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Chicago doctors welcome Chinese girls with medical needs into their family
An outraged Janet Agranoff watched in 1996 as "60 Minutes" aired a report about "dying rooms" in Chinese orphanages, where infants and toddlers — most of them girls — were left to starve. When the report ended, the obstetrician-turned-stay-at-...
Tags: Social Issues, Heart Surgery, China, Adoption, Family
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Charlie Zill, former Orioles usher, dies of lung cancer at 56
The Baltimore SunCharlie Zill, the popular long-time usher at Camden Yards who entertained Orioles fans with his “Zillbilly” dance during the seventh-inning stretch, died late Saturday night of lung cancer. He was 56. Zill, who had been diagnosed with cancer...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Morphine (drug), Dundalk, Health Treatments, Human Interest
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Trina Dru Gordon harnesses the power
She rides a Harley and wears a full-length fur, but don't draw any conclusions about Trina Dru Gordon. The president and chief executive officer of Boyden World Corp. racks up mileage these days in a conservative navy pinstripe suit and prefers...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Chicago Marathon, Business, Ceremonies, Business Enterprises
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Poetry, Entertainment, Artists, Edgewater, Illinois Governor
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Stevenson's Goldfine driven to help cancer patients
There was no shortage of complex issues to sort through after Stevenson goaltender Michael Goldfine was diagnosed 21/2 years ago with leukemia. One matter in particular, though, was impossible to suppress. "I instantly started to cry because I thought...
Tags: Leukemia, Health Treatments, Cancer, Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bronzeville among city sites seeking Obama library
The site where Michael Reese Hospital once stood isn't much to look at, just a 37-acre swath of overgrown land in Bronzeville, behind a shoddy chain-link fence. Developers are itching to build a casino or perhaps a sports entertainment complex on the...
Tags: Gerald Ford, Science, Michigan Avenue, John F. Kennedy, Willie Dixon
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Like his inspiration Churchill, hotelier won't stay down
Tribune staff reporterTo say that Chicago-based luxury hotel investor Laurence Geller is captivated by all things Winston Churchill is something of an understatement. As chairman of the Churchill Centre, a not-for-profit dedicated to preserving the legacy of the iconic...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Property, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Michigan Avenue, Investments
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Local event raises food allergy awareness
Brandy Dopkin gave her then-11/2-year-old daughter Jordana a snack — a small piece of multigrain bread topped with peanut butter — just before they headed to Jordana's music class. At the time, the child showed no indications of a food...
Tags: Allergies, Ellicott City, Physical Conditions, Peanuts, Hospitals and Clinics
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Alderman says 'no' to Children's Memorial condo tower plans
Tribune reporterA plan to transform the former Children’s Memorial Hospital site in Lincoln Park into condominium towers and storefronts is in limbo after the local alderman rejected the proposal for the high-profile site in one of Chicago’s toniest...Tags: Streeterville, Michele Smith, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics
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Food allergy treatment shows promise
CNNWith food allergies still on the rise and no clear answer about their causes, parents of allergic children anxiously await the development of an effective treatment to prevent life-threatening reactions. Researchers are making progress with a method...Tags: Medical Research, Allergies, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Conditions, Northwestern University
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WGN Children's Memorial Hospital special: 'Children's Rising'
In a historic move, over 100 patients from Children's Memorial Hospital in Lincoln Park were transported to the new Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Streeterville. WGN News aired a special about the move hosted by Dina Bair.
Tags: Health, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics
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Jul 11, 2012
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Jun 11, 2012
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