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Hawks fan hit by puck at Stanley Cup finals
Tribune reporterPatricia Higgins and her daughter, Caitlin, were seated in the United Center Wednesday evening waiting to see if the Blackhawks could score a tie-breaker in the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals when a player shot the puck in their direction. “I...Tags: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Sports, United Center, Chicago Blackhawks, Ice Hockey
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Vanderbilt University , Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Business Enterprises, Justice System
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Star's preventive surgery sparks breast cancer debate
Angelina Jolie's announcement Tuesday that a genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer led her to undergo a preventive double mastectomy has raised both awareness about the procedure and concerns among physicians and other experts. The actress...Tags: Internists, Ovarian Cancer, Psychologists, Oncology, Mastectomy
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Bank robbery suspects hospitalized after crash
Tribune reporterTwo suspects in a recent bank robbery were injured in a car crash on the Near West Side today, authorities said. At 2:40 p.m., paramedics were called to Ogden Avenue and Madison Street and took two people in good condition to Rush University Medical...Tags: Near West Side, Theft, Chicago Fire Department, FBI, Bank Robbery
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Ailing girl gets surprise visit from 2 police horses
Lots of little girls want a horse. But 9-year-old Kira Mammoser is no ordinary girl. About four years ago, doctors diagnosed Kira with an extremely rare disease that attacks the body's life-supporting functions. So when members of the Chicago Police...
Tags: Chicago Police Department, Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics
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Popping pacifier into parent's mouth to clean it beneficial to baby, study claims
That old-fashioned way of cleaning your baby's pacifier with your own saliva could transfer germs that actually help boost the infant's immune system and stave off allergies, according to a recent study by Swedish researchers. But the study is also...
Tags: Allergies, Dentistry and Dental Health, Tooth Decay, Eczema, Asthma
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Music lovers mourn Jimmy Damon, classic Chicago lounge singer
For roughly half a century, cabaret singer Jimmy Damon was practically ubiquitous in Chicago. Clubs, concert halls, charity events, civic gatherings, awards presentations – somehow Damon always was there, dispatching the national anthem or...
Tags: Concerts, Arthur Godfrey, Chicago Loop, Music, Human Interest
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Police investigating sexual assault near Rush Medical campus
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault Sunday night near the Rush University Medical Center. The assault happened about 10:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1700 block of West Congress Parkway, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer...
Tags: Rush University, Assault, Sex Crimes, Chicago Police Department
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The flu and you
Flu season is upon us, and it's been a rough one. If you haven't had the flu this winter, chances are you know someone who has. So, what should we do to keep ourselves from getting it? Some folks are packing their own "flu survival kits," while others are...Tags: Fatigue, Flu Vaccine, Chemical Industry, Vitamin C, Acetaminophen (drug)
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Researchers find childhood diet affects cognitive ability decline rate
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have found that adults who occasionally went hungry during childhood had a slower rate of decline in their cognitive abilities as they aged than those who always had enough to eat as children. "We...
Tags: Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh, Minority Groups, Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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