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  • July 2008

    • Dad Caged Daughters While He Worked

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 4, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      Dad Caged Daughters While He Worked

      (Newser) - An Illinois father has confessed to keeping his two young daughters locked in a cage in his truck while he worked, the Chicago Tribune reports. The trash and scrap-metal collector told police that he kept the girls, ages 2 and 5, locked up because he couldn't find a babysitter—and he didn't want them to run away. He was arrested after a woman heard one of the children sobbing. More »

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      Chicago  • child abuse  • child neglect  • social services  • foster homes

    • NRA Plots Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Against Obama

      Politico  |  Jul 1, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      NRA Plots Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Against Obama

      (Newser) - The NRA has budgeted $40 million for the fall elections, with more than one-third of it set aside to spotlight Barack Obama's gun policies. The ad blitz will deny Obama the opportunity to neutralize the issue, Politico reports. A rep says the NRA will target 15 battleground states. “We look forward to showing him ‘bitter,’” he said. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Chicago  • gun  • NRA  • handgun ban

  • June 2008

    • Frank, Chicago Isn't Your Kind of Town Anymore

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 28, 08 2:28 PM CDT

      Frank, Chicago Isn't Your Kind of Town Anymore

      (Newser) - The gritty home of the Bulls and Bears is turning soft, Radley Balko gripes in the Chicago Tribune . The Windy City has developed a nasty case of paternalism that’s trampling the rights of its people to smoke, drink, and eat trans fats freely—and even ranked last in a poll gauging the freedoms of America's most-populated cities. More »

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      Chicago  • smoking ban  • gun ban  • nanny laws  • drinking bans

    • NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

      (Newser) - Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out of public housing, and in Chicago, to end a ban on gun ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle   and Chicago Tribune report. More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • Chicago  • San Francisco  • gun control  • gun ban  • National Rifle Association

    • Chicago Watchful for Second Helping of Tainted Taste

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 27, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      Chicago Watchful for Second Helping of Tainted Taste

      (Newser) - With news still coming of people stricken by tomatoes tainted with salmonella, health officials say they're taking full precautions to prevent another outbreak at this year's Taste of Chicago, the Tribune reports. Booths will be inspected four times a day for sanitary conditions at the event, which begins today—though authorities warn they don't test actual dishes for safety. More »

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      Chicago  • food  • public health  • salmonella  • tomatoes  • bacteria  • Taste of Chicago

    • Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage

      (Newser) - Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down a handgun ban in Washington, DC, is “a very frightening decision,” says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, vowing to fight for Chicago’s own strict gun law, which will likely now be challenged. Mayors across the country must protect their cities, Daley said, predicting that most will be outraged by the decision, the Tribune reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Chicago  • gun control  • Richard Daley  • handgun ban

    • For Sale: Chicago Landmark

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jun 25, 08 9:44 PM CDT

      For Sale: Chicago Landmark

      (Newser) - Saddled by debt from his acquisition of the Tribune Company media empire, billionaire Sam Zell may sell off the iconic Chicago headquarters of the Tribune newspaper, he said yesterday. The 83-year-old Tribune Tower could fetch $250 million, analysts told the Sun-Times , with Zell likely needing to assure a new owner that the newspaper would continue to occupy the building on a long-term lease to fetch maximum value. More »

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      Chicago  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • Chicago Tribune

    • Gator Caught—in Chicago?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 21, 08 5:32 AM CDT

      Gator Caught&mdash;in Chicago?

      (Newser) - Alligator wranglers may not be the busiest of folks in metro Chicago, but they came through yesterday by yanking a 5-foot unwelcome visitor out of the Chicago River, the Tribune reports. The healthy female, probably a discarded pet, is on her way to a sanctuary in the Southeast. More »

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      Chicago  • animal  • alligator  • reptiles  • Animal Control

    • Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 18, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

      (Newser) - Chicago will fine smokers who toss cigarette butts on the beach—or within 15 feet of one— up to $500. The new law is aimed at cutting the cost of cleaning up after smokers, who have been forced outside by smoking bans, reports the Chicago Tribune. Millions of tons of butts are cleared from beaches every year.  More »

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      Chicago  • smoking  • smoking ban  • Surgeon General  • Ocean Conservancy  • Earth Day

    • Why R. Kelly Was Acquitted

      Time  |  Jun 14, 08 7:45 AM CDT

      Why R. Kelly Was Acquitted

      (Newser) - Jurors in the R. Kelly trial say it was the lack of testimony from the alleged victim—or  her parents—that swayed them towards acquittal, Time reports. One juror said he was sure it was Kelly in the sex tape at the heart of the case, but wasn't convinced of the girl's identity. And jurors said the R. Kelly mole that was the object of endless hours of testimony was a non-issue: "The mole played more of a role for the press. It never came up in deliberations." Five of the jurors had been ready to convict at one point. More »

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      Chicago  • child pornography  • R. Kelly  • jury  • acquittal

    • R. Kelly Not Guilty on All Counts

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 13, 08 4:06 PM CDT

      R. Kelly Not Guilty on All Counts

      (Newser) - Just over 6 years after he was originally indicted, singer R. Kelly was found not guilty today on all 14 child porn counts against him. The jury of three women and nine men deliberated for less than a day before acquitting the singer/songwriter after a 4-week trial, the Chicago Tribune reports. "This prosecution is one we have no reservations about," said the state's attorney. More »

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      Chicago  • child pornography  • R. Kelly

    • Obama Shifts DNC Power to Chicago

      Politico  |  Jun 13, 08 11:01 AM CDT

      Obama Shifts DNC Power to Chicago

      (Newser) - The Democratic National Committee is moving its field operations to Chicago as part of Barack Obama's strategy to centralize the party and streamline efforts for the general election. The move has been welcomed publicly by the DNC, even though it clearly shifts power from Washington to Obama's unassuming headquarters in the Windy City, Politico notes. Chicago hasn't had such national political focus since the 1968 convention. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Chicago  • presidential campaign  • Howard Dean  • DNC  • Democratic campaign

    • Note to Right: Hyde Park Is Neither Liberal nor Elite

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      Note to Right: Hyde Park Is Neither Liberal nor Elite

      (Newser) - With the right cranking up to use Obama's Chicago neighborhood as a weapon against him—the Weekly Standard depicting it in a long piece as an liberal elitist bastion —Wall Street Journal columnist (and former Barack neighbor) Thomas Frank says it’s complete bunk. Not only do Hyde Park-ers have a median income below the national and Chicago medians, but if the college town has a political legacy, it’s a conservative one! More »

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      Barack Obama  • Chicago  • University of Chicago  • right-wing attacks  • Hyde Park

    • What Hyde Park Tells Us About Obama

      Weekly Standard  |  Jun 9, 08 7:37 PM CDT

      What Hyde Park Tells Us About Obama

      (Newser) - "It is the most racially integrated neighborhood in the nation's most racially segregated city," Andrew Ferguson writes in the Weekly Standard of the area in south Chicago Barack Obama calls home. It's a college town, a lefty enclave where the moneyed mix with boho bookworms, and "NPR announcer" types  walk the streets wearing wire rims and backpacks. But Hyde Park isn't an ordinary college town, it's an unusually isolated one—an island in the middle of a slum. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Chicago  • University of Chicago  • elitism  • Bill Ayers  • Hyde Park

    • Cancer-Beating Achatz Hailed as Top US Chef

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 9, 08 10:54 AM CDT

      Cancer-Beating Achatz Hailed as Top US Chef

      (Newser) - Just months after beating a cancer that nearly cost him his sense of taste, Grant Achatz was named America's top chef last night by the James Beard Foundation at the culinary world's equivalent of the Academy Awards. "I look at the award as the point of starting over," said the 34-year-old Achatz, who helms four-star Chicago eatery Alinea. More »

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      Chicago  • food  • restaurant  • chef  • Grant Achatz  • Alinea

    • Rezko Guilty on 16 Counts of Fraud, Corruption

      ABC News  |  Jun 4, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      Rezko Guilty on 16 Counts of Fraud, Corruption

      (Newser) - Chicago developer Tony Rezko was found guilty today of 16 federal counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud, corrupt solicitation and money laundering, WLS-TV reports. Rezko, whose links to Barack Obama have brought the Democrat some controversy, also has fundraising ties to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich; witnesses said Blagojevich OK'd giving state contracts to key donors. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Chicago  • corruption  • Tony Rezko

    • Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jun 4, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid

      (Newser) - Chicago is still in the mix to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Sun-Times reports, as the International Olympic Committee today winnowed the field of candidates to four. Vying against the Windy City are Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. More »

    • Paul Sills, 'Orson Welles of Improv'

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 3, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Paul Sills, 'Orson Welles of Improv'

      (Newser) - For a performer, Paul Sills kept a pretty low profile. But make no mistake: The Second City co-founder was a massive influence not just on improvisational comedy, but on comedy and theater in general. Without Sills, who died yesterday at 80, there would be no Chicago improv scene, no Saturday Night Live , no 30 Rock , Chris Jones writes in the Tribune . More »

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      obituary  • Chicago  • comedy  • theater  • Saturday Night Live  • 30 Rock

    • Cubs Swinging for Wrigley Record

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 3, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Cubs Swinging for Wrigley Record

      (Newser) - Shhh, don't jinx it: The Chicago Cubs not only lead the National League, they're playing better at home than on the road. The lovable losers are 26-8 at Wrigley Field, a record they last held before going to (and losing) the World Series in 1918. Now they're on pace for 62 home wins, a first for the team that some say is cursed. More »

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      baseball  • Chicago  • Chicago Cubs  • Wrigley Field  • Derrek Lee  • Mark DeRosa  • Ryan Dempster  • Jim Hendry  • baseball history

  • May 2008

    • NHL Headed For Friendly Confines

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 29, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      NHL Headed For Friendly Confines

      (Newser) - It appears Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field will host an outdoor NHL game next year, after competitor Yankee Stadium was deemed unsuitable “for a variety of reasons,” the Tribune reports. The hometown Blackhawks would play the rival Detroit Red Wings in the third edition of the open-air contest, played in 2003 in Edmonton and this year in Buffalo.  More »

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      NHL  • hockey  • Chicago  • Detroit Red Wings  • Chicago Blackhawks  • Yankee Stadium  • Wrigley Field

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