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Teens publish book about their lives beyond school

Students describe broken hearts, conflicts, self-discoveryHis heart racing and his lips slightly trembling, Damon Washington sat on the stage at Open Books bookstore Friday and...

Emanuel withholds most records detailing push for speed cameras

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has refused for months to release public records that could shed light on his controversial speed camera plan while he persuaded state lawmakers and Gov. Pat...

Jana Terborg - A Day in the Life of the Biggest Loser! Wednesday, February 22nd...

from:Saint Xavier University

Jana Terborg - A Day in the Life of the Biggest Loser! Wednesday, February 22nd from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in the Shannon Center Alumni Room!!...

Man killed, trooper hurt in crash on Ike

An Oakbrook Terrace man was killed and a state trooper was injured when a vehicle struck the Illinois State Police car they were sitting in on the Eisenhower Expy. in west...

City Sticker to be designed by Chicago - Not by a student (Slideshow)

from:DuPage County Conservative Examiner

The Chicago vehicle sticker contest continues to be a nightmare for the winning students and city of Chicago. Previous stories about this topic are below the article in the...

Indoor Duathlon on Sunday, February 19th from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Shannon C...

from:Saint Xavier University

Indoor Duathlon on Sunday, February 19th from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM in the Shannon Center Main Area!! http://sxu.edu/campuslife/events/index.asp#1152251

George’s letter to be read despite Obama’s ‘compromise’ on birth control

Local Catholics attending Mass on Sunday will still hear Cardinal Francis George take issue with President Barack Obama’s controversial birth-control insurance coverage...

And the REST of the Jazz GRAMMYs go to . . . .

from:Chicago Jazz Music Examiner

By the time you read this second installment of my predictions for the jazz categories in the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, you won’t have to wait very long to learn if I...

A red hot rendezvous for two with Top Chef's Beverly Kim and aria restaurant

from:Chicago Cheap Eats Examiner

You don't have to watch Top Chef to know that Beverly Kim, Chef de Cuisine for aria restaurant and bar in the Fairmont Chicago, is one imaginative and skilled chef. You just...

Will Goose Island be the next Fire Island?

from:Springfield Political Buzz Examiner

(Chicago, IL) – If Chicago's Goose Island seeks to poach Fire Island's gay tourist trade, Governor Pat Quinn is willing to help.One year after signing civil union...

Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences Information Session

from:Rush University

Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences Information Session

Sergio Montes de Oca, a hard-working professional boxer on his way up

from:Chicago Martial Arts Examiner

Sergio Montes de Oca always loved boxing. Growing up in Mexico City, his mother was afraid that if he got involved in boxing he would be involved in street fighting as well. When...

Man killed, trooper hurt in Eisenhower crash

(ADDISON) A man died and a trooper was hurt early Saturday when another vehicle rear-ended the Illinois State Police car they were sitting in. The trooper had pulled over on...

Medical marijuana grower busted on Northwest Side gets six years in prison

A Colorado medical marijuana grower arrested with a shipment of dozens...

Emanuel says he had nothing to do with city sticker decision

Mayor Rahm Emanuel insisted Friday that he played no role in City Clerk...

Sheriff to investigate possible Gacy accomplice theory

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Friday that he will ask his...

A visual free-for-all: upcoming gallery openings, exhibitions & talks—for free!

from:Chicago Culture & Events Examiner

Exploring gender, beauty and material desire, painter Alisa Henriquez incorporates imagery from House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour in her...

Bulls continue dominance over woeful Bobcats

from:Chicago Bulls Examiner

There would be no need for the services of Derrick Rose in Charlotte as the Bulls (23-6) made slight work of the Bobcats (3-23), defeating them 95-64.Rose would elect to sit,...

Pendulum swings against men-only golf clubs

Long a holdout, Oak Brook's Butler considers an about-facePsychologist Christopher Kilmartin studies how men's roles and attitudes are evolving in a world that, from the...

Illinois Catholic groups still worried about revised insurance mandate

Changes to contraception requirement 'a shell game,' says director of church's hospital associationOfficials at two major Roman Catholic policy groups expressed...

Flower shop provides work to the mentally ill

West Loop florist is a business with a bit of therapyJasminka Lekic deftly cut the stems, artfully combining roses, freesia and larkspur in a vase, preparing for the single...

Madigan primary foe denies she's GOP plant

Challenger says she's taking on House speaker because he's 'tyrant'A little-known candidate taking on powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in the...

Sen. Kirk goes to rehab facility

Pre-stroke health expected to help in recoverySen. Mark Kirk was transferred Friday from Northwestern Memorial Hospital to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he will...

Subway restaurant worker slain in robbery

Woman shot in Ukrainian Village holdupBieu Hoang always warned his workers against taking risks when he owned the Subway shop along Western Avenue on Chicago's Near Northwest...

Ask Tom why: What is the difference between official weather records and unofficial weather records?

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Imagination Movers at Genesee Theatre in October

from:Chicago Community Life Examiner

The Imagination Movers will perform at Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois. on Saturday, October 20, 2012. Genesee Theatre is a historic venue in the northern suburbs of...

Diabetes Education by Susan Politano, APRN on Wednesday, February 15th from 12:1...

from:Saint Xavier University

Diabetes Education by Susan Politano, APRN on Wednesday, February 15th from 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM in the Shannon Center Alumni Room! http://www.sxu.edu/campuslife/events/

Polish press conference on visa waiver

from:Cook County Nonpartisan Examiner

A press conference will be held this Sunday, February 12th at 11 a.m. at the Polish Museum of America at 984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Representatives from the polish community...

Jury clears N. Chicago police in 2009 excessive-force case

Law enforcement in northern suburb has been under scrutinyA federal jury ruled Friday that North Chicago police did not use excessive force or violate the rights of a man who was...

Jacob and Lukas: Two in a million

from:Childrens Memorial Hospital

Jacob and Lukas , 3, are the only known twins in North America with the life-threatening liver disease biliary atresia. After waiting two years for a liver to become available,...

Diary key evidence against man charged in 1997 murder near Downers Grove

Jose Alfredo Ruvalcaba-Quezada, 32, was ordered held without bail Friday after...

Bellwood man guilty of killing girlfriend in 2009

Charles Randle was found guilty Friday of killing his longtime girlfriend,...

Illinois fighting unemployment fraud

from:Cook County Nonpartisan Examiner

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) will begin to look for ways to garnish federal tax returns to recover $158 million from individuals who have wrongfully...

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes – Feb. 11

Join the 19th Ward and Alderman Matt O’Shea to honor our fallen heroes, Patrick King and Anthony Lockhart who died in the line-of-duty on February 12, 1998. The traditional...

Feds, state, county join anti-crime blitzkrieg in two violent districts

The Chicago Police Department’s plan to target gangs and drug markets...

Suburban business turning battle vs. PTSD into a real dogfight

Owned by Vic and Pam Barnett of Burbank, Pack Leader Academy in southwest...

Foodies prepare: Seating for Achatz's Next go on sale Saturday

(Crain's) — Fans of chef Grant Achatz's Next Restaurant can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the tough-to-get-into eatery has announced that seats for its 2012 menus will...

Gov. Pat Quinn honors SXU's NAIA National Champion Football Team!

from:Saint Xavier University

Gov. Pat Quinn honors SXU's NAIA National Champion Football Team! http://www.sxucougars.com/article/2982.php

Check out NLU's Madi Phillips analyzing how state law groups students for RTI

from:National-Louis University

Check out NLU's Madi Phillips analyzing how state law groups students for RTI

Are state and feds tying police grant money to DUI arrest quotas?

The fine print of grants paying for some special police patrols sets “performance guidelines” for how many tickets and arrests should result from the patrols, leading...

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2012: The awards for Best Director and Best Foreign Film

from:Frankfort Film Examiner

Happy Friday and welcome to the eighth of ten prediction and analysis articles for the Oscars given out at the upcoming 84th Academy Awards on February 26th. The third to last...

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2012: The awards for Best Director and Best Foreign Film

from:Frankfort Film Examiner

Happy Friday and welcome to the eighth of ten prediction and analysis articles for the Oscars given out at the upcoming 84th Academy Awards on February 26th. The third to last...

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

from:Rush University

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences Information SessionSaturday, February 11 at 10:00am

Gov. Pat Quinn's job approval rating continues to plummet

from:DuPage County Conservative Examiner

Democratic Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois was the subject of a new Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV poll, and it finds that Illinois is still extremely unhappy with Quinn’s job...

Fred Jones Art and Poetry Donation to Illinois State Library

from:Chicago Libraries Examiner

Inside the Illinois State Library (ISL) is Portrait of Illinois, a permanent collection of thirty-three works of art — painting, prints, drawings and photography by...

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2012: The male acting categories

from:Frankfort Film Examiner

Happy Friday and welcome to the seventh of ten prediction and analysis articles for the Oscars given out at the upcoming 84th Academy Awards on February 26th. This article...

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2012: The female acting categories

from:Frankfort Film Examiner

Happy Friday and welcome to the sixth of ten prediction and analysis articles for the Oscars given out at the upcoming 84th Academy Awards on February 26th. This sixth article...