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Late-winter snowstorm slams Central Illinois, not Chicago
Tribune reporterChicago appears to have dodged the worst of an early-spring snow system that is dumping six to 10 inches on Central Illinois, according to the National Weather Service. But according to State Police Sunday night, motorists traveling in Kankakee,...Tags: Kankakee, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois), Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Bloomington, National Weather Service
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Roger Ebert dies at 70; Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic
Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic whose gladiatorial "thumbs-up, thumbs-down" assessments turned film reviewing into a television sport and whose passion for independent film helped introduce a new generation of filmmakers to...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Gene Siskel, Reviews, Television, Journalism
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Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV program, wielded the nation's most influential thumb, died...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Gene Siskel, Reviews, Journalism, John Wayne
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Wife and her twin spend their days texting
Dear Amy: I am married to a 40-year-old woman who is an identical twin. Needless to say, my wife and her sister are close, but I almost categorize it as obsessive and/or excessive. They talk via phone or text just about every hour, and they need to know...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest
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Roger Ebert: Not just a film critic, the film critic
For as long as I can remember following movies, I remember following Roger Ebert. I remember looking forward to watching every episode of “Siskel & Ebert” as a kid. I remember the “Siskel & Ebert” episode of “The Critic,&...
Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Entertainment Events, Gene Siskel, Reviews, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Remarkable Woman: Patti Vasquez
Getting paid to be funny is great work if you can get it. And comedian Patti Vasquez knows she's fortunate to be busy. "I'm in Iowa next week and then South Carolina after that," Vasquez said recently. "I mean, it took us two weeks just to coordinate...
Tags: Lewis Black, Mexico, Entertainment Events, Larry Miller, Babe Ruth
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A preview of major issues on tap in 2013 in Downers Grove
Several interesting issues are on the horizon for residents of the southeastern DuPage village. Here's a look at topics likely to add another chapter throughout 2013. Competition for Downers Grove Village Council Six people entered the race for...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Personal Service, Business Enterprises, Economy, Business and Finance
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The University of Chicagoland — at Missouri
— Take a walk around Lathrop Hall at the University of Missouri, and it won't take long before you meet someone from the Chicago area. There are the roommates from Barrington and Cary, and, two doors down, freshmen from Lemont and Mount Prospect....
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Awards and Prizes, Illinois State University, Schools, Teaching and Learning
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6 candidates vie for Glenbard school board
Three newcomers and three incumbents are competing for seats on Glenbard High School District 87's school board. Here's at look at the candidates seeking a seat in the April 9 election on the board overseeing the four high schools that serve parts of...Tags: Board of Directors, YMCA, Teaching and Learning, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Students
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Study raises concerns about raw-food diet for pets
For The Baltimore SunThe raw-food movement has grown in popularity among pet owners for a few years now, with people eschewing commercially produced food in favor of raw meats, vegetables, bones, and fruits for their furry family members. But a new study in the Journal of...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Pets, Fatty Acids, Diets and Dieting
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Trial date set for Woodridge man accused of killing dad with weed trimmer
Tribune reporterA Woodridge man is scheduled to stand trial next month on charges that he allegedly beat his father to death with a weed trimmer. DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman on Thursday set Jan. 14 as the trial date for Yashesh Desai, 22, charged with the August...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Judges, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Play about India call center never makes a connection
"Disconnect," the aptly named new play by Anupama Chandrasekhar at the Victory Gardens Theater, is set in a collection agency in Chennai, India, where smart, ambitious and energetic young Indian workers assume pseudonyms like Jennifer and Michelle and try...
Tags: Employees, Victory Gardens Theatre, Arts and Culture, India, Chennai (India)
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