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Fans spend big bucks to take part in home game weekends
SOUTH BEND – If you're braving the heat and humidity to tailgate or watch Notre Dame take on South Florida Saturday, you'll be part of a big economic boost for the local economy. A 2009 study in Forbes Magazine said each Notre Dame home weekend...Tags: Rentals, New York City, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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'Zombies ahead,' warns electronic road sign in SC
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Drivers near the South Carolina-North Carolina state line have been warned to be on the lookout for zombies, hunters and tanks. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that one of the electronic signs, which normally flash...Tags: North Carolina, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Texas, South Carolina, Electronics
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Source Code sci-fi thriller premieres at SXSW
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Director Duncan Jones has premiered his tech-savvy thriller Source Code at the high-tech South by Southwest festival. Austin'sSouth by Southwest combines film, music and new technology. Source Code's stars Jake Gyllenhall,...Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Travel, Vera Farmiga, Thriller (genre), Texas
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Musicals to 'LeapFest,' 41 more shows for your summer
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark,...
Tags: Nora Dunn, The Three Musketeers (movie, 2011), LGBT Pride Month, The Happiest News!, Navy Pier
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Trinity students help spruce up Palos Heights
Special to the TribuneStudents at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights recently banded together to spruce up the community as a way to give thanks to their neighbors. During the 11th annual Love Palos on May 4, about 70 students cleaned streets and helped beautify...Tags: Education, Religion and Belief, Students, Colleges and Universities, Roseland
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U.S. Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million
ReutersBy Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas, May 18 (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million being advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas...Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lotteries, Mega Millions Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, New York City
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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
By Melissa Harris and Gail MarksJarvisHow do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Blue Chip Stocks, Condos, Sales, Investments
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Man, 19, dies after South Side shooting
Tribune reportersA 19-year-old man was fatally shot in the South Side's Lake Meadows neighborhood in one of three shootings Monday night on the South and West Sides, officials said. Torri Stewart, of the 900 block of East 81st Street, was shot in the head about 8:20 p....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Police Department, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Shootings
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Red Line project kicks off with new signs
RedEyeA good sign: The CTA learned its lesson from past projects and updated much of the signage for the southern Red Line reconstruction project, making it easier for riders to commute on Monday, the first weekday of the five-month initiative. The CTA...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Cultural Center, Electronics, Science and Technology
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VH1 Sets Theatrical Release for Napster Doc 'Downloaded'
ReutersMay 20 (TheWrap.com) - "Downloaded," Alex Winter's documentary about the rise and fall of the transformative but controversial company Napster, will receive theatrical and VOD runs from VH1 beginning in late June, the music network announced on Monday....Tags: Anvil! The Story of Anvil (movie), Napster Inc., Technology, Science and Technology, Satellite and Cable Service
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Joe Biden, Denis R. McDonough, Republican Party, Benghazi
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Learning center on tap for Austin Gardens
An environmental learning center and other improvements will be coming in 2015 to Austin Gardens in Oak Park, because of a $400,000 state grant that will fund half the cost. The Park District of Oak Park has received an Open Space Land Acquisition and...Tags: Oak Park, Arts and Culture
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