts hand Dimon nice raise
Warren Buffett's cash hoard will pile up $120 million faster each year and Jamie Dimon will get a $1.85 million raise now that JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., American Express Co. and U.S. Bancorp are boosting payouts.Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is one of the biggest holders of Wells Fargo, which increased its dividend 20 percent.
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Barrington boy hit by train in ‘good spirits’ despite losing foot
A Barrington fifth-grader struck by a train Friday lost a foot in the accident but is recovering and in "good spirits," a school official said Saturday. "It's such a miraculous situation," Barrington Unit District 220 spokesman Jeffrey Arnett said.
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New Jersey to let casinos accept bets on fantasy teams
New Jersey is allowing casinos in Atlantic City to offer fantasy sports betting in a pilot program that will be announced Monday.The state Division of Gaming Enforcement has told casinos it will allow them to accept entry fees from gamblers and pay out winnings from the casino cash cages.
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North Chicago officer suspected in fatal crash
Authorities have arrested a North Chicago police officer suspected of driving the wrong way on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive and causing a crash that killed two people.
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Geneva’s St. Peter School will celebrate nun’s birthday
When students and staff gather in the St. Peter School gymnasium at 2 p.m. Wednesday for a birthday party, the Geneva Fire Department may be hoping there won't be any lit candles. Why? It would take 100 of them to adorn a cake to honor former Principal Sister Johanna Murphy.
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Warrenville cops search for knife-wielding suspect
Warrenville police Saturday asked the public for help identifying a man who approached a woman with a knife. The victim fled after encountering the suspect near her vehicle about 9:25 p.m. Friday on the 2S500 block of Route 59, authorities said.
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Irish official skips Savannah to avoid all-men meal
Eamon Gilmore, who as deputy prime minister and foreign minister is essentially Ireland's No. 2 politician, made stops in Atlanta and New Orleans — where St. Patrick's Day crowds and parades pale in comparison to the nearly 200-year-old celebration in Savannah, which boasts that its parade is the nation's second-largest.
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Notable deaths last week
A roundup and capsulization of notable deaths occuring in the past week around the world.
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Images from St. Patrick’s Day parades
There's something about St. Patrick's Day that puts everyone in a mighty good mood. And the best part is, you don't have to be Irish to celebrate. St. Patrick's Day may be Sunday, but parades, concerts and theater productions kept the fun going all weekend long.
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Antarctica concerns grow as tourism numbers rise
Antarctic tourism has grown from fewer than 2,000 visitors a year in the 1980s to more than 46,000 in 2007-08. Then the numbers plummeted, bottoming out at fewer than 27,000 in 2011-12.The Rhode Island-based International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators doesn't have its final 2012-13 figures yet but estimates close to 35,000 visitors this season.
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Driver charged after chase ends at Elgin police station
A Fox River Grove man led authorities on a chase for more than 25 miles early Saturday before he stopped at the Elgin Police Department and was arrested, officials said. Nickolas Poole, 28, of Center Street, was charged with aggravated fleeing, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and driving on an expired license, among other offenses.
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Pope explains name, urges ‘church for the poor’
Pope Francis: "Oh how I would like a church which is poor and for the poor!"
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Pa. lacrosse team bus crashes; pregnant coach dies
A tour bus carrying a college's women's lacrosse team to a game went off the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Saturday and crashed into a tree, killing a pregnant coach and the driver and sending others to hospitals, authorities said.
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Naperville St. Patrick’s parade spreads Irish spirit
Despite chilly temperatures, the tradition of the St. Patrick's Day Parade carried on Saturday morning in downtown Naperville for participants marching or riding on floats and spectators lining the streets in smaller numbers than in warmer years. The annual parade brought Scouts, veterans, businesspeople and even St. Patrick himself down Mill, Jefferson, Main and Water streets in a display of...
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St. Patrick’s Day lottery winnings claimed just in time
Three Chicago-area relatives stepped forward only three days before $1 million in lottery winnings they're set to receive from last year's St. Patrick's Day drawing would have expired, Illinois Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at a Wood Dale gas station during a St. Patrick's Day raffle promotion last year. The names of the winners are not yet being released, but officials said...
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Ten years on, Iraq still grapples with war’s legacy
It's hard nowadays to find anybody in much of the country who hasn't lost a friend or relative to the bloodletting that followed the U.S.-led invasion. The Bush administration had hoped the war that began with airstrikes before dawn on March 20, 2003 — still the previous evening back in the States — would quickly rid Iraq of purported weapons of mass destruction, go after extremists...
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Tear gas in Kenya as prime minister files suit
Downtown Nairobi carried the scent of tear gas Saturday after police threw canisters at Prime Minister Raila Odinga's supporters who gathered despite warnings from police. An Associated Press reporter at the scene said the supporters were not demonstrating or being violent when the police lobbed the tear gas.
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Airline bomber about to be released from prison
Mohammed Rashed slipped a bomb beneath the jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the plane touched down in Tokyo. The device exploded as Pan Am Flight 830 continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in a 1982 attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs. Rashed will be released from federal...
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Obama heads to Middle East with low expectations
President Obama arrives in Jerusalem on Wednesday for his first trip to Israel as president. His first priority will be resetting his oft-troubled relationship with now-weakened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and evaluating the new coalition government Netanyahu laboriously cobbled together.
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High-ranking Syrian general defects from army
A high-ranking general in the Syrian army defected on Saturday with the help of rebels and said morale is low among those still fighting for President Bashar Assad as the civil war enters its third year.Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ezz al-Din Khalouf told Al-Arabiya TV that many of those still with Assad's regime have lost faith in it.
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Northwest suburban police blotter
A Spring Grove man was arrested March 10 at Hough Street and Route 14 in Barrington and charged with unlawful use of a weapon, felony DUI, driving while license suspended, traffic violations, and illegal transportation of alcohol, police said.
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Swiss tourist gang-raped in central India
Associated PressNEW DELHI — A Swiss woman who was on a cycling trip in central India with her husband has been gang-raped by eight men, police said Saturday. The attack comes three months after the fatal gang-rape of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus outraged Indians.
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Pets are main event at weekend expo
The Chicagoland Family Pet Expo opened Friday at the Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, but there are still two full days to enjoy. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
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Dist. 15 candidates examine strides made in communication
When a slate of challengers defeated the incumbents in the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board race two years ago, communication and relationships — or a lack thereof — were a hot campaign topic among the victors. The Daily Herald recently asked the nine candidates running for four open seats about whether the board has made strides in that regard. Here are their answers.
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Could lack of funds force Grafton Twp. to shut down?
Grafton Township will likely shut down by mid-April, because there won't be enough money to pay bills or to make the employee payroll by then, Township Supervisor Linda Moore warned Friday.
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Charlestowne Mall key issue for St. Charles mayoral candidates
Mayoral candidates agree Charlestowne Mall's near-dead status is the main probelm on the east side of St. Charles. But they all differ on how to fix that problem. In two candidate forums and an endorsement session with the Daily Herald, the candidates have all laid out their game plans.
Sports
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North Central feeling elite
For his last game at Gregory Arena, North Central College senior Derek Raridon went with the storybook ending.
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Images: Stevenson vs. Simeon boys basketball
Stevenson and Simeon faced off in the Class 4A state championship game Saturday night in Peoria.
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Images: Stevenson vs. Edwardsville, boys basketball
Stevenson won 60-49 over Edwardsville in a Class 4A state semifinal boys basketball game on Friday, March 14 at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Patriots will face Simeon for the championship on Saturday night.
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Images: IDTA state finals
Images from the Illinois Drill Team Association State Championships Saturday in Champaign.
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Simeon finishes 4-peat against Stevenson
Simeon and Duke-bound senior Jabari Parker won their fourth straight Class 4A championship Saturday night in Peoria, outlasting a Stevenson program that was making its first title-game appearance 58-40 at Carver Arena.
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Saturday’s softball scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity girls softballl games, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s girls track scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity girls track meets, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s girls soccer scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity girls soccer games, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s girls water polo scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity girls water polo matches, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s badminton scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity girls badminton meets, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s boys track scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity boys track meets, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s boys gymnastics scoreboard
High school results from Saturday's varsity boys gymnastics meets, as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Saturday’s boys basketball scoreboard
Here are the results from Saturday's varsity boys basketball results as reported to the Daily Herald.
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Hawks put a big hurt on Stars 8-1
Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa led the way with 2 goals each as the Blackhawks embarrassed the Dallas Stars 8-1 Saturday night at American Airlines Center. The Hawks (23-2-3) won nearly every battle and came up with most loose pucks in easily dismantling the Stars.
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White Sox have their share of leaders
There's no doubt the loss of A.J. Pierzynski leaves a leadership void in the White Sox' clubhouse. But with captain Paul Konerko, Jake Peavy and Adam Dunn still on the roster, the Sox are going to be just fine on, and off, the field.
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Schaumburg stops CL South
Jenna Eaker had a goal and an assist, and Amanda Kelly and Sarah Kozlowski also found the back of the net as host Schaumburg earned a 3-0 victory over Crystal Lake South on Saturday in nonconference play. Tressa Palcheck earned the shutout in goal for the Saxons.Conant 3, D-C 0: The host Cougars scored twice in the first half to earn a nonconference victory against Dundee-Crown.
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Bartlett wins by shutout
Bartlett 4, Montini 0: Kaitlyn Brohan found the back of the net twice as she led the Hawks (1-2) to their first victory of the season. Josie Dombrowski added a goal and an assist while Mariah Martinez rounded out the scoring off of a feed from Melissa Mershon. Amanda Lozada preserved the shut out in goal as she turned away 3 shot attempts.Conant 3, Dundee-Crown 0: The Chargers (0-2) were unable to hold off Conant’s attack as they fell in nonconference action on the road. Allison Bakewell recorded 4 saves in goal while Shannon Feld made 8 stops for the Chargers.
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St. Charles North perfect at Battle of Burgess
St. Charles North's Jud Huxtable was still trying to get his bearings straight early Saturday morning during the inaugural Battle of Burgess at Geneva. Huxtable came to life late in the North Stars first game in the three-game round robin tournament, scoring the game winner as the final seconds ticked off the clock to beat Naperville Central, 6-5. He would also add two goals in the tournament finale, to lead the North stars to a 7-2 victory over Geneva. Although a champion was not officially crowned, the North Stars won the tournament with a 3-0 record, as they also defeated crosstown rival, St. Charles East, 8-3.
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Lake Park gets a big bounce
The value of "big and bouncy" apparently can't be overestimated in track and field.
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Edwardsville edges Proviso East for third place
Edwardsville's Armon Fletcher hit 2 free throws with 10.6 seconds remaining to give the Tigers a 57-56 win against Proviso East in the Class 4A boys basketball third-place game Saturday at Carver Arena.
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Ruggles reigns from arc
They call him King of the Hill. Wheaton Academy sophomore Josh Ruggles claimed that title Saturday at the Three-Point Showdown at the site of the IHSA boys basketball finals, Carver Arena in Peoria.
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Palatine goes the distance to win MSL indoor
Palatine's Tess Wasowicz and Liz Cox finished 1-2 in the 1,600 meters and both had legs on the winning 3,200 relay as the Pirates won the Mid-Suburban League girls track and field invitational on Saturday at North Central College in Naperville. Palatine finished with 94 points, including a meet-best 50 in the distance events, to edge second-place Schaumburg (85) and third-place Prospect (65). Barrington (52), Hersey (42) and Hoffman Estates took places fourth through six.
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Balanced approach suits Fremd at MSL indoor
Fremd's balanced approach worked well in Saturday Mid-Suburban League indoor boys track and field inviational on Saturday at North Central College in Naperville. The Vikings scored in all five categories — sprints, distance, hurdles, relays and field events — to earn a 1-point margin over runner-up Schaumburg in the team race. Fremd finished with 67 points, Schaumburg with 66. Prospect (57), Barrington (52), Elk Grove (44) and Palatine (43) rounded out a tightly bunched top six.
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Waubonsie V. overcomes Geneva’s halftime lead
Kristen Dodson was the beneficiary of some gorgeous pinpoint passing. The Waubonsie Valley junior made Geneva pay as a result. Dodson scored twice — exactly nine minutes apart — in the second half to lead the Warriors' girls soccer team past Geneva in an Upstate Eight Conference crossover match in Aurora. With the Waubonsie Valley grass field unusable, the match was held on the synthetic surface at Metea Valley.
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Relays help St. Charles North take 4th
Here was Grant Loess' chance at redemption. He took advantage of it.
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Balanced effort powers Morgan Park
Morgan Park received contributions from up and down its lineup this season. It was no different in the Class 3A boys basketball state title game on Saturday, as the Mustangs had four players score in double figures in a 63-48 win against Cahokia at Carver Arena.
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Cubs’ Rizzo refocused after enjoying time with Team Italia
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo returned to the team Saturday, fresh of a nice run with a surprising Team Italy squad in the World Baseball Classic. Rizzo said he relished the experience playing for his ancestral country, where baseball is making inroads.
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Can Urlacher still help Bears?
Rest assured that Bears GM Phil Emery is not interested in bringing back Brian Urlacher as a mascot, and will hand Urlacher a new contract only if it suits the Bears in 2013 and beyond.
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Allen, all-frosh roster embrace the challenge at Harper
After a succesful high school coaching career with stops at Lake Park and Burlington Central, Cray Allen decided he wanted more. "It's college," the first-year Harper softball coach said of his most recent endeavor, which begins with Sunday's scheduled doubleheader at Prairie State College.
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Wisconsin tops Indiana 68-56 in B10 tournament
Ryan Evans scored 16 points to help No. 22 Wisconsin upset No. 3 Indiana 68-56 in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament Saturday.
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Senior 800 excellence from Rachford, Sullivan helps Bartlett to third
Track announcer Skip Stolley stated that Saturday's Upstate Eight Conference Indoor Championships at Batavia was the largest indoor meet of its kind in Illinois. Yet with all those athletes running and jumping, here were Bartlett seniors Connor Rachford and Mitch Sullivan finishing first and second in the 800-meter run.
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Boys gymnastics / Scouting Lake County
Here's a look at what to expect from Lake County's boys gymnastics teams this spring.
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Mundelein musters up attempt at 20th state meet appearance
Mundelein's boys gymnastics program has withstood the test of time. Going back to their first Elite Eight appearance, when they placed seventh in 1988, the Mustangs have pretty much been a mainstay at the IHSA state meet. There have been a few peaks and valleys along the way, but Mundelein is expecting to hit a major milestone in May with its 20th Elite Eight appearance.
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Fire earn first point of season in tie
The Fire managed to earn their first point in three games this year despite remaining scoreless, tying Sporting Kansas City 0-0 on Saturday
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Cubs club 4 homers in win over Royals
Alfonso Soriano connected for one of three first-inning homer against Bruce Chen and a Cubs split squad beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 Saturday.
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Barrington blanks Neuqua Valley
Two of the state's best girls soccer programs, Neuqua Valley and Barrington, met Saturday in a nonconference breakfast special on the turf at Barrington Community Stadium. With goals on either side of the half from the sophomore duo of Kelsey Muniz and Jenna Szczesny, the host Fillies outlasted their guests 2-0 in the season opener for both of these high-profile Class 3A teams.
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Samardzija pitches three-hit ball for Cubs
Jeff Samardzija scattered three hits over five scoreless innings for a Cubs split squad in a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
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Craft leads Ohio State past Spartans, 61-58
Aaron Craft came on strong in the second half to finish with 20 points and lead No. 10 Ohio State past No. 8 Michigan State, 61-58 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
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Strong effort from BG’s Kavalerchik at Niles West
David Kavalerchik knew he needed get stronger. So the Buffalo Grove gymnast spent the entire off-season working out at a local gym lifting weights. Kavalerchik's hard work paid dividends as he packed on nearly 20 pounds of muscle and increased his strength. The Buffalo Grove senior got a got a huge bonus on Saturday at the Niles West Invitational in Skokie, when he scored a career-best 8.70 on the rings to finish first out of 69 competitors.
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Stallworth injured when balloon hits power lines
NFL free agent Donte Stallworth was hospitalized Saturday with serious burns after the hot air balloon carrying him and two other people crashed into power lines above South Florida, his agent said.
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Bulls blitz Warriors in impressive rout
Luol Deng scored 23 points, Carlos Boozer had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Bulls bounced back from their most lopsided loss of the season to whip the Golden State Warriors 113-95 on Friday night.
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No. 4 Louisville beats No. 24 Notre Dame 69-57
Russ Smith scored 20 points and Peyton Siva added 12 to lead No. 4 Louisville to a 69-57 victory over No. 24 Notre Dame on Friday night, the third straight year the Cardinals beat the Fighting Irish in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.
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Thomas leads Ohio State past Nebraska 71-50<
DeShaun Thomas and Sam Thompson had 19 points apiece, helping No. 10 Ohio State rout Nebraska 71-50 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday night.The Buckeyes turned a close game into a runaway with an impressive 30-5 spree spanning halftime that included a little bit of everything. LaQuinton Ross connected on three consecutive 3-pointers, Aaron Craft made a couple of nifty passes and Thompson had two jams to go along with a 3-pointer.Thomas closed it out with a strong reverse dunk that lifted the Buckeyes to a 54-28 lead with 12:01 left. The junior forward flexed and yelled after the big slam led to a celebration on the Ohio State sideline.Ross finished with 11 points for the Buckeyes (24-7), who have won six straight games and seven of eight overall. Brandon Ubel had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Cornhuskers (15-18).
Business
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Fed’s Dallas president says big banks should be broken up
The 12 largest financial institutions hold almost 70 percent of the assets in the nation's banking system.
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Illinois community rallies to save beloved toy store
The Once Upon a Toy store in Edwardsville has been treasured by many of the 24,000 residents of this college town outside St. Louis. And now, when the shop needs the biggest lift of its life, the community has rallied to the rescue.
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Review: ‘Smart’ LED bulbs controlled by iPhones
LED bulbs seem to be the future of home lighting: They save electricity, they're durable and they don't contain mercury like compact fluorescents. Philips has produced the first kit of LED bulbs whose color and brightness can be wirelessly controlled from your iPhone. I tested the Philips bulbs and, in descending order of "smarts," I tried out some GreenWave Reality bulbs whose brightness can be controlled by an app. I also looked at a cheap off-brand color-changing bulb that comes with a remote control.
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Twitter plans mobile music app using SoundCloud service
Twitter Inc., the Web-based social messaging service, is developing a mobile music application that will let its users play and share songs on Apple Inc. devices, people with knowledge of the matter said. The app will stream music from SoundCloud Ltd., a Berlin- based audio-sharing service, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the plan hasn't been announced.
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Leap Motion out to be next big think in computer control
Leap Motion hopes to unseat the best-known motion controller to date: Microsoft Corp.'s Kinect, which is used primarily for video games. Leap Motion is designed for people to use while seated and moving their hands just a few inches from the screens of laptops and personal computers.
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Review: Roku 3 remedies problems of stupid smart TVs
Just about every one of these "smart TVs" is pretty stupid, with clumsy interfaces, limited choices and sometimes painful set-up processes. The most recent one I grappled with, a Panasonic, had me debugging DHCP problems. If you don't know what that means, trust me, you're better off. By contrast, the $100 Roku is a model of simplicity and choice, with a relatively painless set-up process and a new, easier-to-navigate interface.
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What to do with the world’s fastest Internet service
oogle's gigabit initiative, called Google Fiber, has sparked a round of questions across the tech industry. Is Google looking to become an Internet service provider? Does it simply want to spur other ISPs into providing faster service? And, finally, why gigabit Internet — what does Google expect people to do with the world's fastest broadband service?
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Lots of tech but few breakout hits at SXSW confab
For all the talk of space travel, the wearable gadgets, marketing stunts and lavish parties, something was missing at this year's South By Southwest Interactive Festival: the next "hot app." This year, though, chatter focused on hardware rather than software, and on big ideas rather than coming out parties. The most-used mobile app was the festival's own application, which helped attendees keep track of South By Southwest's barrage of panels,
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Report: More youth use smartphones as route to Web
A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 78 percent of young people, ages 12 to 17, now have cellphones. Nearly half of those are smartphones, a share that's increasing steadily — and that's having a big effect on how, and where, many young people are accessing the Web. The survey, released Wednesday, finds that one in four young people say they are "cell-mostly" Internet users, a percentage that increases to about half when the phone is a smartphone.
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Wrapp CEO Winbladh talks gifts, Facebook and mobile payments
Social girfting is a great proposition for retailers trying to get more customers into their physical stores. That's a main goal for Hjalmar Winbladh, chief executive of the social gifting service Wrapp, who saw his customers redeem more than 1 million digital gift cards in the 2012 holiday season alone. The company offers free and paid gift cards from partners such as Sephora, GameStop and Banana Republic to its customers.
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iPhone the prize for small carriers backing unlocked devices
Regional and rural wireless providers are backing several bills in Congress that would let consumers unlock mobile phones and tablet computers without carriers' permission. Big phone companies often land exclusive rights to offer the hottest devices, and U.S. rules currently prohibit altering software to let new phones from one carrier to work on other networks.
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Netflix’s US customers get Facebook-sharing tool
A long-awaited coming attraction has finally arrived for Netflix's U.S. subscribers. They will now be able to automatically see what their Facebook friends have been watching on the Internet video service, as long as they are willing to open a peephole into their viewing habits, too. The sharing tool announced Wednesday is rolling out 18 months after Netflix Inc. introduced the feature to its international subscribers.
Life & Entertainment
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Weekend picks: Get your green on at parades, special events
St. Patrick's Day parades and special events, such as Áthas playing Irish tunes at the Raue Center, are happening all over the suburbs this weekend. Acclaimed jazz guitarist Larry Carlton performs a special show Saturday at the Montrose Room in Rosemont. It's a murder mystery of very British proportions in “Doomsday Abbey,” featuring renditions of Gilbert and Sullivan songs, at Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts.
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Lil Wayne ‘recovering’ in hospital after seizure
Lil Wayne has been hospitalized, but according to his camp and his official Twitter account — he's OK. The multiplatinum rapper was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Friday and reps confirmed he was "recovering." He apparently tweeted to his fans from his official account on Friday night: "I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love."
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Divorce settlement has little impact on mortgage obligation
Q. My brother is going through a divorce. He wants to give his future ex-wife the house and forget about it. If he still has his name on the mortgage, is he still responsible for the payments?
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Cyndi Lauper just wants to have fun on Broadway
Writing her first musical turned into a time machine for Cyndi Lauper. As the Grammy Award winner began work on the exuberant "Kinky Boots," it took her back to her childhood, where she was likely to be found listening endlessly to cast albums on a record player.
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Researcher: Zombie fads peak when society unhappy
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Zombies seem to be everywhere these days.In the popular TV series “The Walking Dead,” humans struggle to escape from a pack of zombies hungry for flesh. Prank alerts have warned of a zombie apocalypse on radio stations in a handful of states. And across the country, zombie wannabes in tattered clothes occasionally fill local parks, gurgling moans of the undead.Are these just unhealthy obsessions with death and decay? To Clemson University professor Sarah Lauro, the phenomenon isn’t harmful or a random fad, but part of a historical trend that mirrors a level of cultural dissatisfaction and economic upheaval.Lauro, who teaches English at Clemson, studied zombies while working on her doctoral degree at the University of California at Davis. Lauro said she keeps track of zombie movies, TV shows and video games, but her research focuses primarily on the concept of the “zombie walk,” a mass gathering of people who, dressed in the clothes and makeup of the undead, stagger about and dance.It’s a fascination that, for Lauro, a self-described “chicken,” seems unnatural. Disinterested in violent movies or games, Lauro said she finds herself now taking part in both in an attempt to further understand what makes zombie-lovers tick.“I hate violence,” she said. “I can’t stand gore. So it’s a labor, but I do it.”The zombie mob originated in 2003 in Toronto, Lauro said, and popularity escalated dramatically in the United States in 2005, alongside a rise in dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq.“It was a way that the population was getting to exercise the fact that they felt like they hadn’t been listened to by the Bush administration,” Lauro said. “Nobody really wanted that war, and yet we were going to war anyway.”The mid- to late-2000s also saw an uptick in overall zombie popularity, perhaps prompted in part by the release of post-apocalyptic movies including “Dawn of the Dead” and “28 Days Later.”As of last year, Lauro said, zombie walks had been documented in 20 countries. The largest gathering drew more than 4,000 participants at the New Jersey Zombie Walk in Asbury Park, N.J., in October 2010, according to Guinness World Records.“We are more interested in the zombie at times when as a culture we feel disempowered,” Lauro said. “And the facts are there that, when we are experiencing economic crises, the vast population is feeling disempowered. ... Either playing dead themselves ... or watching a show like ‘Walking Dead’ provides a great variety of outlets for people.”But, Lauro pointed out, the display of dissatisfaction isn’t always a conscious expression of that feeling of frustration.“If you were to ask the participants, I don’t think that all of them are very cognizant of what they’re saying when they put on the zombie makeup and participate,” she said. “To me, it’s such an obvious allegory. We feel like, in one way, we’re dead.”
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Snorkeling in wintry Iceland frigid, but inspiring
The air above the Silfra rift in Iceland was freezing and the water in it was only a couple degrees higher, just warm enough to be liquid. Going under was a small shock to the skin — but stunning to the eyes. The weak light of a grayish Icelandic winter day transformed into an intense glow of blues and greens, offset by brown and golden sand and rocks. From above, Silfra is just a dull ditch between dark chunks of lava; from below, an extravagant, eerie maze.
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Book offers dark, crass view of married life
If you are looking for profanity, "The Average American Marriage: A Novel" offers it in abundance. If you want a narrator's undying obsession with sex and frequent graphic depictions of it, you have found it. If it's an easy, entertaining, done-in-an-afternoon read you're in search of, here it is. If, however, the title has fooled you and you're in search of a happy ending, turn away.
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$20 in my pocket: Celebs also hit the thrift shops
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis aren't the only ones poppin' tags at thrift shops. In light of the hip-hop duo's multiplatinum, No. 1 smash "Thrift Shop," musicians including Debbie Harry, Miguel and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder discuss their adventures buying used clothes, even after their careers took off.
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Spring is leather weather in fashion world
It turns out spring is leather weather — at least this year. Don't be frightened: This isn't a heavy head-to-toe rock 'n' roll look. This is about leather done as easy and breezy as one would expect as we head into warmer, sunnier times. It could be a jacket, but it also could be a dress or a vest, a button-down shirt or pants.
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DVD previews: 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Hobbit'
Coming out on DVD this week are "Zero Dark Thirty" and the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
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Year-round tips to keep seasonal items in check
Year after year, homes tend to accumulate clutter associated with holidays, special occasions and annual occurrences like tax season and back-to-school stockpiling. Here's a guide to restoring order all throughout the home and calendar year.
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Local company greatly improves sump pump technology
The best sump pumps today use less energy, a critical feature when the power is out and the pomp is running on a battery backup. A local company also makes digital pumps with no moving parts to break. Metropolitan Industries Inc. of Romeoville has been developing and manufacturing pumps for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal use for more than 50 years.
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Eliminate ‘profit illusion’ from mortgage lending
The subprime debacle arose out of a housing bubble within which decision-makers assumed that house prices would rise indefinitely. The profit illusion can be eliminated by requiring that reserves be set aside on each loan based on its risk. This is "transaction-based reserving," or TBR. It is common practice in the insurance industry, including mortgage insurance, where it works very well.
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Can a board transfer surplus out of the operating account?
Q. Our homeowners association had an operating surplus at the end of the year in 2012. The board transferred the operating surplus into our capital reserve account. Is this permitted?
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A look at ground fault circuit interrupters
Q. In the past you've written about special outlets for the garage. What should I install? I'm selling my house to my son and I want everything to be safe.
Discuss
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The Soapbox
While state and national budgets are in a crisis, some local budgeting is looking real good. Read about that and other opinions from editors in The Soapbox.
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Just don’t mention Indians anywhere
A Wheaton leter to the editor: Regarding Burt Constable's March 10 article, "Banish the chief to rightful place in history," I think we should take Suey Park's advice along with Thadeus Andracki and make sure no mention, image or reference of the American Indian is ever incorporated into any team logo ever, anywhere in the U.S.
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Allow video gambling in Mundelein
A Mundelein letter to the editor: Recently the village board voted on allowing local bars and restaurants to install video gambling machines, the idea being that the bars and restaurants would make more of a profit with these machines installed.
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Chicago-style tactics bad for Avon
A Hainesville letter to the editor: Shouldn't candidates feel confident enough in their own abilities that they would find it unnecessary to find a way to knock their opponents off the ballot?
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Not much hope for spending compromise
A Lake Bluff letter to the editor: Friday, March 1, came and went, despite a steady drumbeat of drastic warnings about the impact of the sequester on jobs and economic growth.
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Chamber backs Kim for trustee
A Libertyville letter to the editor: On behalf of the Greater Libertyville Mundelein Junior Chamber, it is our pleasure to endorse Holly Kim for Village of Mundelein Trustee
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Washington needs reality check
A Schaumburg letter to the editor: Hey, Washington. How about hitting the dictionary? Look up cooperation, flexibility, compromise, assumption and reality.
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Cut out what’s nonessential
A Palatine letter to the editor: Instead of laying off first responders, police, firefighters and teachers, why not lay off some of the 300,000 nonessential government workers! There is no good reason to have them anyway. All they do is suck up taxpayer money.
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No one should ‘buy’ way through TSA
A Des Plaines letter to the editor: United Airlines is offering quicker access to Transportation Security Agency security processing to their "premier" customers.We all ought to be outraged by this!
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Can we be proud of being Americans?
A Hoffman Estates letter to the editor: We used to destroy our enemies. We conquered space, won the West and overcame a Depression. We were a people who held their heads up high, and we were proud to say "I am an American."
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Let states set school policy
A Mount Prospect letter to the editor: I usually support the efforts Sen. Mark Kirk makes on behalf of all us, but not this time. His joint sponsorship of the "Safe Schools Improvement Act" would bring the federal government even closer to running our public schools. The governance of public education is the responsibility of the states.
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Can’t have it both ways on amendments
A letter to the editor: The Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965, was necessary to protect voters from practices and procedures that were denying American citizens the right to vote as guaranteed by the 15th Amendment. Today, there are some who say the act is "outdated" and unnecessary.
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Obama failing in duty to protect us
A Schaumburg letter to the editor: Given what has taken place, it would seem that rational citizens would question the effectiveness of Mr. Obama as a leader. If disaster lay before us, and if it is government's primary role to protect citizens, then why has our president not protected us and allowed this disaster to become reality?
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Improve the town first day in office
A St. Charles letter to the editor: I have known Ray Rogina for many years. He has the five qualities that I want in my mayor. He is a straight shooter. You always know where he stands. This is so refreshing in this era.
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