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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Grant Park, Chicago Weather, Union Pacific Corporation, Natural Disasters, Chicago White Sox
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Storms scrape across Chicago area
A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, forcing a temporary halt to commuter train traffic and canceling hundreds of flights in and out of Midway and O'Hare International airports. The storm system threatened...Tags: Chicago Weather, Union Pacific Corporation, Chicago White Sox, Natural Disasters, Weather
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Oak Park, River Forest police blotter: June 10
The following items were taken from police reports: Oak Park •Some 87 baggies containing 35.1 grams of heroin were confiscated after an officer stopped a man who could not explain why he was in the area of the 500 block of South Humphrey Avenue...
Tags: Police Arrests, Crimes, Apple iPhone, Heroin, Whole Foods Market
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The 'sky port' that made it big
Chicago Tribune reporterMidway is the little airport that could. Despite numerous hurdles, it managed to become the busiest airport in the world, a title it held for at least 15 years. Don't remember the golden age? The little airfield on the city's Southwest Side...Tags: United Air Lines, Health and Safety at School, Romeoville, Entertainment, Illinois Supreme Court
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Make Music Chicago festival back for a third year
More than 25 public spaces throughout the city will resound with live music of all genres when the free, daylong Make Music Chicago festival returns for a third year on June 21, the first day of summer. Hundreds of performers of all ages and levels of...
Tags: Arts, Music, Lincoln Park Zoo, Entertainment, Festive Events
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Editorial: Illinois legislators, deliver results and — this time — head home as heroes
We recognize that staying in office — staying in power — animates much of governance in Springfield. But the rest of us, nearly 13 million strong, need the members of the Illinois General Assembly to set aside that preoccupation and address...
Tags: Government, Pension and Welfare, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Pat Quinn
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Free Wi-Fi comes to O'Hare, Midway but options limited
Tribune reporterTravelers at O'Hare and Midway airport now have access to free Wi-Fi, but only a few dozen websites. The Chicago Department of Aviation and Boingo, the airports' Wi-Fi provider, have inked a deal that allows free access to more than 30 websites offering...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., O'Hare International Airport, Email, Computer Networking and Internet
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Two books on supper clubs
In one of the oddest publishing coincidences and competitions in recent memory, two books about the artery-clogging subculture of supper clubs have hit the shelves at the same time: Ron Faiola's "Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old-Fashioned Experience" and...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Authors, Recipes, Labor Day, Book
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Gary taking a new tack to expand, land business for its airport
For many years, Gary/Chicago International Airport has offered its services as a reliever airport to help ease flight-delay pressures at Chicago's two airports. Yet there have been few takers among airlines or passengers, despite competition in the form...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Illinois Department of Transportation, South Shore, Michigan Avenue, Air Transportation Delays
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Renewed gambling expansion push picks up steam
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A renewed push to greatly expand gambling in Illinois surfaced today, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his weight behind a plan the state Senate quickly approved. Like two previous bills that Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed, the latest...Tags: Government, Park City, Pat Quinn, Waukegan, Elections
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Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do
President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...
Tags: Jackson Park, Chicago Loop, Daniel Burnham, DuSable Museum of African-American History, Architecture
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