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Wheaton taking aim to reduce coyote population

Arlington Herald - Weeks after a small dog had to be put to sleep after it was seriously injured in a coyote attack, Wheaton officials have agreed to take steps to cull...

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Cubs Equipment On Its Way To Arizona

Cubs Equipment On Its Way To Arizona

Chicago Cubs Blog - It's a miserable, snowy day today in Chicago. But this colorful truck is now on its way to Mesa, Arizona, with the Cubs ' jerseys, caps and other equipment, awaiting the arrival of pitchers...

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Bethlehem, PA: Emeril's Burgers and More Will Leave You Wanting More

Chicago Serious Eats - Photographs: Nick Solares BAM: Burgers and More by Emeril 77 Sands Boulevard, Bethlehem PA 18015; map); 877-SANDS77; pasands.com Cooking Method:...

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City Council Committee Approves Police Brutality Settlement

Chicagoist - According to the Tribune, a key city council committee approved a $700,000 settlement with two Southwest side men for alleged police brutality in the summer...

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Blago attys denied prosecution trial plans

ABC Local - A federal judge refused Monday to give former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys an early look at key evidence in his corruption case, saying their request...

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Illinois Supreme Court Upends Malpractice Reform

Illinois Supreme Court Upends Malpractice Reform

Daily Observer - Nothing brings a greedy gleam to the eye of a plaintiff's trial lawyer like a baby case, as they crudely call them. They mean a case against a doctor or hospital involving a baby allegedly injured...

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IL Poet Laureate's home to recieve landmark designation

The Sixth Ward - This is the home of poet Gwendolyn Brooks and it may be receive recognition as a landmark along with two places that were homes to black writers. Story...

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What's in a name? If it's Lurie, hospital says 'be specific'

Shia Kapos - As 500 construction workers tackle the interiors of the new Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, hospital officials are laying the...

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Up To A Foot Of Snow To Clobber Chicago Area

CBS Chicago Local - You might as well get used to the snow, because it's not going anywhere Tuesday. A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire area until 9...

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As Pace Struggles, CTA Claims No Major Delays After Doomsday Day One

Chicagoist - Photo by Phototravel1 There were fewer trains and buses and the ones that did run were more crowded, but CTA President Richard Rodriguez called the first...

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Simulator helps veterans confront painful memories

Chicago Daily Herald - Sometimes the best way to make people feel better is to first make them feel worse. That's certainly the best proven method to help people...

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How To Upgrade Furniture with Paint and Hardware Home Hacks

Apartment Therapy - Most people know how to paint a piece of wood furniture, but it never hurts to have a refresher course. This hand-me-down case of drawers was the...

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Have We Learned No Lessons from Poltergeist?

Gapers Block - A Bensenville cemetery whose graves date as far back as 1849 will be relocated to build a new runway at O'Hare. Here's hoping they, uh, get all...

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Toddler Abandoned At Firehouse In Woodlawn

Toddler Abandoned At Firehouse In Woodlawn

CBS Chicago Local - A woman who said she was the aunt of a three-year-old boy dropped him off at a firehouse in the South Side's Woodlawn neighborhood Monday night, saying she was going overseas and couldn't...

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27° 23° Today: Snow. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph....

Tonight: Windy. Snow in the evening...then a chance of snow after midnight. Blowing snow through the...

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