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Chicago stories: 348 news summaries

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 Chicago Suburb Tops 
 Best Family Towns 


Best spots to raise kids boast good schools, low crime

18 hours, 26 minutes ago
(Newser) - BusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state.... More »

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education • Microsoft • parenting • Chicago • Boston • list • Illinois • small towns • Portland, Maine • affordable • Tinley Park, Ill. • Arcadia, Calif. • Great Falls, Mont. • Redmond, Wash. • Malmstrom AFB • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Garden

Machete-Armed Mugger Steals Man's Tacos

Robber doesn't take anything else

Nov 17, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - A mugger stole a Chicago-area man’s tacos and nothing else on Sunday. The victim was walking back to his car carrying 16 tacos from a restaurant when he was cornered by a man in a black ski mask brandishing a machete. The mugger demanded the food but didn’t... More »

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Chicago • crime • mugging • dinner

Drew Peterson Wants to Sell His Home—to the Media

He's got a novel idea for those pesky legal fees

Nov 11, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Drew Peterson is broke and has huge legal bills, so he’s looking to sell his home. But not to just anyone. The former police sergeant, accused of murdering his third wife, figures he’ll get a premium if he sells it to a news organization as a “base... More »

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Chicago • marriage • murder • Fox News • Drew Peterson • murder charges

DANGEROUS HOOLIGANS



 25 Chicago Kids 
 Jailed After 
 Food Fight 

Students face criminal charges, and parents are outraged

Nov 11, 09 11:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Twenty-five Chicago students ages 11 to 15 had to cool their heels in jail for 5 hours last week after a food fight at their school apparently got out of hand. The kids face charges of misdemeanor reckless conduct, NBC Chicago reports. Parents are angry that their kids were treated... More »

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Chicago • misdemeanor • arrest • middle school • students • food fight • reckless conduct

Famed Man-Eating Lions Not That Hungry: Scientists

Kenyan duo credited with 135 kills ate just 35 humans

Nov 2, 09 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The Tsavo lions, reputed to have consumed 135 railroad workers in Africa at the turn of the last century, were not quite as ravenous as legend would have it. The lions—whose stuffed carcasses are enshrined at Chicago ’s Field Museum —actually dispatched a mere 35 souls,... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Chicago • railroad • Field Museum • Tsavo lions • British Empire • taxidermy • John H. Patterson

 San Fran Is Best US 
 Vacation Destination 

Charleston, Santa Fe, New York, and Chicago round out top 5

Oct 29, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco has topped this year’s Conde Nast Traveler list of American cities to visit. The city by the bay edged out Charleston , SC , at No. 2. Metropolises New York and Chicago made a strong showing as well, at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The list is... More »

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travel • California • San Francisco • New York City • Chicago • South Carolina • New Mexico • Charleston • Santa Fe • Conde Nast • opinion polls

bottoms up

 Town Fights 
 Public Boozing 
 With Warm Beer 

Hope is drinkers won't crack a can on the street if it's not frosty

Oct 23, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlington Heights, Ill., is tackling its public drinking problem with a novel weapon: beer. Warm beer. Starting in January, stores won't sell single-serving bottles or cans of beer cold. You can still buy that tallboy, but the town is betting problem drinkers will be less likely to crack open... More »

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Chicago • alcoholism • beer • drinking • homeless • Illinois • public drinking • alcoholic • Arlington Heights

At 'Felony Franks,' Ex-Cons Serve Dogs to Wary Populace

Chicago food stand under fire for name trumpeting workers' checkered pasts

Oct 13, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A snarkily named hot dog stand has its up-and-coming Chicago neighborhood sizzling. Felony Franks employs ex-cons to sling hot dogs with names like the “Misdemeanor Wiener” and the “Cellmate” (two dogs). Step up to the bulletproof serving window and an employee will ask you to “plead your... More »

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Chicago • hot dogs • convict • incarceration • ex-cons • food stand • Felony Franks • wiener

OPINION

 Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh 

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

Oct 7, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke... More »

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entertainment • Chicago White Sox • Los Angeles Lakers • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • Boston Red Sox • Boston • Pittsburgh Penguins • Super Bowl • Los Angeles • Pittsburgh Steelers • Boston Celtics • Philadelphia • Stanley Cup • Pittsburgh • Boston Bruins • Northwestern Wildcats

Chicago Teens: 'Fighting
Is What We Do'

Neighborhood rivalry blamed for teen's beating death

Oct 6, 09 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fighting is a way of life in the impoverished Chicago neighborhood where 16-year-old Derrion Albert was beaten to death in a videotaped brawl two weeks ago, local students say. "How many times you want me to walk away?" asked one teen whose brother was charged with murder after the... More »

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Chicago • high school students • beatings • videotaped beating • Derrion Albert • Eugene Riley • Eric Carson

(Newser) - It's a big disappointment for Chicago, but how big a hit was yesterday's Olympic Committee put-down of the US's 2016 bid for the president, who stuck his neck out to go to bat for it? Of course Rush Limbaugh said it was huge, the "worst day" of Obama's presidency,... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Richard Daley • Rush Limbaugh • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics

2016 olympics

Chicago's Loss Casts Light on Anti-US Sentiment

IOC shows us the world still likes to thumb its nose at American power

Oct 2, 09 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first-round knockout of Chicago’s Olympic bid speaks to an unpleasant fact, writes Mike Lopresti: “A lot of people out there don't like us. They don't care if President Obama is eloquent and the first lady is charming.” If it had come down to just Chicago and... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • United States • Rio de Janeiro • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC • President Obama

piling on

 GOP Revels in US Setbacks 

1-2 punch of job stats, Olympic decision gets a third stage

Oct 2, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - From worse-than-expected unemployment numbers to Chicago’s foiled Olympic bid, today was a lousy day for America, but Republicans reacted as if Christmas had come early. Soon after the jobs numbers hit, Glenn Thrush of Politico got a slew of GOP press releases. “Rep. Mike Pence literally hit the... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Mike Pence • Chicago • GOP • 2012 London Olympics • Republican Party • unemployment • Olympic Games • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC

OPINION

 Olympic Snub Has 
 Silver Lining 
 for Chicago 

Good ideas and sober assessments made during bid should go forward

Oct 2, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago failed in its bid to land the Olympics, but look on the bright side, the Tribune urges: If the city builds on the bright ideas and redevelopment plans designed to sway the IOC, it can have all the benefits with none of the hassle. “Bidding for an... More »

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Chicago • transportation • 2016 Olympics • bid • International Olympic Committee • urban planning • Chicago Tribune • IOC • redevelopment

 Rio to Host 2016 Olympics 


Oct 2, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(AP) - The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting today in Copenhagen. Chicago was knocked out in the first round, Tokyo in the second. Rio had played heavily on... More »

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Chicago • Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics

 Chicago Loses Olympic Bid 


Oct 2, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - So much for the clout of the Obamas and Oprah. Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympics after being eliminated in today's first round of voting in Copenhagen. Despite personal appeals by the president and first lady, the city got the fewest votes in the International Olympic Committee... More »

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Chicago • Brazil • Rio de Janeiro • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • President Obama

2016 OLYMPICS

 Obamas: Pick Chicago, 
 'Most American' City 

President, first lady stump for their hometown ahead of Olympic vote

Oct 2, 09 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama made an impassioned call today to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago, which the president called the "most American of American cities." In his pitch to the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen, the president told of how he became "a proud Chicagoan" after... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC

Can Rio Beat Chicago? Brazil Prez Says 'Yes, We Can'

Lula borrows from Obama before Olympic vote tomorrow

Oct 1, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Brazilian president, in Copenhagen after some serious politicking to win the 2016 Olympics for Rio de Janeiro, used a certain Chicagoan's slogan to promote his bid today. "Yes we can!" Lula told reporters today, dismissing concerns that the developing nation can fund the Games. "For... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC

 White House: 
 Beating Vid 
 'Chilling' 

Obama prepares to pitch Chitown Olympics as city reels from murder

Oct 1, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares to make a pitch to hold the Olympics in his hometown, the White House is decrying a "chilling" videotaped beating death of a teenager in the same city. It's one of the most shocking things "you can ever see," White House spokesman Robert... More »

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high school • Chicago • crime • White House • murder • gang violence • videotape • beatings • teenager • videotaped beating • Derrion Albert

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Local Gun Laws

Challenge to Chicago handgun ban could neuter local gun control measures

Sep 30, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court will take up a case that could radically alter legal precedent regarding gun ownership and Second Amendment rights. The case is an appeal brought by Chicago-area gun owners who challenged the city’s ban on handguns. The high court overturned such a ban last year in Washington,... More »

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Chicago • US Constitution • Second Amendment • US Supreme Court • constitutionality • handgun • handgun ban • Fourteenth Amendment

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