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April 19: Focus on Family - Fashion for Fertility
WGN News"Fashion for Fertility" Luncheon Saturday April 23 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Four Seasons Hotel Chicago 120 E. Delaware, 7th Floor Chicago $30 per ticket To register and purchase tickets (by April 20): www.fcifashionforgertility.eventbrite.com Silent...Tags: Health, Physical Conditions, Delaware, Infertility, WGN
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April 12: Focus on Family - Kidwinks.com Showing Us Retro Style Family Fun
WGN NewsRetro Style Family Fun The Plush Horse Ice Cream Parlor Many parents who grew up in the Chicago area remember visiting The Plush Horse Ice Cream Parlor as a kid, and it is still in business today. The air of nostalgia greets you as you enter the old...Tags: Ice Cream, Gaming, Martin Luther King Jr., Entertainment, Foods and Beverages
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Guthrie leaving mark at Illinois
It wasn't long after Zach Guthrie discovered he liked golf that his younger brother decided he wanted to tag along. And it wasn't much longer until Luke Guthrie was hanging around Westview Golf Course in Quincy from dawn to dusk. Luke spent a lot of the...
Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Golf, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Steve Stricker
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Illinois Senate approves anti-gang law
WGN NewsIllinois' State Senate approved a measure backed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, that would make it easier to prosecute gang members. The bill would create a state version of federal racketeering statutes. That gives law enforcement a new way to go after the...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Chicago Mayor, Gang Activity, Rahm Emanuel, Crime, Law and Justice
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House OKs cigarette tax hike
SPRINGFIELD — Smokers are likely to pay $1 more a pack after the Illinois House on Friday approved a cigarette tax increase to avoid even deeper cuts to health care for the poor.
The House has long been the stumbling block to higher tobacco taxes,...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Democratic Party, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Senate
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Illinois Senate rejects anti-bullying bill
A proposal to have schools in Illinois adopt more policies against bullying was rejected by the state Senate.
The bill would have required schools to have a definition of bullying and explain how it can be reported.
Students would also have to be told...Tags: Elections, Kyle McCarter, Health, Illinois General Assembly, Health and Safety at School
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Illinois Legislature passes $1.6 billion in Medicaid cuts
SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose health coverage, prescription drug discounts for seniors would be dropped and dental care for adults would be greatly curtailed as part of $1.6 billion in budget cuts lawmakers...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Health, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois Governor
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Fracking comes to Illinois
Representatives of the oil and natural gas industries scratched their heads this week when they read two proposed amendments to an Illinois drilling bill.
The amendments, drawn up by House Speaker Michael Madigan's staff, would create the nation's most...Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Land Resources, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Illinois' commercial broadband connections soar
Tribune staff reporterWhile Illinois consumers' adoption of broadband Internet service in recent years has been about average for the nation, growth in the number of businesses in the Land of Lincoln getting online with broadband is soaring, according to the monthly Illinois...Tags: Business, Social Issues, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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House approves ban on legislative scholarships
The Illinois House sounded the death knell yesterday for a century-old legislative scholarship program long abused by politicians who passed out tuition waivers to children of relatives, political cronies and campaign contributors. The 79-32 vote...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Financial Aid, Abusive Behavior, Chicago Tribune, Democratic Party
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Girls basketball | Bolingbrook's Cattenhead commits to Illinois
Chicago Tribune reporterBolingbrook junior Kennedy Cattenhead said Tuesday that she made an oral commitment to play basketball at Illinois. The 5-foot-10 guard was an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State special-mention selection this season after averaging about 5...Tags: Basketball, Chicago Tribune, Sports
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Girls basketball | Maine South's Grant commits to Illinois
Chicago Tribune reporterMaine South junior Jacqui Grant made an oral commitment to play basketball at Illinois on Thursday. Grant, a 6-foot-3 forward, was a Tribune All-State special-mention selection this season after averaging about 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks per game...Tags: Basketball, Chicago Tribune, Sports
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