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College intramural sports cultivate, reward female players
Kellie Holpuch capped her intramural basketball game at Naperville's North Central College by firing a 21-foot bomb that dropped straight through the center of the hoop. Boom. Four points. That is not a typo. Under the rules adopted by the college,...
Tags: Northern Illinois University, LeBron James, College Basketball, Basketball, Harvard Medical School
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Strike planned at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tribune reporterA union that represents 775 staff members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign plans to start a three-day strike on Monday. Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 73, whose duties include food service and custodial work,...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Education
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Chicago's largest fire in years destroys Bridgeport warehouse
Tribune reportersFirefighters were still on the scene of a smoldering warehouse in Bridgeport this morning, pouring water on hot spots after a 5-11 alarm fire raced through the five-story building as a third of the department's on-duty personnel fought it. The blaze...Tags: Jose Santiago, Highway Transportation, Bridgeport (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Transit Authority, Fires
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Thorne Rooms full of small wonders
Increasingly awash in holiday art and entertainment offerings, we struggle to find something special, something new. Judging by local television news broadcasts, one would think that the majestic lions that front the Art Institute are that building's...
Tags: Hanukkah, Artists, Holidays, Arts and Culture, Religious Festivals
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UIC scientists 'ecstatic' about Alzheimer's breakthrough
A group of scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Medicine has used a human gene in mice to more accurately measure the damage caused by Alzheimer's disease. This breakthrough means that researchers will be able to do a...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, Biology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Board names new principal for Glenbard West
The Glenbard District 87 Board of Education has named a new principal for Glenbard West High School. Peter Monaghan, who has been the assistant principal for student services at Glenbard West since 2004, will start on July 1. He'll replace Jane Thorsen,...Tags: Students, Literature, Teaching and Learning, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Roosevelt University
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Sports stars unite for charity at Woody's Winter Warm-Up
Athletes turned out in force to support former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood and wife, Sarah, at the second annual Woody's Winter Warm-Up fundraiser at Harry Caray's Tavern at Navy Pier on Jan. 18. More than 400 patrons attended the event that benefits the Wood...
Tags: Dave Mason, Starlin Castro, Baseball, Matt Garza, Theo Epstein
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There's a chip for that?
As the number of cellphone users has increased, so has concern over the potential health effects related to the release of microwave radiation emitted by the phones. Though studies have not shown a consistent link between cellphone use and cancer of the...
Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics, Entertainment, Medical Research, Food and Drug Administration
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Black, poor kids are heavy sugary drink consumers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black children and teens in the U.S. are almost twice as likely as their white peers to consume more than 500 calories a day of low-nutrient fruit drinks, according to a new study. The results, which found a three-fold surge...Tags: New York City, Health and Safety at School, Weight, Nutrition, Obesity
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Award-winning UIC poet: 'desire is not enough'
For RedEyeUniversity of Illinois-Chicago assistant professor Roger Reeves may have just won one of the biggest awards an American writer could hope to receive--a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts--but when he was younger, he didn't know he...Tags: Students, Financial Aid, Morehouse College, Engineering, Trips and Vacations
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Rosenthal: Perhaps Illinois should market its corruption
Invest in Chicago, you'll make out like a bandit. Illinois awaits you with open palms. For years, marketing efforts to lure investment and business here have focused on our standing as a global crossroads, our quality of life and so on. Alas, we've...
Tags: William Daley, Science and Technology, Science, The New York Times, Venezuela
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UIC: Staffer on leave after bringing handgun to campus
A University of Illinois at Chicago staffer has been placed on administrative leave after she brought a legally purchased handgun to work because she didn't want to leave it at home while her house was being renovated, a UIC spokesman said. A judge set...
Tags: Home Improvement, Firearms
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