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Stevenson High School withheld Friday's scheduled distribution of its award-winning newspaper, Statesman, in what school officials said was a matter of journalistic principle not censorship.11/21/2009 12:02 AMA dozen paratransit protesters pressured Gov. Quinn Friday to give them the same fare freeze he gave other CTA riders this month.11/21/2009 12:22 AMFor both teams it's the ultimate challenge. Can Glenbard North's stout defense, boasting six shutouts, shut down Marist quarterback Mike Perish and an offense averaging 35 points a game?11/20/2009 11:37 PM11/20/2009 11:47 PMBank of America Corp. won a court bid to appoint a receiver for Chicago's Block 37 shopping mall after the developer defaulted, taking control of one of the city's largest projects.11/21/2009 12:02 AMSun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations.11/21/2009 12:02 AM
- Playboy brand must expand, ex-chief says
- Kelsey's owner takes on new challenge
- "Going Rogue" is going big
- Small Fla. bank shuttered, 124th this year
- Plane crash in '05 prompts FAA icing regs
- Twitter sales top $4 million
- Investors sue lawyer in fraud probe
- General Growth reaches deal
- Abbott Labs sues Teva
- Radiological Society earns grant
- Home Builders Association files Chapter 11
- Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury
The Blackhawks are 5-0 since captain Jonathan Toews returned from his concussion. Coincidence? Hardly. Goals and assists aren't the best way to measure Toews' value to the Hawks, who will be looking to stretch their winning streak to six games tonigh…11/21/2009 12:02 AMSean Kowal hit a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds to pace Northern Illinois to an 85-57 victory over Tennessee State.11/20/2009 11:43 PMPosted 4 Hours Ago| list updated 11/21/2009 5:12 AM| list updated 11/21/2009 5:12 AMHome & GardenThe father of the 2-year-old trapped in Thursday's house fire in Elgin has been charged with setting the blaze.11/20/2009 9:43 PMA man reported missing in Schaumburg is safe and sound. Tony Montes De Oca, 52, of Schaumburg, returned home around 6 p.m. Friday, Schaumburg police Sgt. John Nebl said.11/20/2009 10:02 PMWhite Sox
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying "prayer and careful thought" led her to her decision.11/20/2009 11:07 AMPolice have charged a Barrington man on suspicion of having made and sold nearly 1,000 fake driver's licenses in his apartment over a four-year period.11/20/2009 12:03 AM11/19/2009 7:50 PMHere we go again. Another sputtering start to a boys basketball campaign thanks to another stellar postseason by DuPage County football teams.11/19/2009 7:55 PMAs Sony Corp.'s e-book devices vie with the Kindle to win over readers, the real showdown may come later: when a shift to electronic textbooks at schools threatens to eclipse the current market for the products.11/20/2009 12:03 AMShoppers spent more money at low-price Old Navy stores in the third quarter, helping Gap Inc.'s profit climb 25 percent compared with last year, the retailer said Thursday. Sales in Old Navy stores open at least a year rose 10 percent after sliding f…11/20/2009 7:14 AMIt didn't take long to notice a difference in Derrick Rose.He promised reporters that he wouldn't cut his hair until he started playing more like he did as a rookie. Rose usually keeps his hair closely cropped, but it actually covered his entire hea…11/20/2009 6:21 AMHe may be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.11/19/2009 10:55 PM
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| list updated 11/20/2009 11:12 AMNaperville's business community on Thursday had a chance to voice its concerns about jobs, taxes and the economy directly to Gov. Pat Quinn.11/20/2009 12:03 AMThe DuPage County Election Commission's electoral board meets today to decide if six candidates whose nominating petitions were challenged can remain on the February ballot.11/20/2009 8:36 AM
The two Cook County State's Attorney's investigators who let convicted robber Robert Maday escape have been fired, State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced Thursday. The office moved to terminate Nick Argentine and Joe Fallon after an internal review…11/19/2009 12:38 PMA 63-year-old Aurora man faces up to 37 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a child he was baby sitting. A Kane County jury late Tuesday convicted Jerald E. Spring on one count of predatory criminal sexual assault and fou…11/19/2009 12:41 PMAlvin "Chip" Washington of Aurora was let go in October 2007, but he thought buying some single family homes, rehabbing and renting them would help bring in enough income.11/19/2009 3:39 PMShoppers increased their spending at Kmart stores for the first time in at least seven years this fall, picking up cheap toys, shoes and items for their homes. The boost in sales at Kmart stores open at least a year was tiny -- less than 1 percent.11/19/2009 2:07 PM
- Many CF shareholders support Agrium bid
- General Growth: Malls may exit bankruptcy
- Trib-owned paper sued for plagiarism
- Air execs took $350 mil as pensions ended
- Argonne gets $8.8 mil for battery research
- U.S. initial jobless claims unchanged
- Jobless benefits could end for many in Jan.
- Foreclosures hitting more prime loans
- AOL offers buyouts to 2,500
- Would Comcast-NBC have too much power?
- 30-year mortgages remain below 5 percent
- Stimulus watchdog: Job creation data flawed
- Women underrepresented in boardrooms
The Chicago Cubs today acquired left-handed pitcher Scott Maine and first baseman Ryne White from the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-handed pitcher Aaron Heilman. White is a native of Chicago and is a 2005 graduate of St. Rita of Cascia High School.…11/19/2009 3:48 PMThe Cubs and left-handed reliever John Grabow have agreed in principle on a 2-year contract, according to a report by mlb.com.11/19/2009 3:59 PM
- Giants' Lincecum wins Cy Young
- Saints' Shockey: LeBron not NFL material
- Ricketts: Cubs financially did OK
- Cutler's woes leaving offense in the dark
- Butler too much for short-handed Cats
- Report: Semenya to keep gold medal
- Central Michigan defeats UIC 67-48
- Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff schedule
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Posted 3 Hours AgoPosted 2 Days AgoPosted 2 Days Ago| list updated 11/19/2009 4:11 PM| list updated 11/19/2009 4:11 PMFederal Aviation Administration officials said a nationwide computer glitch that caused problems at most - if not all - airports in the midwest, southern and eastern area was fixed at about 10 a.m.11/19/2009 11:10 AMA long-awaited Web site which offers unprecedented state rankings of hospital performance crashed Thursday from too much traffic.11/19/2009 2:44 PMCubs
DuPage County prosecutors are reconsidering plans to seek the death penalty for a Glendale Heights man accused of killing his sons by setting them ablaze.11/18/2009 4:48 PMA jury found former swim instructor Kevin Skowron guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault Wednesday in Rolling Meadows.11/18/2009 7:35 PMGlenbard West coach Chad Hetlet didn't like the bad penalties or poor kick coverage he felt marred Saturday's Class 7A quarterfinal.11/14/2009 7:52 PMDanish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free wi-fi. You want fries with that? A McDonald's in midtown Manhattan became the first in the U.S. this fall to undergo a sleek, European-style makeover similar to what McDonald's has done at thousands of o…11/18/2009 3:20 PMSimon Property Group Inc., the U.S. shopping mall owner with more than $4 billion in cash, hired Lazard Ltd. and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as the company considers buying assets of bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc. General Growth jumped as…11/18/2009 3:34 PM
- Home construction plunges 10.6 percent
- Kellogg fights Eggo waffle shortage
- Allstate seeks deals, CEO says
- Hershey, Ferrero considering bid for Cadbury
- DirecTV to name PepsiCo executive CEO
- Company denies it's trying to buy Playboy
- Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in October
- Ford, Subaru, VW top safest car list
- Urban League, partner to offer loans
- Sports memorabilia seller opens warehouse
Most Cincinnati Bengals players are accepting the addition of troubled running back Larry Johnson as a move to improve the team. The player who could be most affected doesn't have much to say, and that's the most telling reaction of all.11/18/2009 4:04 PMIf you're the type of fan for whom nothing but a championship will do, then the Fire's 2009 season was a failure.11/18/2009 4:50 PM
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| list updated 11/18/2009 8:42 PMSomeone is $250,000 richer but apparently unaware of the riches awaiting from second prize in the Nov. 10 Illinois Lottery Mega Millions drawing.11/18/2009 4:38 PMTwo Aurora men are facing between 20 and 60 years in prison for their parts in an armed robbery that resulted in the death of a Naperville man.11/18/2009 5:19 PM
"Combustible" is a word best describing both the diesel fuel planned to be stored at the proposed Lisle site of Navistar's international headquarters and the emotions displayed during more than 12 hours of public hearings on the topic.11/18/2009 12:02 AMProponents of using wind turbines to power private homes and businesses in Kane County had a little air taken out of their sails Tuesday.11/18/2009 12:02 AMA growing Buffalo Grove business is behind dozens of grocery store displays stocked with Chicago sports memorabilia - from Cubs key chains to miniature Bears helmets.11/18/2009 12:02 AMChildren's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group -- a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season.11/18/2009 12:02 AM
- Play N Trade lets you try before you buy
- Libertyville car dealers unite for food pantry
- Retails cautious about year-end
- Walmart confirms some Black Friday deals
- Beam to bolster bottling operations in Ky.
- GM gets tax break to stay in Detroit HQ
- Sources: MySpace in talks to buy imeem
- Associated Press lays off employees
- Madoff boats sold for more than $1 mil
- Greywolf opposes Sprint-iPCS purchase
- Court gives tanker contract back to Boeing
- FDA warns Abbott on manufacturing
Illinois freshman guards Brandon Paul and D.J. Richardson look like they have the answer to everything. Well, almost everything. Paul piled up 20 points in the opening 17 minutes of Tuesday night's game with Northern Illinois.11/18/2009 12:17 AMMac Koshwal had 19 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday night as DePaul snapped an 18-game regular-season losing streak with a season-opening 59-53 victory over Columbia.11/17/2009 10:19 PM
- It won't be easy to keep Hawks together
- Loyola rolls past Canisius, 89-69
- Woods leaves Aussies eager for his return
- Balanced SIUs tops Indianapolis 84-69
- Cutler's pickoffs something he can control
- Weis: No decision on '10 has been made
- Bills fire coach Jauron after 3-6 start
- Royals' Greinke wins AL Cy Young Award
- Johnson agrees to terms with Bengals
- BCS now has a full-time director
- Toews enjoyed playing with Kane again
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Posted 2 Days Ago| list updated 11/18/2009 4:02 AM| list updated 11/18/2009 4:02 AMPeter Singer's thought-provoking work on ethics and animal rights has taken him to universities across the globe and earned him a spot on Time magazine's annual list of 100 most influential people.11/18/2009 12:02 AMAs Hoffman Estates firefighters and police officers anxiously await developments at tonight's budget workshop, another labor union is guaranteed to avoid layoffs through 2010.11/18/2009 12:26 AM
Robert Maday, the subject of a 26-hour September manhunt after he overpowered two state's attorney guards, was officially charged today on counts related to one of the alleged crimes he committed while being sought.11/17/2009 11:37 AMA South Elgin man is accused of pulling a hunting knife on a woman he knows, beating her up and robbing her. Jordan Christensen, 21, of the 1700 block of River Road, was charged Monday with robbery, aggravated domestic battery - both felonies - and d…11/17/2009 11:44 AMFrom opening night on August 28 to last Saturday's Class 7A state quarterfinal clash between St. Charles North and Glenbard West, the 2009 high school football season featured end-to-end action, soggy, mud-caked fields and plenty of excitement.11/16/2009 11:24 PMTom Zbikowski understands the lack of appreciation for special-teams players. "I still go home and get asked if I'm still playing football," the former Buffalo Grove High School and Notre Dame star and second-year pro with the Baltimore Ravens said w…11/16/2009 12:08 AMCostco is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores nationwide because of a pricing dispute with the beverage maker.11/17/2009 8:07 AMFactory production declined in October, signaling that consumers and businesses remain cautious in their spending and suggesting a sluggish economic recovery.11/17/2009 10:43 AM
- Boeing wins 737 orders at Dubai Airshow
- Swiss target Americans who hid cash at UBS
- Mortgage delinquencies hit another record
- Microsoft 's Allen treated for lymphoma
- Madoff's yacht, boats on auction block
- Texas orders State Farm to refund $310 mil
- Target profit climbs 18 pct in 3Q
- Home Depot 3Q earnings fall 8.9 percent
- Bernanke: Fed keeps eye on sliding dollar
- Fed proposes rules limiting gift card fees
- Report: Companies not reporting all injuries
- Twitter to overhaul user list seen as partisan
- Watchdog: Gov't overpaid to bail out AIG
For 30 minutes, the Baltimore Ravens were inefficient, unproductive and disorganized. In 17 seconds, they changed all that.11/16/2009 11:07 PMWhile others might scratch their head and wonder why Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville has been reluctant to play Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane on the same line this season, the captain just goes with the flow.11/17/2009 12:01 AMPosted YesterdayPosted YesterdayPosted Yesterday| list updated 11/17/2009 11:51 AM
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| list updated 11/17/2009 11:51 AMAlthough she tried to paint herself as a Robin Hood of sorts, a former Illinois tollway employee will spend the next year in a work-release program for embezzling thousands of dollars from the state agency.11/17/2009 12:01 AMOn Monday, Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Stohlquist expected to meet with some fifth-graders, hug his mom and go to his family's home on East Main Street for the first time in more than two years.11/17/2009 12:01 AM
Republicans launched an effort Monday to derail a plan to bring suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to a western Illinois prison, potentially one of the cornerstones of President Barack Obama's proposal to shut down the controversial facility in…11/16/2009 7:32 PMThe devil did not get the victory of John W. Keyes' life, said the Rev. Daniel McFadden of House of Restoration Church in Elgin. God did. On Monday, more than 500 people packed inside St. James AME Church in for the 17-year-old Elgin teen's funeral.11/16/2009 7:09 PMThe Postal Service reported a loss of $3.8 billion last year, despite a reduction of 40,000 full-time positions and other cost-cutting measures. The loss was $1 billion more than the year before despite job cuts and other efforts designed to save bil…11/16/2009 4:18 PMRalph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes. It was 1963. Roberts had been looking for new ventures after selling his belt-and-suspenders company.11/16/2009 5:11 PM
- GM says $1.2 billion loss shows progress
- Millions will have to repay part of tax credit
- Clearbrook to merge with CARC
- Abbott's Niaspan beats Merck's Zetia
- Time Warner to spin off AOL on Dec. 9
- Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October
- Moto to buy on-demand provider
- Allstate names Lacher as home, auto chief
- Chicago Reader owner hires publisher
- Terra won't appoint CF friendly directors
- Chi. company gets female condom patent
- UAL: ExpressJet to operate regional jets
Northwestern senior forward Kevin Coble, the team's leading scorer and rebounder the last three seasons, is having season-ending surgery. The 6-foot-8 Coble made his decision Monday after seeing a specialist who examined his fractured left foot.11/16/2009 4:38 PMThe NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills.11/16/2009 4:53 PMPosted 4 Hours AgoPosted 6 Hours AgoPosted 7 Hours AgoPosted 9 Hours Ago| list updated 11/16/2009 8:30 PM
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| list updated 11/16/2009 8:30 PMThe body of Chicago Public Schools President Michael Scott was discovered on the banks of the Chicago River downtown before dawn Monday morning after he apparently died by his own hand.11/16/2009 5:51 PMLove her or hate her, you've gotta admit that Sarah Palin is interesting to watch. he former Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor granted her first interview for her new best-selling book, "Going Rogue," to Oprah Winfrey.11/16/2009 12:14 PMWhite Sox
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In the 15 months since her husband's killer was found not guilty by reason of insanity, Barbara McNally has feared two things: That James Masino would escape from the Elgin Mental Health Center and that he would somehow make his way to her family's B…11/16/2009 12:08 AMAurora police are requesting the public's help in the safe recovery of a 22-year-old man with autism who was reported missing Sunday afternoon.11/15/2009 9:34 PMTom Zbikowski understands the lack of appreciation for special-teams players. "I still go home and get asked if I'm still playing football," the former Buffalo Grove High School and Notre Dame star and second-year pro with the Baltimore Ravens said with a laugh.Glenbard West coach Chad Hetlet didn't like the bad penalties or poor kick coverage he felt marred Saturday's Class 7A quarterfinal.11/14/2009 7:52 PMBristol-Myers Squibb Co. is splitting off its holdings in infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. in order to focus on its biopharmaceutical business.11/16/2009 12:08 AMGeneral Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount by 2011, four years ahead of schedule, according to a person familiar with the matter.11/16/2009 12:25 AMBill Belichick's stunning gamble failed, and Peyton Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left that rallied the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts over the New England Patriots 35-34 Sunday night.11/16/2009 12:04 AMTom Zbikowski understands the lack of appreciation for special-teams players. "I still go home and get asked if I'm still playing football," the former Buffalo Grove High School and Notre Dame star and second-year pro with the Baltimore Ravens said w…11/16/2009 12:08 AM
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Posted 5 Hours AgoPosted Yesterday| list updated 11/16/2009 5:10 AM| list updated 11/16/2009 5:10 AMWith suburban towns trying to attract and retain businesses, a consultant says a group charged with promoting downtown Wheaton is more focused on saving a theater.11/16/2009 12:08 AMEscorted by police and fire vehicles and greeted by fans rattling plastic pop bottles filled with BBs, the Cary-Grove girls volleyball team returned in triumph to the high school Sunday afternoon.11/16/2009 12:08 AM
Shopping and Schaumburg go hand in hand, as the community has built its considerable financial muscle by creating a retail mecca.11/15/2009 12:02 AMA 48-year-old Lake in the Hills man faces a slew of felony charges after authorities say he led police on a chase Friday night that started in Crystal Lake and ended near the man's home.11/15/2009 12:02 AMJacob Brinlee wasn't stunned by the surreal turn of events Saturday night at Wheaton's Rexilius Field. Bottom line, Brinlee's Lake Zurich Bears are moving on.11/14/2009 11:57 PMSomebody on a bus asks a friend, "How about that stock market?" The response: "Unbelievable." Caribbean vacationers lounging poolside check their Blackberries for stock prices. Suburban gym members chat about the latest market gains during their morn…11/14/2009 11:17 PMHome prices are expected to grow modestly next year and sales will keep rising as the housing market continues to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression, the National Association of Realtors said Friday.11/14/2009 11:17 PMIn a season full of highs and lows, the Chicago Fire took one last agonizing turn Saturday night at soldout Toyota Park.11/14/2009 11:17 PMDerrick Rose wore No. 23 in college at Memphis. But that wouldn't have been his choice for an NBA number, even if a team other than the Bulls had won the draft lottery.11/14/2009 11:10 PM
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Posted 3 Hours AgoPosted 14 Hours AgoPosted 3 Days Ago| list updated 11/15/2009 2:03 PM| list updated 11/15/2009 2:03 PMThe funeral of U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Pearson, one of the 13 people killed in the Nov. 5 shootings at Fort Hood, began Saturday with one of the Bolingbrook man's main passions: music.11/15/2009 12:02 AMLike soldiers without armor, many medical providers working on the front line of the battle against the H1N1 flu virus have been unable to get vaccinated against it.11/15/2009 12:02 AM
A large fire at a Cary industrial property kept firefighters from several departments busy and sent think waves of dark smoke across the area Saturday afternoon.11/14/2009 5:33 PMChris Whalen finally got a chance Friday to visit a memorial recognizing his father's heroism and to share memories with those who worked along side his dad and watched in horror as he drowned 35 years ago while trying to save someone who went over E…11/14/2009 1:34 PMAfter allowing Highland Park and St. Viator 49 total points in the first 2 playoff wins, Cary-Grove defensive coordinator Don Sutherland knew the Trojans would need a better effort if they were going to throttle De La Salle's high-octane offense.11/14/2009 7:08 PMFor the first time the Prairie Ridge football team will play in the state semifinals.11/14/2009 6:14 PMPosted 4 Hours Ago| list updated 11/14/2009 9:34 PM| list updated 11/14/2009 9:34 PM