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    Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Deep Tunnel, shallow thinking?

    Heavy rains in April quickly swamped Chicago's underground labyrinth of sewers, forcing a stomach-churning surge of waste and runoff back into basements and flooding neighborhoods across the city.
    Heavy rains in April quickly swamped Chicago's underground labyrinth of sewers, forcing a stomach-churning surge of waste and runoff back into basements and flooding neighborhoods across the city. The deluge so overloaded the city's aging infrastructure...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Sprague, Public Officials, Chicago Mayor, Local Government

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  2. Shouldn't CTA deciders have easy CTA access?

    Gov. Quinn last week picked a longtime politico to sit on the CTA's board--and he doesn't live anywhere near a CTA stop.
    RedEye
    Gov. Quinn last week picked a longtime politico to sit on the CTA's board--and he doesn't live anywhere near a CTA stop. Quinn nominated Frank Zuccarelli, a 20-year supervisor of Thornton Township in south Cook County, to replace John Bouman, who is...

    Tags: Executive Branch, O'Hare International Airport, Cook County Government, Regional Authority, Interior Policy

    3. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Man dies after being tasered in Thornton

    An Indiana man died late Sunday afternoon after he was tasered in south suburban Thornton, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    An Indiana man died late Sunday afternoon after he was tasered in south suburban Thornton, officials said. Mark A. Koves, 28, of the 9500 block of Roosevelt Street in Crown Point, was pronounced dead at 5:44 p.m. at St. James Hospital in Chicago...

    Tags: Chicago Heights

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 2 charged in slaying of Markham man

    Two men were charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man whose body was found in April in an unincorporated area in Thornton Township in the south suburbs, Cook County sheriff's officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    Two men were charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man whose body was found in April in an unincorporated area in Thornton Township in the south suburbs, Cook County sheriff's officials said. Brandon Johnson of Harvey and Lester...

    Tags: Blue Island, Murder, Calumet Park, Shootings, Markham

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Darien, Westmont, Woodridge police blotter: April 10

    The following were taken from police reports:
    The following were taken from police reports: Woodridge •Eggs were thrown at a garage, and the rear window and a tire of a parked vehicle were damaged in the 3100 block of Whispering Oaks Lane between midnight and 6 a.m. March 30. •A 26-...

    Tags: Darien (DuPage, Illinois), Prosecution, Woodridge, McDonald's, Drunk Driving

    6. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. No excuses for using the term 'wetback'

    After Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) used "wetbacks" in an interview last week to describe the migrant workers who were once employed on his family's farm in California &mdash; and quickly apologized for uttering the slur &mdash;- The Times published an <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wetback-20130401,0,405772.story">article</a> Wednesday rehashing the history of the term and weighing the varying degrees of offense it causes. Although the slur is widely regarded as verboten, according to the story, some aren't offended when other Latinos use the Spanish word for "wetback." Orange County Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano was quoted as saying, "When you want to insult Mexicans, calling them a 'wetback' is so 1950s."
    After Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) used "wetbacks" in an interview last week to describe the migrant workers who were once employed on his family's farm in California — and quickly apologized for uttering the slur —- The Times published an...

    Tags: Maxine Waters, Minority Groups, Don Young, Franklin Park, U.S. Congress

    7. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Ex-ND star Mirko Jurkovic dies

    <span style="font-size: small;"> MISHAWAKA &ndash; Mirko Jurkovic, a member of Notre Dame's 1988 national championship team and consensus All-American lineman, died Wednesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Mishawaka from complications from colon cancer. He was 42.</span>
    MISHAWAKA – Mirko Jurkovic, a member of Notre Dame's 1988 national championship team and consensus All-American lineman, died Wednesday at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Mishawaka from complications from colon cancer. He was 42. Jurkovic was a...

    Tags: Chicago Bears, Sugar Bowl, ESPN (tv network), Orange Bowl, Calumet City

    8. Dec 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Democrats can't agree on successor to Jesse Jackson Jr.

    Democratic leaders spent four hours Saturday listening to 16 candidates audition for the party's endorsement to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., but were unable to solidify behind one contender.
    Tribune reporter
    Democratic leaders spent four hours Saturday listening to 16 candidates audition for the party's endorsement to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., but were unable to solidify behind one contender.   After 90 minutes of deliberations, South Side...

    Tags: Matteson, Flossmoor, Washington, DC, Cook County Government, Cook County Board of Commissioners

    9. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Cook County votes to cut pay for some political appointees

    Cook County commissioners on Wednesday voted to end full-time pay and benefits for political appointees on a pair of panels, a change backed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
    Clout Street
    Cook County commissioners on Wednesday voted to end full-time pay and benefits for political appointees on a pair of panels, a change backed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Salaries, medical benefits and pension contributions for members of...

    Tags: Cook County Government, Interior Policy, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Deborah Sims, Bridget Gainer

    10. Oct 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Man charged in 2011 slaying outside South Side gas station

    A Chicago man was arrested earlier this week in the fatal shooting of a teenager last year who he argued with outside a Woodlawn neighborhood gas station, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday.
    Tribune reporter
    A Chicago man was arrested earlier this week in the fatal shooting of a teenager last year who he argued with outside a Woodlawn neighborhood gas station, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday. The break in the long-dormant case came when a witness...

    Tags: Prosecution, Witnesses, Murder, Firearms, Shootings

    11. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Week 8 schedule: Oct. 8-14

    Week 8 &ndash; Oct. 8-14
    Week 8 – Oct. 8-14 All games 7:30 unless noted. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10 CHICAGO INTER-CITY 4 Urban Prep-Bronzeville vs. Crane, 6:30 at Lane Woodlawn vs. Tilden, 6:30 at Gately THURSDAY, OCT. 11 CHICAGO BIG SHOULDERS Amundsen vs. Taft, 7:15 at...

    Tags: Lemont, Oswego, Romeoville, Sycamore, Monee

    12. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Week 5 schedule: Sept. 17-23

    Week 5 &ndash; Sept. 17-23
    Week 5 – Sept. 17-23 All games 7:30 unless noted. FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 BIG NORTHERN EAST Genoa-Kingston at Burlington Central, 7 Marengo at Harvard, 7 CATHOLIC BLUE Mount Carmel at Brother Rice St. Rita at Providence CATHOLIC RED St....

    Tags: Evergreen Park, University of Chicago, Flossmoor, Romeoville, Yorkville (Kendall, Illinois)

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