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Replay game tickets going fast

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00
If you are planning on attending the Replay basketball game Sept. 10, good luck landing a seat inside St. Xavier University's Shannon Center, sports writer Pat Disabato reports.

Oak Lawn tries to collect from Target

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00
Oak Lawn officials want Target to begin repaying the $4 million the village spent on parking lot improvements three years ago.

Police: Tinley woman made up home invasion

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

A Tinley Park woman faces felony charges and her children were taken away after she told police she was the victim of a home invasion that never happened.

Boy, 13, charged in chemical attack on two children

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with heinous battery for apparently intentionally throwing a chemical at two young children from a South Side porch Tuesday.

2 firefighters hospitalized

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

Two Chicago firefighters were hospitalized after battling separate fires late Tuesday.

Cops hurt in collision between police vehicle, car

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

Two female Chicago police officers and a woman behind the wheel of a Buick were hospitalized after the officers' squad car collided with the car early Wednesday on the South Side.

Big response to new state health insurance

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

More than 1,000 Illinois residents have submitted applications for a new federally funded health insurance program for people with medical problems.

Oak Forest cop honored for helping save life

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

Quick thinking by an Oak Forest police officer last month helped save the life of a woman who had overdosed on medication and was suffering a seizure.

Corvette lovers to visit Tinley next summer

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00

The first show at Tinley Park's expanded convention center next June will feature something fast, shiny and beloved by car buffs worldwide.

Hundreds vie for chance to spend month in museum

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00
The hottest home address in Chicago these days might be the Museum of Science and Industry. More than 1,500 people from all 50 states and more distant places including Antarctica and Australia applied to spend a Month at the Museum, an immersion experience that lets the winner roam the museum freely, update visitors about the experience and sleep in exhibits.

Blago jurors' questions create buzz

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

A two-part note on Tuesday from deliberating jurors in the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich suggests they may be in the process of filling out verdict forms in the case — or are thinking about doing so soon.

2 men sought after Homewood bank heist

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00
Two men ambushed an employee as she entered U.S. Bank shortly before the bank was to open this morning. One man displayed a handgun. The branch manager saw what was happening, ran out a different door and to a convenience store across the street to call police. The robbers ran from bank without getting any cash.

Oak Lawn man critical after Elgin crash

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

A 25-year-old Oak Lawn man remained in critical condition Monday after a crash along U.S. 20 in Elgin.

Hearing set in states' Asian carp lawsuit

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

LANSING, Mich. - A hearing has been set in a multistate lawsuit that demands tougher federal and municipal action to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes and decimating their fishing industry.

Orland buys clinic to help 143rd, LaGrange project

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

Orland Park plans to buy a medical clinic's property to help make way for the widening of the intersection of 143rd Street and LaGrange Road.

SD 205 rejects vote on new school

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

The Lockport Township High School District 205 Board voted 4 to 3 Monday night against placing a referendum question on the ballot Nov. 2 that would ask voters if they favored construction of a third high school.

Mourners pack Rostenkowski funeral

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

Former Congressman Dan Rostenkowski is being remembered as a political giant whose roots in his Chicago area district were deep.

Frankfort homeowner's wall OK, no trellis

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

A group of Frankfort homeowners on Monday night successfully opposed a neighbor's plan to erect an eight-foot-high barrier at the rear of his property.

Factories aid bumpy recovery, housing still weak

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00

New government data offered a mixed picture of the economic recovery Tuesday, as U.S. manufacturing activity grew in July at the fastest pace in nearly a year while the outlook for the housing market remained dim.

Flossmoor bans dogs from village festival

Tue, 08/17/2010 - 10:00
Flossmoor officials in the past have asked residents to keep their dogs at home when attending the annual Flossmoor Fest. Apparently that didn't work so well.
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