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Steve Kordek dies at 100; game designer revolutionized pinball
During the Depression, a Chicago man named Steve Kordek got a job as a solderer at Genco Pinball Co. and worked his way up from the production line to the engineering department. When the company's head designer fell ill, Kordek was told to fill in and...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Music, Forestry and Timber, Bally, Bucktown
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Grizzly bear kills hiker near Yellowstone
OutpostsA man hiking near Yellowstone National Park on Thursday was killed by a grizzly bear, the same animal that researchers had tranquilized, captured and released earlier in the day. Erwin Frank Evert, 70, of Park Ridge, Ill., was reported missing...... -
'Awake' may not rouse sleepy week
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThis is the first of a new weekly feature that will project the weekend box-office performance and analyze marketing campaigns for movies opening and returning in theaters. With the only major release hitting theaters this week, the backers of the...Tags: Jessica Alba, Academy Awards, Drama (genre), Thriller (genre), Tickets
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Donald G. Jones Mentor to a young Hillary Rodham Donald G. Jones, 78, a professor at Drew University in Madison, N.J., and Methodist minister who was an early spiritual mentor to Hillary Rodham Clinton, died Thursday of natural causes in Morristown, N....Tags: Crimes, Christopher Dodd, Drew Pearson, Death, Human Rights
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Palatine man dies in motorcycle crash
A 30-year-old man died in a collision between a motorcycle and a car in Palatine, authorities said. Husham Hussain, of the 200 block of North Wilke Road in Palatine, was pronounced dead around 10:35 p.m. Wednesday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital...
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Breast milk donations accepted in Oak Park
An Oak Park doctor has started accepting donations of breast milk, largely for use by intensive care units in hospitals that treat premature babies whose mothers can't provide the milk on their own. Milk is donated by mothers who pass a screening that...
Tags: Women's Health, Human Interest, Premature Birth, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics
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Recount in Park Ridge doesn't change end result of 6th Ward race
A discovery recount for the race for 6th Ward alderman for the city of Park Ridge failed to significantly alter the result of the spring election. Vincent LaVecchia requested that the Cook County Clerk's Office hold a discovery recount after losing to...
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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. William...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Drug Trafficking, Substance Abuse, Medical Procedures and Tests, Niles
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Recount coming in Park Ridge 6th Ward race
After being defeated by just 20 votes in the race for Park Ridge's 6th Ward alderman, Vincent LaVecchia requested that the Cook County clerk's office hold a discovery recount. "The integrity of the vote is extremely important," said LaVecchia, who...
Tags: Elections, Voting, Chicago Elections, Business, Politics
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Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...Tags: Interior Policy, Firearms, Tim Bivins, Gun Control, Mental Health
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5 hurt, including 2 children, in crash in Portage Park
Five people were injured, including two children, in a collision involving five vehicles in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side this morning. The accident happened shortly before 8 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Addison Street. Police...
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5 hurt in Portage Park crash
Five people, including two children, were injured in a collision involving five vehicles Tuesday on Chicago's Northwest Side. The accident happened shortly before 8 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Addison Street in the Portage Park neighborhood. One...
Tags: Addison, Portage Park, Hospitals and Clinics
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