Michael Edwards has only been in town for a few months, but the new executive director of the Chicago Loop Alliance says the...
Feb
26
Chicago could see 6 inches of snow in Tuesday storm
Label: World Abundant sunshine and temperatures close to 50 degrees in the past few days teased sober Midwestern sensibilities.Encouraged...
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee drops bin Laden film probe
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (Reuters) – One day after “Zero Dark Thirty” failed to win major awards at the Oscars, a congressional aide said on Monday the Senate Intelligence Committee has closed its inquiry into the filmmakers‘ contacts with the Central Intelligence Agency.The intelligence committee gathered more information from the CIA and will not take further action, according to the aide, who requested anonymity.Sony...
Horse Meat in European Beef Raises Questions on U.S. Exposure
Label: HealthThe alarm in Europe over the discovery of horse meat in beef products escalated again Monday, when the Swedish furniture giant Ikea withdrew an estimated 1,670 pounds of meatballs from sale in 14 European countries. Ikea acted after authorities in the Czech Republic detected horse meat in its meatballs. The company said it had made the decision even though its tests two weeks ago did not...
Feb
25
State lawmaker's bill seeks to limit use of drones to fight crime
Label: World SPRINGFIELD — As the Obama administration comes under fire for its use of unmanned drones in foreign lands, a state senator...
ComEd chief hopes to spark positive change
Label: Business Every organization has its low point. For Commonwealth Edison, it was in summer 2011 when a storm left more than 850,000 people...
Feb
24
2 hurt, 19 arrested in melee near Ford City Mall
Label: World Two people suffered minor injuries and police arrested 19 teenagers during a disturbance involving crowds of young people Saturday...
“Scary Spice” Mel B joins “America’s Got Talent” panel
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Spice Girl Mel B will join the judging panel on summer TV talent show “America‘s Got Talent,” broadcaster NBC said on Thursday.The 37-year-old Briton, known by the nickname Scary Spice when she was part of the chart-topping 1990s British girl band, will replace Sharon Osbourne who quit the series in a dispute with NBC over their decision to drop her son Jack from another...
The Texas Tribune: Advocates Seek Mental Health Changes, Including Power to Detain
Label: HealthMatt Rainwaters for Texas MonthlyThe Sherman grave of Andre Thomas’s victims. SHERMAN — A worried call from his daughter’s boyfriend sent Paul Boren rushing to her apartment on the morning of March 27, 2004. He drove the eight blocks to her apartment, peering into his neighbors’ yards, searching for Andre Thomas, Laura Boren’s estranged husband. Expanded coverage of Texas is produced by...
Promise, peril seen for crowd-funding investors
Label: Business Crowd funding is widely seen as a revolutionary idea.A 2012 federal law known as the JOBS Act opens the door to allowing small,...
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