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  • July 2007

    • Chicago TV Reporter All Wet

      CBS  |  Jul 11, 07 8:02 AM CDT

      Chicago TV Reporter All Wet

      (Newser) - Chicago's NBC affiliate station severed ties with reporter Amy Jacobson after its crosstown rival, the CBS station, caught Jacobson with her tan lines showing. CBS showed video of Jacobson in a bikini top attending a pool party at the home of Craig Stebic, the husband of missing Lisa Stebic. Jacobson has been covering the story. More »

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      Chicago  • news anchor  • missing woman  • Amy Jacobson  • Lisa Stebic  • reporter conflict

    • Taste of Chicago Ends on Heavy Note

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Jul 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT

      Taste of Chicago Ends on Heavy Note

      (Newser) - The ten day long Taste of Chicago held in Grant Park closed yesterday following a sweltering day in the Windy City.  Headline making temperatures did not stop hardy Chicagoans from eating their way through 127,360 ears of corn, 175,000 servings of ice cream and a paltry 75,000 burgers. More »

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      Chicago  • food  • obesity  • temperature  • Taste of Chicago

  • June 2007

    • Bags of Corn, Beer Make for Fun in the Midwest

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 28, 07 6:45 PM CDT

      Bags of Corn, Beer Make for Fun in the Midwest

      (Newser) - An uncomplicated game called Cornhole is sweeping the Midwest, attracting players  from bars to church picnics. Competing teams toss 1lb bags of dry corn at a 6-inch hole carved into a wooden platform. Said to have originated in Cincinnati as a backyard diversion, Cornhole is now spreading to such cities as Milwaukee and Chicago, says the Wall Street Journal.   More »

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      Chicago  • beer  • Midwest  • corn  • Milwaukee  • games  • Cincinnati

    • Fraud Case Against Mogul Goes to Jury

      Reuters  |  Jun 27, 07 5:59 PM CDT

      Fraud Case Against Mogul Goes to Jury

      (Newser) - The Conrad Black fraud case went to the jury today in Chicago, and the onetime press baron now awaits word on whether he'll walk free or face a decades-long prison sentence. The federal government contends that the ex-Hollinger chairman and three associates raided the company under the guise of complicated financial transactions, Reuters reports, pocketing millions of ill-gotten dollars. More »

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      Chicago  • business  • fraud  • trial  • Conrad Black  • Hollinger

    • 150-Story Chicago Spire to Begin Construction

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 27, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      150-Story Chicago Spire to Begin Construction

      (Newser) - The Chicago Spire, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is finally under way. Following an ownership change, a design change and a name change, what will become the nation’s tallest building will be completed in 2010. More »

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      Chicago  • real estate  • architecture  • condominium  • Blair Kamin  • Chicago Spire  • Santiago Calatrava

    • Cicadas Are Almost Gone

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 24, 07 8:01 PM CDT

      Cicadas Are Almost Gone

      (Newser) - The Brood XII cicadas have almost finished their every 17 year breeding frenzy.  And what a mess and odor they are leaving in their wake.  Chicago Tribune writer Ted Gregory describes the odor of dead cicadas as "somewhere between rotting raccoon and cut grass." More »

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      Chicago  • cicadas

    • Jesse Jackson Arrested at Gun Shop Protest

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 24, 07 7:32 PM CDT

      Jesse Jackson Arrested at Gun Shop Protest

      (Newser) - Rev. Jess Jackson and Fr. Michael Pfleger were arrested for blocking the door of Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale, a suburb abutting the southern edge of Chicago.  They and others were there protesting the ready availability of guns next to a crime-plagued part of the city, which bans the sales of guns. More »

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      crime  • Chicago  • protests  • gun  • gun control  • Jesse Jackson  • Michael Pfleger

    • No-Name Jury Awaits Chicago Mob Trial

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 19, 07 5:07 PM CDT

      No-Name Jury Awaits Chicago Mob Trial

      (Newser) - Five elderly men accused of running the Chicago mob go on trial this week before a jury of their peers—but the defendants and their lawyers won't know the names of those peers. The Chicago Tribune explores the issue of juror anonymity as a federal court begins assembling a panel of people who will be known only by numbers. More »

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      Chicago  • trial  • federal courts  • mob  • jury  • anonymous  • Family Secrets

    • What Do You Get When You Mix Pizza and Beer?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 18, 07 6:56 AM CDT

      What Do You Get When You Mix Pizza and Beer?

      (Newser) - In a garage in the exurbs of Chicago Tom Seefurth has labored quietly to develop, refine, bottle, and bring to market the ultimate beverage – pizza beer. With a head redolent with oregano, basil, tomatoes and, yes, garlic, he believes he has finally succeeded. And Seefurth has even found an outlet, albeit a sole one, for his elixir. More »

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      Chicago  • food  • alcohol  • beer  • beverages  • drinks

    • Black's Blind Eye Could Convict

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 15, 07 6:18 AM CDT

      Black's Blind Eye Could Convict

      (Newser) - The standard of proof at former media mogul Conrad Black's fraud trial in Chicago will be set low.  In issuing the so-called "ostrich instruction," the judge allowed the jury to convict if Black and his co-defendants deliberately avoided knowing about wrong-doing. More »

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      Chicago  • media  • fraud  • trial  • Conrad Black  • Hollinger

    • World's Top 50 Business Centers

      Mastercard  |  Jun 14, 07 8:20 PM CDT

      World's Top 50 Business Centers

      (Newser) - London New York Tokyo Chicago Hong Kong More »

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      list  • Chicago  • New York  • London  • business  • Hong Kong  • Tokyo

    • Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 8, 07 9:02 AM CDT

      Best Restaurant in U.S. Closes

      (Newser) - The restaurant that inspired some of America's leading chefs has closed. Located in the decidedly downscale Chicago suburb of Wheeling, Le Francais was once named the best restaurant in America by Bon Appetit magazine. More »

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      Chicago  • restaurant  • gourmet dining  • French cooking

    • U Chicago Receives $100 Mil Gift

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 1, 07 9:00 AM CDT

      U Chicago Receives $100 Mil Gift

      (Newser) - An anonymous donor has pledged the largest gift ever—$100 million—to the University of Chicago. The gift's purpose is to eliminate student loans for undergraduates from low-income families. The donor came from a family of modest means and has, quite obviously, done well for himself . The university identified the donor only as a man.  More »

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      Chicago  • donation  • University of Chicago  • student loans  • big gifts

  • May 2007
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