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Building a Bigger, Better ER for Kids
WGN NewsEmergency care -- it looks like bigger is better when it comes to caring for the tiniest patients. Mary Otting, EMS Coordinator, Children's Memorial Hospital: "I was just overwhelmed and humbled to see how big the place is." It's vacuous now -- a...Tags: Children, Health, Emergency Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, WGN
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Disney celebrates World Oceans Day today with Epcot activities, Friends for Change campaign
A Mom and The MouseThe Disney Parks blog announced that in celebration of World Oceans Day, Epcot guests can join in several free, fun and educational activities. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, families can visit The Seas with Nemo & Friends to learn how coral reefs form,... -
Daley picks former aides, Shedd chairman for temporary McPier board
Clout StPosted by Tribune staff at 12:39 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley today appointed two former aides and Shedd Aquarium's chairman to serve on the new interim board that oversees McCormick Place and Navy Pier. The appointments come after state lawmakers scrapped...... -
FAQ on Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid
Tribune staff reporterWhen is the decision? On Friday. Voting in Copenhagen begins at 5 p.m. -- that's 10 a.m. in Chicago. If Chicago is eliminated in one of the early rounds of voting, we'll learn then. But if it's one of the final contenders, word won't come out until...Tags: Rufino Tamayo, Oprah Winfrey, Sports, Sports Organizations, Television
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Help Prevent Summer Beach Closures
Medical ReporterIn tonight's cover story ... keeping the beaches open this summer. You may have the power to stop a wave of closings simply by turning your back on a fowl problem. The threat in the lake ... lurks ... on the land. Believe it or not the biggest culprit in...Tags: Sports, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Chicago Park District, Beaches
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Two Beluga Whales At Shedd Pregnant
(WGN-AM)- Two beluga whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium are pregnant. Shedd senior vice president Ken Ramirez said Tuesday that both female whales are healthy and staff at the aquarium remain "cautiously optimistic" about the pregnancies. Ramirez says...Tags: WGN
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Visitors Can Pet Shedd's Beluga Whales- For $200
(WGN-AM)- Visitors now can touch one of the Shedd Aquarium's prized beluga whales, but it comes with a price: $200. That is what the Shedd is charging per person for a new, limited program that allows member of the public to get into a whale pool and...Tags: Whale (animal), Animals, WGN, Chicago Tribune
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Beluga Whale Dies
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium staff are mourning the loss of Qannik an 8-year-old beluga whale, who died this Saturday evening after battling an unidentified infection for nearly two weeks. "The death of Qannik is a huge loss to our community," said...Tags: Animals, Death
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Beluga Suffering From Infection At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
A beluga whale at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is sick and no one knows why. His name is Qannik. He's 8-year-old, a thousand pounds and lives with Beethoven another beluga. Zoo keepers became worried when Qannik started losing interest in food. He... -
March 2-6, 2009
Monday, March 2 "Real Pirates" The Field Museum (312) 922-9410 www.fieldmuseum.org -------------------- Tuesday, March 3 Dada Machinations Fulcrum Point Tonight, 7:30 Harris Theater (312) 334-7777 www.harristheaterchicago.org --------------------...Tags: Field Museum of Natural History
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Shedd beluga Mauyak is a new mom, again
Tribune staff reporterMauyak, an experienced beluga whale mother at Shedd Aquarium, gave birth to an apparently healthy, vigorous calf this morning, just 75 minutes after going into labor. The unnamed calf, whose gender is yet to be determined, was born at 2:42 a.m.,... -
The Field Museum
Tribune staff reporterWithout fanfare, the doors at the new quarters of the Field Museum of Natural History opened at 2 p.m. on this date. "Speeches and music," noted one report, "would have been superfluous." Despite the lack of pomp and circumstance, some 8,000 people...Tags: Marshall Field, Field Museum of Natural History, Grant Park, Adler Planetarium, Science and Technology
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