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Des Plaines, Niles, Park Ridge police blotter: April 22
The following items were taken from police reports. Des Plaines A Chicago man was arrested April 13 near the intersection of Potter and Ballard roads and charged with driving without a license or insurance, having an expired registration and a...
Tags: Police Arrests, Theft, Prosecution, Crimes, Apple iPad
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Yearly picnic thrilled thousands of kids
Chicago Tribune reporterAt a time when automobiles were rare but orphans were plentiful, a tradition began in Chicago to bring them together. The idea was simple: Why shouldn't a needy kid get to enjoy an automobile ride and fun picnic in the park? In 1904, five children from a...Tags: Evanston, World War II (1939-1945), Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Father of 3 killed in hit-and-run
Chicago police are looking for a driver who struck and killed an employee with the Cook County Clerk's Office and injured another man in West Rogers Park. A dark blue Volkswagen Beetle hit both men while they crossed the street on the 6400 block of N....
Tags: David Orr , Rogers Park, Injuries and Wounds, Head Injuries
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Scholars fix gaze on changing racial landscape
Laura Kina, 39, is half Asian-American and half white. Her husband is Jewish, and her stepdaughter is half Hispanic. Her family, including her fair-skinned, blue-eyed biological daughter, lives near Devon Avenue in the heart of Chicago's Indian and...
Tags: Japan, Colleges and Universities, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, DePaul University
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Bicyclist, 81, dies after accident in Edgebrook
Tribune reporterAn 81-year-old bicyclist died this afternoon after he ran into an SUV as he rode on the street in the Edgebrook neighborhood, officials said. Robert van Pelt of the 6300 block of North Hiawatha Avenue was pronounced dead at 12:05 p.m. at Advocate...Tags: Edgebrook, Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents
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Police launch crackdown on rogue motorcyclists
Illinois State Police are cracking down on rogue motorcyclists on the Edens Expressway. State police, along with officers from Skokie and Lincolnwood are targeting a stretch of the Edens between Devon Avenue and Old Orchard Road. They say they get...
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Chicago post office hour changes
HOURS CHANGES AT CHICAGO POST OFFICES, STARTING JANUARY 17TH AMC O'Hare 11600 Irving Park Rd. MONDAY-FRIDAY 4 pm - 7 pm SATURDAY Closed Aon Center 200 E. Randolph St. MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 am - 5 pm SATURDAY Closed Auburn Park 8345 S. Ashland Ave. MONDAY-...Tags: Clearing, Hancock Building, Aon PLC, Merchandise Mart, Irving Park
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John Williams' Peanut Butter and Jolly Drive!
After hearing food banks were experiencing a shortage on one of their most important staples, peanut butter, we got a nutty idea. So, we spread the word and started a one day peanut butter drive. In a Jif, we had 18 listeners offer their businesses as...Tags: Evergreen Park, Elmhurst, Politics, Crestwood, Tribune Tower
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Recommended events
Saturday The annual Bughouse Square Debates will feature a main debate on collective bargaining in the public sector and more than 15 other "soapboxers" discussing varying topics; 1-4 p.m. in Washington Square Park, across from the Newberry Library, 60...Tags: Ansell Limited, Washington (U.S. state)
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Friends remember gifted chef killed in scooter-van accident
TribLocal - EvanstonAs the owner of a popular Evanston restaurant, Donatella Majore often rode her scooter along Devon Avenue in Chicago. She called the produce found along …... -
North Park: More for the money and close to nature
Special to the TribuneSusan Robbins and her husband were renting an apartment in Andersonville when they decided to take the plunge into homeownership. They found the home of their dreams in North Park -- a brick bungalow that needed repair with a yard that needed work....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Avenues, Colleges and Universities, Theft, Chicago Restaurants
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