Chicago Informer

A man tried to abduct a fourth-grade boy this week at Bell Elementary School in the North Center neighborhood, but the child was able to run away, authorities say.      Full News here – Chicago Breaking News

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SPRINFFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday.     Full News here – Clout Street – chicagotribune.com

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Former colleagues and peers piled accolades onto Zach Fardon Thursday after President Barack Obama nominated him to be the next U.S. Attorney in Chicago. But there was no question that the 46-year-old will face a set of challenges as he’s expected to take the helm of one of the most prominent prosecutors’ offices in the [...]

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TED and The Huffington Post are excited to bring you TEDWeekends, a curated weekend program that introduces a powerful “idea worth spreading” every Friday, anchored in an exceptional TEDTalk. This week’s TEDTalk is accompanied by an original blog post from the featured speaker, along with new op-eds, thoughts and responses from the HuffPost community. Watch [...]

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Chicago Bear great Brian Urlacher announced his retirement earlier today. I photographed number 54 for his entire career. I am not sure I every made a fantastic image of the middle linebacker, but, I sure did enjoy watching him play.          Full News here – Shooting from the Hip – Scott Strazzante

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University of Chicago graduate students looking for a teaching position at a public research university recently got an insider’s look into that hiring process and work environment. Almost 100 students gathered in Ida Noyes Hall last month to hear the advice of UChicago graduate alumni who now work as professors in public universities. They shared [...]

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Revised city deal still a gain for vendor, analysis findsTribune analysis: Chicago taxpayers still could end up pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the coffers of the company leasing the city’s parking meters under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s revamp of the much-reviled deal.      Full News here – News – chicagotribune.com

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Would you be on a show where you and your co-workers get to see each other's salaries, then vote on who should be put up for firing? Full News here – WFLD – News

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Joseph J. Ceithaml, dean of students emeritus for the Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division and professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago, died on Saturday, May 11. He was 96. Ceithaml served as dean of students in medicine and the biological sciences from 1951 to 1986, [...]

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SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois House panel today approved a concealed weapons bill that supporters say attempts to walk the fine line between gun rights advocates and gun control supporters, but some Chicago-area lawmakers want a more restrictive bill.     Full News here – Clout Street – chicagotribune.com

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Lovie: Urlacher became family to me Recently retired middle linebacker Brian Urlacher acknowledged during an interview Tuesday with ESPN 1000's "Waddle an Silvy Show" that he would "one-hundred percent" still be playing for the Chicago Bears if the organization had not fired long-time … Full News here – Read more on ESPN (blog)

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One of my all-time favorite television shows is the X-Files. As I hurriedly speed walked down chilly Michigan Avenue this afternoon, I was stopped dead in my tracks by this guy in a trench coat, sucking every bit of enjoyment he could out of a cigarette. I immediately thought of Fox Mulder’s nemesis, “The Smoking [...]

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Autopsies were being conducted Thursday on the bodies of two men who were found inside a car in Chicago’s South Side. Full News here – DailyHerald.com > Chicago News

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Festival season — that time of year when beer flows freely from makeshift taps into clear plastic cups, clothing is shed and tanlines grow upon us like zippers on Michael Jackson’s jackets — is among us. Each year’s summer brings with it more and more choices, so we are here to help make picking which [...]

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Full News here – Chicago Sports News, Chicago Scores, and Chicago Schedules: Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer and More at WLS ABC7Chicago.com

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