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Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades....Tags: Engineering, Education, L (movie), Commuting, Travel
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Easton man faces charges in theft of valuable artwork at Long Island house
Authorities said they used hidden cameras to catch an Easton man who worked as a house painter stealing several pieces of valuable artwork from a New York collection, including a Pablo Picasso etching. The footage showed 42-year-old Joselito Vega...Tags: Theft, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Long Island, Arts, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Easton home searched to aid Brooklyn investigation; details kept secret
Easton police searched a house on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon to assist New York prosecutors in a Brooklyn investigation, police said. The small, single-story house at 139 Scott St. was searched at 3:15 p.m. Representatives of the Kings...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Lawyers, Justice System, Brooklyn (New York City), Prosecution
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Mollie Michala Lyman, model and artist, 1926–2013
As a girl, Mollie Michala Lyman, created paper dolls with custom wardrobes, illustrated her own daily newspaper and drew with crayons on an iron radiator because she liked the way the colors melted in the heat. "Even as a child she was unconventional,"...
Tags: Feminism, Hyde Park, Philosophy, Ryerson Incorporated, Italy
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Elk heads made this month's Moutza easy
Is it possible that a husband and wife could win the coveted February Moutza of the Month award, for buying stupid stuffed elk heads with other people's money? Perhaps. Because in America, it is said, even dead elk dreams may come true. Or what...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Onions, Robin the Boy Wonder (fictional character), White House, Politics
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Kelly defends against ethics allegations in Jackson Jr. race
Clout StreetDemocratic congressional candidate Robin Kelly defended herself from a state inspector general’s report and an internal audit that alleged she violated timekeeping rules during her failed campaign for state treasurer in 2010. Speaking after a...Tags: Dan Rutherford, Values, Accounting and Auditing, Michael Bloomberg, Alexi Giannoulias
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Chief Keef jailed after judge finds probation violation
Tribune reporterJust weeks after releasing his debut album, "Finally Rich," South Side rapper Chief Keef was taken in handcuffs from juvenile court Tuesday after a Cook County judge ordered him held in custody. Judge Carl Anthony Walker ruled that Chief Keef had...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Prosecution, Music
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Why is New York's Bloomberg butting into Chicago politics?
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is butting his way into Chicago politics like some Mayor Buttinski. Bloomberg, the billionaire, news mogul and despiser of large soda drinks, is spending at least $2.1 million here to determine which Democrat in the...
Tags: Alan Keyes, Gun Control, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Interior Policy
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Halvorson rips Bloomberg super PAC for TV attack ads
Clout StreetFormer U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson lashed out Tuesday against an expensive ad campaign attacking her past support from the National Rifle Association and accused New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of using his super political action committee to try to...Tags: Chicago Elections, Human Rights, Gun Control, Barack Obama, Dolton
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An enjoyable stay with 'Immediate Family'
You do not spend eight years at the heart of "The Cosby Show," the seminal TV show that revived the sitcom genre in part by extending to its reach to affluent and successful African-Americans, without learning a thing or three about mining family...
Tags: Goodman Theatre, Television, Brooklyn Heights, Clybourne Park (play), Arts and Culture
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It's Bedlam Pronouncing Bethlehem
Blogging with Bill WhiteI mentioned in Saturday's column that I had written one time -- 16 years ago, actually -- about the proper way to pronounce Bethlehem. This has come up in some of the responses to my recent Grammar Police call for...... -
Which team would be right fit for Guillen?
A team where he wins Dylan Hernandez Los Angeles Times The Cuban national team? In all seriousness, I don't even know how to answer this question. Only three teams are looking for a manager and one of them is the team that fired Guillen. It's...Tags: Miami Marlins, Ozzie Guillen, Phil Rogers, Los Angeles Times, Terry Collins
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
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Feb 21, 2013
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Jan 15, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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Feb 5, 2013
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Jun 11, 2012
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Jul 30, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
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