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The gift that keeps on giving
The headline on the recent Chicago Tribune story recently printed in The Tribune says it all: "Turning tragedy to hope." What more appropriate way to describe a memorial fund that creates educational opportunities for young people that many parents...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Human Interest, Schools, University of Notre Dame
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Financial data startup YCharts raises $3.8M in latest funding
Tribune reporterFinancial data startup YCharts has raised $3.875 million in its third round of funding as it makes an aggressive play for institutional customers. The company, which is based in Chicago and New York, has now raised a total of $8.625 million. It last...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Hyde Park, Startups, Tribune Company
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Counting down to Lit Fest
(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...
Tags: Julia Child, Game of Thrones (tv program), Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vie
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Downers Grove, Woodridge, Westmont police blotter: May 8
The following items were taken from police reports: Downers Grove •A man discovered an antique mortar shell while cleaning out his father's garage on the 900 block of 59th Street on May 6. Police shut down 59th between Washington Street and...Tags: Prosecution, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking, Crimes
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Teacher chokes on hot dog at Cubs game, dies
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Teacher chokes on hot dog at Cubs game, dies A day at the ballpark turned tragic for a 28-year-old schoolteacher who choked on a hot dog before Sunday's Chicago Cubs-Cincinnati Reds game and died on Tuesday. Maureen Oleskiewicz began...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Sun-Times
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Robinson can't keep heat on Heat as Bulls trampled in Game 2
The surreal repercussion of the Bulls taking the first game of the playoff series with the Heat wasn’t simply that the most talked about player this week is Nate Robinson. More surprising was that the usually loquacious guard wasn’t talking....
Tags: LeBron James, Miami Heat, Kirk Hinrich, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose
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'Seasonal Salads' ebook helps make the most of summer's bounty
Getting ready for those farmers markets? We offer a tasty e-book for you to devour. “Good Eating’s Seasonal Salads” is a collection of 90 delicious recipes from the Chicago Tribune’s Good Eating section that are perfect as exciting...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Salads, Foods and Beverages, Recipes
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The spread of speculoos
After its creation was announced via nationwide broadcast, people lined up to buy the very first versions. It's lightweight, has been the subject of fierce patent battles and is so addictive you can't put it down, even when you know you should. We're...
Tags: Evanston, Butter, Breads, Peanut Butter, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Indiana E-ZPass users may face extra fee on Illinois Tollway
Indiana drivers who use E-ZPass transponders to pay tolls electronically on the Illinois Tollway might soon be charged an extra fee to balance out what Illinois officials see as a long-unresolved fairness issue. Since 2010, Illinois Tollway I-Pass...
Tags: Travel, Michigan Avenue, Science and Technology, Road Transportation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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Fighting emerald ash borer
Q: We have a beautiful, full ash tree on the berm in back of our house, which at this point is free from the emerald ash borer. Last summer it was fully leafed out, and we have checked the bark for tell-tale signs of the borer such as small D-shaped...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Botany, Inorganic Chemical Industry, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chemical Industry
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Retired Justice O'Connor: Bush v. Gore 'stirred up the public'
Tribune reporterRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor hasn’t given much thought to which case was the most important one she helped decide during her 25 years on the bench. But she has no doubt which was most controversial. It was Bush v....Tags: George W. Bush, Sandra Day O'Connor, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Lobbying
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Voice of the People, May. 07
I have a solution to the Chicago parking meter fiasco. Have the City Council pass a new ordinance stating that the current city administration does not have to abide by any contracts agreed to by previous city administrations. Oh but it can't; it...Tags: Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, Elections, Illinois General Assembly
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