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(Newser) - Police have arrested a suspect in the killings of former Chicago Bulls player Eddy Curry’s ex-girlfriend Nova Henry and their baby daughter Ava. Chicago authorities aren’t yet identifying the man, but Nova’s mother tells Chicago Breaking News that it’s one of Nova’s ex-boyfriends. “I... More »

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NBA • Chicago • murder • Eddy Curry • New York Knicks

(Newser) - When urban planners dream, they dream that Americans will give up on the suburbs in favor of a dense, environmentally friendly, less auto-dependent lifestyle. And it’s never going to happen, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never... More »

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Chicago • New York • Denver • Los Angeles • San Diego • Phoenix • Amsterdam • urban sprawl • Seattle • US cities • cities • Portland • urban planning • suburban sprawl • David Brooks

B-Ball Stars
Say Obama's Got Game

Hoopsters pick apart presidential skills in CNN roundtable

Feb 15, 09 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Basketball stars of today and yesterday have dissected President Barack Obama’s game on CNN, the Swamp blog reports. "He's smart at the game," Magic Johnson said today, watching a clip of the president shooting hoops. “He sees the play before it develops. That is how he... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Chicago • Steve Nash • Magic Johnson • Chris Paul • Bill Russell • President Obama

Chicago Retailer Guards
First Lady's Closet

Some frown on Ikram
Goldman picking
Michelle's designers

Feb 12, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama may have good fashion sense, but it's Ikram Goldman who holds the lock and key to the first lady's closet, reports the New York Times in a look at their unusual relationship. The Chicago boutique owner ultimately selected four designers—each featured in her store—for the inauguration,... More »

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fashion • Chicago • Michelle Obama • White House • first lady • fashion industry • Ikram Goldman

OPINION

Blago College Bud Saw
Some of This Coming

Back then, he was 'honing his craft:' Powell

Feb 5, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich’s media blitz during his impeachment trial puzzled many, but not his best college bud. “Rod wanted to be Barack, and has been driven to distraction by the press’s fawning over him,” Bill Powell tells Men’s Journal. He recalls college-age Blago, a youthful prankster... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Richard Nixon • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • President Obama

Obama No 'Superman'
for Chicago's Olympic Bid

But rival Madrid wishes Bush were still here

Feb 4, 09 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be the world's darling for the time being, but that doesn't mean his hometown of Chicago is a shoo-in to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, says Spain's sports minister. "He's not Superman," says Jaime Lissavetzky. "I don't think he will be the decider."... More »

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Spain • Chicago • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • George W. Bush • President Obama • NBC Local

UPDATED

 Fire Will Shut Chicago 
 Cathedral for Months 

134-year-old landmark suffered major water damage in today's fire

Feb 4, 09 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Chicago’s historic Holy Name Cathedral has gaping holes in its roof as a result of this morning’s fire, and suffered significant water damage, the Sun-Times reports. With the fire extinguished, crews started pumping water out of the 134-year-old Gothic revival structure. Priests and nuns who were inside escaped... More »

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Chicago • fire • Holy Name Cathedral

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FBI Searches
Home of Tylenol Killings Suspect

Case of seven deaths in 1982 poisoning remains unsolved

Feb 4, 09 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - FBI agents are searching the former residence of a suspect in the deaths of seven people who took cyanide-laced Tylenol in 1982, the Boston Globe reports. The case has never been solved, and agents say they are reviewing all related evidence. James W. Lewis lived in the Boston-area apartment after... More »

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Chicago • crime • Boston • drug companies • poison • Johnson and Johnson • tainted • Tylenol

Crews Battle Blaze at Landmark Chicago Cathedral 

Those inside escaped without injury

Feb 4, 09 9:20 AM CST
(AP) - Firefighters battled an early morning blaze in frigid temperatures today day at Holy Name Cathedral, a 134-year-old Chicago landmark and the seat of Cardinal Francis George. Flames shot through the church's roof for about an hour before they were replaced by plumes of white smoke. The fire appeared to have... More »

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Chicago • fire • Holy Name Cathedral

(Newser) - A little thing like being impeached isn't going to stop Rod Blagojevich from making the media rounds. The ousted Illinois governor showed up on Letterman tonight, and Dave's first question was, "Why exactly are you here, honest to God?" When Blagojevich joked that he's always wanted to be on... More »

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Chicago • impeachment • Illinois • David Letterman • governor • Rod Blagojevich

 Rahm Eyes Future
Return to Congress

He warns contender he may be back one day

Feb 2, 09 2:50 AM CST
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be enjoying his new White House gig, but he hasn't written off a return to Congress, reports the Chicago Tribune reports. Emanuel told Illinois State Representative John Fritchey—one of 11 Democrats bidding for his vacated  Chicago post—that "he may... More »

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politics • Chicago • White House • Democrat • Rahm Emanuel • US Congress • President Obama • chief of staff

Blago's Final Day: Dark Humor Amid
the Gloom

Ex-gov finds lighter
side as he exits

Jan 30, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich—now the former governor of Illinois—spent his last day in office in characteristic fashion: a stew of gallows humor, bitter recrimination, and concern about how he looked (literally and figuratively). A New York Times reporter flew with him from Chicago to Springfield and back, as he lurched... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich remained unapologetic after the Illinois Senate added him to the ranks of the unemployed today, MSNBC reports. "I'm obviously saddened and disappointed by what's happened, but not surprised," said the impeached governor. "It's a very dangerous precedent to set because a whole bunch of politicians... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • scandal

(Newser) - The Illinois Senate voted unanimously today to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich and remove him from office, the Chicago Tribune reports. Senators also barred him from holding any future office in the state. Blagojevich, accused of essentially putting a Senate seat up for sale, appeared before the body earlier in the... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • scandal

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich will show up at his own impeachment trial after all. The Illinois governor will appear before the state Senate tomorrow, the Chicago Tribune reports. Blagojevich won't take questions but will deliver a closing argument on his own behalf. State senators could vote to remove him from office later... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich

 Blago Tapes Captivate Senate 


Jan 27, 09 6:29 PM CST
(AP) - Rod Blagojevich was hundreds of miles away, but his voice captivated the Illinois Senate today as impeachment prosecutors played FBI wiretaps of conversations in which he seems to demand campaign contributions in exchange for signing legislation. One person on the recordings assures Blagojevich that a horse-racing track owner "is... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich

Phony Cop, 14, Fakes Out Police 'Co-Workers'

Fooled even partner on patrol

Jan 26, 09 1:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy posing as a Chicago traffic cop rode in a patrol car with a partner and completed five hours of a shift before anyone realized something was wrong. The teen turned up at a South Side police precinct in full uniform and fooled everyone except a single sergeant,... More »

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Chicago • impersonation • South Side • juvenile crime • security breach • Chicago police

(Newser) - This may not come as a big surprise, but you haven't heard the last of Rod Blagojevich. The soon-to-be-impeached Illinois governor has hired the same PR firm that represents none other than suspected wife-killer Drew Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. Tomorrow—the same day his Senate trial begins—Blagojevich plans... More »

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Chicago • corruption • impeachment • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich

 Knick Star's
 Son Sees 
 Mom Murdered 

Curry's former girlfriend, baby daughter shot dead in Chicago home

Jan 25, 09 5:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The toddler son of New York Knicks center Edward Curry likely witnessed the murder of his mother and baby sister in their Chicago home, authorities revealed yesterday. The 3-year-old boy was found unharmed by his grandmother near the bodies of his sister and mom, a former girlfriend of Curry's. Police... More »

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basketball • Chicago • crime • murder • New York Knicks • Edward Curry

(Newser) - At least one aspect of the Rod Blagojevich soap opera will end Thursday: Roland Burris will be sworn into the Senate at 2pm EST, the Hill reports. Dick Cheney will do the honors in the Senate chamber, and a ceremonial re-enactment will follow elsewhere in the building for Burris' family... More »

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Chicago • Senate • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • Roland Burris

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