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Donald Trump may have met his match in Evanston grandmother
Donald Trump seems to relish an image as a no-nonsense businessman and boss, some might even say a bully. But the real estate mogul might have met his match in an Evanston grandmother who had humble beginnings growing up in a children's home. "Someone...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Donald Trump, Chicago Hotels
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Woman testifies in suit against Trump Tower
Her family too poor to care for her, Jacqueline Goldberg was placed in a children's home at age 10. Seven decades later, Goldberg had the kind of money that allowed her in 2006 to put cash deposits down on two condos in Donald Trump's luxury...
Tags: Justice System, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Donald Trump, Chicago Hotels
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Voice of the People, May. 11
Age: 84 Residence: Tinley Park Writing letters since: His retirement in 1988. Along with the Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times and Southtown Star also publish his letters ("I've lost count over the years," he said). Life story in 100 words or less: Born...Tags: Gang Activity, Chicago Sun-Times, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Chicago
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Roosevelt student overcomes family struggles to graduate
For RedEyeSeven months before the start of her freshman year at Roosevelt University, Mariana Luna’s life changed. Around 4 a.m. one day in 2008, Luna’s mother got a call from her father’s co-worker. Luna’s dad was an industrial painter,...Tags: Soldier Field, Teachers, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychology, Mexico
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For pianist Osorio, passion drives a life in music
Jorge Federico Osorio knows firsthand the power of classical music to move young minds and hearts. "Many years ago I was playing a concert in a church in the Mexican city of Leon," the Mexican-born, Highland Park-based pianist recalls. "When I began...
Tags: Music Industry, Mexico, Concerts, Mexico City, Jorge Federico Osorio
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Voice of the People, Apr. 29
Selfish politicians After the U.S. Senate vote to defeat any sort of gun control or background checks, it has become perfectly clear that we, the voters, don't matter. The National Rifle Association runs Washington. The cowards' fear of loss of their...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Classical Corner
Apollo Chorus of Chicago: Composer Stephen Paulus will be in residence for a program of his choral works under Stephen Alltop's direction. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut St.; and 3 p.m. Sunday at Alice Millar Chapel,...Tags: Music Industry, Jorge Federico Osorio, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, Chicago Park District
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Dolores Jean Grey Reynolds: 1950-2013
Dolores Jean Grey Reynolds worked to make her customers feel at home during the 17 years she owned and ran the venerable South Side restaurant Army & Lou's. A successful business executive before buying Army & Lou's, Ms. Reynolds had no culinary...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), Lifestyle and Leisure, Esophageal cancer
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Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001; what can it teach Illinois?
Liberalized drug laws are on the rise, with Chicago decriminalizing marijuana possession, the Illinois House approving pot for medical use and two states legalizing the substance altogether. But those are baby steps compared with the drug policy adopted...
Tags: Portugal, Crime, Law and Justice, Heroin, Punishment
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How to get those politicians to listen
A confession. I have always admired Sarah Palin, not for her intelligence or her looks, but for her aggressiveness, even in the face of defeat. She and John McCain went down in flames to the man who became America's first black president. But even now,...
Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced
Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...
Tags: Millennium Park, Grant Park, Concerts, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Mike Smith
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Women get 2nd chance at being firefighters
RaShaunda Dooley has heard plenty of people tell her she can't be a firefighter. "There are always naysayers," she said Monday outside the Chicago Fire Department Academy South. "There are still naysayers now. But I know I can do the job." Dooley, 29,...
Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Justice System, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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