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Best bets: Characters welcome at Anime Central May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Anime Central 2013, the Midwest's largest convention of Japanese animation and manga, returns for a weekend-long bash at Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Scale a 25-foot rock wall, balance on a paddle board and more during the JustPlay! Sports & Rec Festival at the Carol Stream Town Center. See works created by artists on the autism spectrum in the exhibit “Brilliance of Autism” at the Art Museo in the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare.
Driver grabs Chicago officer’s vest, drags down street May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
A driver approached by police grabbed one of the officers by her bulletproof vest and took off, dragging her along the street with her vehicle. Police spokesman John Mirabelli says the officer was treated and released from a hospital for bruises and other non-life threatening injuries.
11 month old thrown from SUV during Chicago crash May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago police say an 11-month-old girl was ejected from an SUV during a collision with a semi-tractor trailer. Police spokesman John Mirabelli says the girl was taken by ambulance to Lurie Children's Hospital in stable condition. He says the driver of the semi-truck ran a red light and slammed into the side of the SUV around 2 a.m. Tuesday in the River North area of the city.
Ferris wheel record-breaker planned in Chicago May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
A record-breaking Ferris wheel ride is planned this weekend in Chicago — the birthplace of the amusement park staple. Clinton Shepherd hopes to get into the Guinness World Records book by riding the Navy Pier Ferris wheel for 48 hours. The current record is 30 hours and 35 seconds.
Verdi goes one-on-one with Coach Q May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Bob Verdi goes one-on-one in an extensive interview with Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville that looks back on the season, his decision to switch up some lines, and his drive to get the team to raise its game to another level in the playoffs, among other topics. And Coach Q responds to the question that always gets asked: Is this Hawks team tough enough?
DMG/Mori Seiki opens doors to students, others during Innovation Days May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Nearly 3,000 business and manufacturing executives as well as students and educators filled the demonstration hall this week at Hoffman Estates-based DMG/Mori Seiki to learn about new technology, training and jobs in manufacturing. From Tuesday through Friday, the company demonstrated 41 robotic machines and devices for suppliers, new buyers, engineers and others for its third annual Innovation Days event, said President Mark H. Mohr.
Life not the same for Hoffman mother as GiGi's Playhouse expands May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Kukec's People featuresNancy Gianni, who started Hoffman Estates-based Gigi's Playhouse, a facility for children with Down Syndrome. Her daughter, now 10, was the inspiration for what now has turned into a national chain of playhouses that help both children and adults with Down's.
Special ed proposal could hurt all students May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
A Chicago letter to the editor: As a teacher in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, I'm writing to inform parents about disastrous proposed laws that will affect their students. Parents of mainstream students may have heard that the Illinois State Board of Education is proposing changes to special education laws eliminating Administrative Rule Part 226.730, but they may disregard it thinking it doesn't apply to everyone. What people may not realize is that this law impacts mainstream students equally.
Black churches at center of gay marriage debate May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Trump to take stand Tuesday in Chicago trial May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Donald Trump is set to testify Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his namesake skyscraper in Chicago with promises of profit-sharing, and then quietly reneging on those promises. Attorneys for both sides suggested in their opening statements to jurors Monday that a key aspect of the trial will be the management style of Trump, who has gained famed for firing contestants he deems incompetent on his popular TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice."
Emanuel says he’ll seek 2nd term as Chicago mayor May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to seek re-election in 2015 and says he's not interested in higher office, telling a newspaper he intends to fulfill his obligations should voters give him a second four-year term. The former White House chief of staff who was elected Chicago's mayor in 2011 told the Chicago Sun-Times he'd support Vice President Joe Biden or former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a presidential run in 2016, but he's intending to stay put.
Chicago man dies in crash that shuts down outbound Kennedy May 13, 2013 12:00 AM
A Chicago man was killed and two others were injured in a crash Monday morning that shut down the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway. Rufino Sanchez, 65, of Chicago, was killed when his SUV was struck from behind by a semitrailer truck near River Road.
Ginsburg says Roe gave abortion opponents targetMay 12, 2013 12:00 AM
One of the most liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be expected to give a rousing defense of Roe v. Wade in reflecting on the landmark vote 40 years after it established a nationwide right to abortion. Instead, Ginsburg told an audience Saturday at the University of Chicago Law School that while she supports a woman's right to choose, she feels the ruling by her predecessors on the court was too sweeping and gave abortion opponents a symbol to target. Ever since, she said, the momentum has been on the other side, with anger over Roe fueling a state-by-state campaign that has placed more restrictions on abortion.
Chris Rongey: Bad White Sox defense has to stop May 12, 2013 12:00 AM
The White Sox this year have always been — going back to February — a team that would have very little room for error if they wanted to truly compete. Unluckily, all we've seen this season is too many of those. Errors.
What would Len Kasper do as commissioner? May 12, 2013 12:00 AM
65 arrested in Cook County on warrantsMay 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Officers in Cook County have arrested more than five dozen people in a domestic violence warrant sweep. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced the 65 arrests on Friday.
Bail set at $2 million in Chicago police chase death May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Bail is $2 million for a Chicago man charged with killing another driver in a collision during a high-speed chase with police. Twenty-year-old Timothy Jones, of the West Pullman neighborhood, faces multiple charges, including murder, home invasion, armed robbery and leaving the scene of an accident. His bail was set Friday at $2 million.
Cubs' Jackson gets first win, beats Strasburg, Nationals May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
A day before facing each other as opposing starting pitchers, Edwin Jackson and Stephen Strasburg spent some time chatting as former teammates. "Told him I'd be ready for the gas he's throwing," Jackson recounted. Easy to joke around after the way Jackson finally picked up his first win of 2013 — and first win under the $52 million, four-year contract that took him from the Washington Nationals to the Cubs.
Loud and proud, Hawks fans send a messageMay 11, 2013 12:00 AM
If there is a fan base in North America so fervent or ubiquitous, it can be no better than tied for first with the ladies and gentlemen and children who follow the Blackhawks wherever they go. When Rocky Wirtz took over as chairman of this franchise in 2007, it was assumed that the process of reviving interest in the Blackhawks and retrieving lost generations of fans would be gradual, maybe difficult. Instead, the sleeping giant of the NHL has risen as hoped, because the Blackhawks are as endemic to this city's winters as shivering and shoveling.
White Sox fall to Angels 7-5 May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Mike Trout had two hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-5 win over the White Sox on Friday night.