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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: Dining and Drinking, Abraham Lincoln, Lawyers, Florida State University, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hamblin-Kim
Larry and Dianna Barker of Gravel Switch announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Marie Hamblin, to Steven Sockwhan Kim, son of Nancy Kim of Des Plaines, Ill. The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate of Boyle County High School, 2002 graduate of...
Tags: Education, Northern Illinois University, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Local Elections, Colleges and Universities
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Chicago bike accident highlights the oft-brutal laws of physics, biology
Any attempt to make bicycling in Chicago easier and safer by using the law is welcome. That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposals last week to amend the city's bike ordinance to give cyclists more freedom to maneuver but also increase penalties on...
Tags: Sports, Health and Safety at School, Northwestern University, Cycling, Chicago Mayor
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Obama nominates 3 for Illinois federal judgeships
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today announced three nominees for federal judgeships in Illinois: Sara Lee Ellis and Andrea R. Wood for the Chicago-based Northern District and Colin Stirling Bruce for the Springfield-based Central District....Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Loyola University Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice
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After scandal, U. of I.'s former chancellor isn't teaching but still makes $212,000
Richard Herman doesn't have to do much teaching as part of his $212,000 faculty job at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When he resigned as chancellor after a high-profile admissions scandal, he made a deal to teach just two classes a...
Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Technology, Teaching and Learning, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Press Box: LSU RB Hill suspended indefinitely
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Press Box: LSU RB Hill suspended indefinitely LSU suspended running back Jeremy Hill indefinitely Monday stemming from his arrest for simple battery over the weekend. Hill led the Tigers with 755 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns...Tags: Sports, LSU Tigers, College Basketball, Basketball, PGA Tour
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PASSINGS: Ben Pleasants, Kenneth Appel
Ben Pleasants L.A. poet and playwright Ben Pleasants, 72, a Los Angeles poet and playwright who also championed the work of Charles Bukowski and John Fante in literary critiques, died of a heart attack April 18 in Crescent City, his wife, Paula, said....Tags: Politics, Heart Attack, University of New Hampshire, University of California, Los Angeles, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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District to upgrade buildings, and more
Education briefs from Mundelein and Lake Zurich. New May Whitney principal hired Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 announced the hiring of a new principal at May Whitney Elementary at its recent board meeting. Christopher Martelli will...
Tags: University of Iowa, Consumer Confidence, Loyola University Chicago, Colleges and Universities
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1871 tech co-op created 800 jobs in first year
Tribune reporterThe 225 startups working out of the 1871 collaborative hub at the Merchandise Mart created 800 jobs during the space's first year, according to data released Friday. The 50,000-square foot space opened in May 2012 with backing from local venture...Tags: Merchandise Mart, Startups, Ceremonies, Chicago Mayor, Culture
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'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game
Ed Boon was pulling punches. I could tell immediately: Why else would Aquaman be wiping the floor with Batman? Not to mention, I was playing Ed Boon in a video game, a fighting game, that Ed Boon, the king of the fighting-game genre, created. The game...
Tags: Politics, Rogers Park, Nintendo Company Ltd., Bankruptcy, Times Square
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Will robots see with fly eyes? Bugs inspire new high-tech camera
Flies' multifaceted eyes have long allowed them to elude frustrated swatters from all directions. Now, inspired by insects' vision, researchers have built a digital camera with an array of tiny lenses lining a bulging eyeball, allowing an undistorted,...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Bus company's lawsuits anger students, parents
University of Illinois student Ryan Tompkins bought a discounted bus fare for 50 cents to visit a friend at Illinois State University in November 2011. More than a year later, a FedEx envelope arrived at his parents' Edgebrook home. The bus company,...
Tags: Illinois State University, Judges, Edgebrook, FedEx Corporation, Lawyers
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