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One of Chicago's closest and oldest satellites blends homes with business and industrial districts.
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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Midwest states continue to fight record flooding

    After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days.
    After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...

    Tags: Pat Quinn, Floods, Stephen Breyer, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Geological Survey

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Midwestern floodwaters show little sign of receding

    Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way.
    Floodwaters that swept through the Midwest last week failed to recede Tuesday after another inch of rain fell in Illinois and surrounding states, and forecasters warned that more was on the way. Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms battered the...

    Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Floods, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Weather Warnings, O'Hare International Airport

    3. Oct 12, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Who's best suited for the White House?

    AT FIRST glance, there wasn't much to the way Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain dressed for the debate Tuesday in Nashville, other than their partisan choices in necktie color -- a pale shade of blue for Obama and red stripes for McCain. Both wore two-button, notch-lapel jackets with a single vent in the back (Obama's was black, McCain's was dark charcoal). Both wore white dress shirts with a spread collar.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    AT FIRST glance, there wasn't much to the way Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain dressed for the debate Tuesday in Nashville, other than their partisan choices in necktie color -- a pale shade of blue for Obama and red stripes for McCain. Both wore two-...

    Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Politics, Barack Obama, Entertainment

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Term Limits commission hears research design, electoral history

    Members of the Tinley Park Term Limits Commission continued to explore the issue at the group's third meeting, where more information was presented to the group. The commission, appointed by Mayor Ed Zabrocki after voters overwhelmingly voted in favor...

    Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Voting, Elections, Political Corruption

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles police chiefs oppose medical marijuana

    Illinois legislators may have voted to legalize medical marijuana, but the police chiefs of three Maine Township communities say the proposed measure could spread the drug's availability and challenge their ability to curb impaired driving.
    Illinois legislators may have voted to legalize medical marijuana, but the police chiefs of three Maine Township communities say the proposed measure could spread the drug's availability and challenge their ability to curb impaired driving. William...

    Tags: Park Ridge, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments, Niles

    6. May 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Orbert Davis' jazz symphony looks at Chicago River's momentous reversal

    It was called the “seventh engineering wonder of the world,” a herculean effort to reverse the flow of the Chicago River.
    It was called the “seventh engineering wonder of the world,” a herculean effort to reverse the flow of the Chicago River. Typhoid fever, cholera and other waterborne diseases were running rampant in Chicago in the late 19th century, and...

    Tags: Music, Michael Williams, Science and Technology, Music Industry, Authors

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Park Ridge police: Man may have scammed dozens with fake-business scheme

    Park Ridge police continue to unravel a web of fake names allegedly used by a 63-year-old Chicago man suspected of setting up fake businesses across the Midwest to scam dozens of people out of thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise.
    Tribune reporter
    Park Ridge police continue to unravel a web of fake names allegedly used by a 63-year-old Chicago man suspected of setting up fake businesses across the Midwest to scam dozens of people out of thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise. Police said...

    Tags: Theft, Craigslist, Inc.

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  8. Project gives new life to old concrete

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    It's demolition for sure, but the process of tearing down part of an old grocery warehouse to make way for a new retail development in Wauwatosa could also be described as rubble reuse. Everything from asphalt to structural steel at the demolition...

    Tags: Building Material, Kohl's

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Des Plaines man shot, killed by police after chase in Missouri

    A <a href="#" data-topic-id="PLGEO100100501350000">Des Plaines</a> man died after being shot by police after a chase Friday that started with a traffic stop in southwest Illinois and ended in Missouri, according to police.
    A Des Plaines man died after being shot by police after a chase Friday that started with a traffic stop in southwest Illinois and ended in Missouri, according to police. Jose H. Garcia, 49, of northwest suburban Des Plaines, was shot about 11:45 p.m....

    Tags: Traffic, Highway Transportation, St. Louis

    10. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Des Plaines' beef about levee dismissed by state agency

    Efforts by Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to limit flood damage near Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River last month did not violate a state permit and did not significantly contribute to flooding downstream in Des Plaines, according to findings from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
    Efforts by Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to limit flood damage near Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River last month did not violate a state permit and did not significantly contribute to flooding downstream in Des Plaines, according to findings from...

    Tags: Floods, Prospect Heights (Cook, Illinois), Mount Prospect, Bodies of Water, Education

    11. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. BRIEF: LI people on the move, May 9, 2013

    Newsday
    BOARDS/ASSOCIATIONS James P. Jacobs has been elected to the board of the Metropolitan Association of Home Inspectors, which is the New York chapter of the National Association of Home Inspectors. The Huntington resident is owner of Home Sweet Home...

    Tags: Realty

    12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple

    John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the Catholic school in Oak Park, he said.
    John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...

    Tags: Teachers, Schools, Skokie, Education, Englewood

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