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Elizabeth Brumfiel dies at 66; feminist archaeologist
Elizabeth Brumfiel, a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology who studied Aztec culture, examining not only the functional and economic significance of ancient relics but what scholars learned about changing gender roles and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Texas at Austin, Archaeology, Arts and Culture, Cancer
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Hint: Become a publicity hound
Special to The TimesFrom a publicity perspective, Larry Kay has made a good start with some awards, national distribution and experts involved with the company that lend it credibility, says Andrea Blain, a specialist for 16 years in publicity for children's entertainment...Tags: Marketing, Children, DVDs
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Lawmakers override Quinn on ComEd veto
— Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from raising rates in exchange for promises to digitize the electrical grid. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the original legislation, which would allow the...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Consumers, Tom Cross, Louis I Lang, Pat Quinn
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Lawmakers go along with ComEd rate hikes, override Quinn
Clout StreetSPRINFFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the legislation, the minimum number of votes needed to do so. The vote came a day...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Justice System, Government, Consumers, Pat Quinn
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Regional Authority, Legal Service, Organized Crime, Chicago Mayor, Business Enterprises
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Authorities: Woman who posed as drug counselor pleads guilty to forgery
Special to the TribuneA woman who authorities say posed as a licensed drug councilor in Glencoe will be sentenced in June on charges that she committed forgery when she deposited insurance company checks to her bank account, even though the checks were made out to the father...Tags: Punishment, River Grove, McHenry, Crime, Law and Justice, McHenry County
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They're not booing, they're saying "Loooooou." Or maybe they are booing.
Change of SubjectSunday we published a muscular attack on our own editorial board penned by Democratic State Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie: For years the editorial page has loudly bellowed for and against Illinois pension proposals and petulantly insulted and denigrated... -
Voice of the People, May. 16
Lang's language This is in response to "Tribune's pension scold way off mark" (Perspective, May 12), by Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, deputy majority leader of the Illinois House. Lang clearly has spent quite a bit of time polishing his ability to compose his...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Louis I Lang, Employees, Career and Workplace, La Grange Park
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Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013
As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...
Tags: Wilmette, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Forestry and Timber, Crime, Law and Justice, Cook County Government
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Carrie Hightman is not afraid to take chances
Huddling with business and community leaders last month to recommend legal and financial advisers for development of Gary/Chicago International Airport, Carrie Hightman smiled as Adela Cepeda, an acquaintance from Chicago business circles, pitched her...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Business Enterprises, Marshall Field, Justice System, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Legislators angry at Tribune editorial board over pension reform stance
It's about time that the Chicago Tribune's editorial board stop treating the Illinois Constitution like yesterday's newspaper. For years the editorial page has loudly bellowed for and against Illinois pension proposals and petulantly insulted and...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Louis I Lang, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Chicago Tribune
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Specialty courts in Lake and Cook counties help keep veterans and people with mental health problems out of trouble, officials say
Nicholas Rodriquez did not know Seneka Harrington three years ago, but both of their lives were spinning out of control. They were in serious trouble following arrests on various felony charges. Rodriquez, now 22, had recently left the Navy. After an...
Tags: Prisons, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
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