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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: United Air Lines, Air Transportation Industry, Media Industry, American Airlines, Inc., AMR Corp.
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Quilting bee members meet to socialize, contribute to causes
An ice storm is slowing morning commuters, but there's no stopping the 10 members of the Sewing Circle who convene at a Geneva church for their quilting bee. "When I was out of town, I missed them," said Joanne Wagner. "When I'm in town, I'm here...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Hinsdale, Social Issues, Religion and Belief
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Hard lessons learned from past floods helped limit destruction this time
When Rohn Hebel moved into North Libertyville Estates more than 20 years ago, sandbagging was a frequent community ritual in the subdivision along the Des Plaines River in Lake County. But when the terrible flood of 1986 prompted the construction of a...
Tags: Natural Disasters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Floods, Science and Technology, Elmhurst
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Illinois rowers give Games a paddlin'
LONDON — The U.S. rowing team marked a solid start to the Olympic Regatta Saturday with performances that kept three local rowers in medal contention going into Wednesday's finals. The American men's eight — which includes twin brothers Grant...
Tags: YMCA, Awards and Prizes, DeKalb, Illinois, Australia
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Distraught woman jumps off I-290 overpass
A woman is at a hospital this afternoon, in “bad shape” after jumping off an overpass and landing on westbound I-290 near Itasca, according to State Police. The first responding trooper found the 34-year-old woman, who was able to talk after...
Tags: Irving Park
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Grandma's new friend is wired
It's a medical device that looks like a baby harp seal, and someday it just might be your best friend.
Which leads to some interesting questions. Like, Why would you want to hang out with a medical device? And, Is this a good idea?
The device is...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Medical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Japan, Stanford University
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State police: Man hit by car running from police
A Chicago man was hit by a car after running from Illinois State Police during a traffic stop in Itasca Saturday.
Marvin Estes, 33, is being held for resisting a peace officer and for three outstanding warrants, but police couldn't say what he was wanted...Tags: Elk Grove Village (Cook, Illinois), Traffic, Chicago
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Man pleads guilty in death of girlfriend in train-car crash
Special to the TribuneA Carol Stream man who drove his pickup into a freight train locomotive, killing his girlfriend, pleaded guilty today to aggravated driving under the influence. In a plea deal with DuPage County prosecutors, Jeffrey S. Fisher, 40, admitted to being under...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Accidental Death, Punishment
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Relay For Life of Elmhurst College Receives American Cancer Society Relay All Star Award
TribLocal - ElmhurstRelay For Life of Elmhurst College was awarded the American Cancer Society’s prestigious Relay All Star Award at the Society’s recent Relay Leadership Summit in …...
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