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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. 2 charged in slaying of Markham man

    Two men were charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man whose body was found in April in an unincorporated area in Thornton Township in the south suburbs, Cook County sheriff's officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    Two men were charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man whose body was found in April in an unincorporated area in Thornton Township in the south suburbs, Cook County sheriff's officials said. Brandon Johnson of Harvey and Lester...

    Tags: Calumet Park, Riverdale (Cook, Illinois), Thornton, Harvey, Murder

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows

    Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis.
    Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...

    Tags: Conservation, Park Forest, Business Institutions, Authors, Northwestern University

    3. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Literary Saloon: The days of cable cars gone by

    Greg Borzo believes, and rightly so, that much of our city's history "hides in plain sight."
    Greg Borzo believes, and rightly so, that much of our city's history "hides in plain sight." There is, for instance, the small building in the accompanying photo, Borzo standing near it. Sitting prominently at 5529 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hyde Park,...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Field Museum of Natural History, Daniel Burnham, Grinnell College, Museums

    4. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 3 incumbents, 1 challenger vying for 3 trustee seats in Orland Park

    Voters in Orland Park next week will need to decide if they want to support three longtime village trustees for re-election or support the lone challenger, whose election would surely change the dynamics of the Village Board.
    Voters in Orland Park next week will need to decide if they want to support three longtime village trustees for re-election or support the lone challenger, whose election would surely change the dynamics of the Village Board. Trustees James Dodge, Kathy...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Elections, Business, Parties and Movements, Orland Park

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Dorothy Jean (Keiser) Ingram, 69

    Dorothy Jean (Keiser) Ingram, 69, of Petoskey, passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2013, in Punta Gorda, Fla. As the mother of four children and one of seven siblings, Dorothy is survived by many: her long-time partner, Alan Spencley, of Harbor Springs;...

    Tags: Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida), Marathon

    6. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Tinley Park mayor names term-limit commission panel members

    Mayor Ed Zabrocki announced this week his appointees to a commission that will study whether Tinley Park should adopt term limits for elected officials.
    Special to the Tribune
    Mayor Ed Zabrocki announced this week his appointees to a commission that will study whether Tinley Park should adopt term limits for elected officials. The seven-member panel announced at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting include: Ken Slater, a...

    Tags: Work Relations, Justice System, Referenda, Judges, Reformed

    7. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. New president steps in at Orland area chamber

    Tami Khuntia, the charismatic 2012 president of the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce officially handed her seat over to a calm and collected Marc Lochow during an installation ceremony last week.
    Tami Khuntia, the charismatic 2012 president of the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce officially handed her seat over to a calm and collected Marc Lochow during an installation ceremony last week. Their differing leadership styles were on display...

    Tags: Southern Illinois University, Business, Orland Park

    8. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. Thrill of racing in the blood for LaPorte duo

    LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) — On a summer day in 2011, La Porte resident Jason Cogswell was spinning out of control on the South Bend Motor Speedway, his mini-stock car at the mercy of oncoming traffic. Cars shot to the right and left of him. Then one...

    Tags: Stock Car Racing, Services and Shopping, Science and Technology, Vehicles, Auto Racing

    9. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. $100K bonds for women charged after 2 kids died in fire

    Two women accused of leaving four children alone in a home where a fire broke out, killing two of them, were each ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday.
    Tribune reporter
    Two women accused of leaving four children alone in a home where a fire broke out, killing two of them, were each ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday. Tatiana Meakens, 23, the mother of the four children, and her sister, Britany Meakens, 22, left the...

    Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Fires, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Metra unveils new Highliner cars

    Metra on Wednesday unveiled the first four of its new “Highliner” cars that will go into service later this week on the Electric District Line.
    Tribune reporter
    Metra on Wednesday unveiled the first four of its new “Highliner” cars that will go into service later this week on the Electric District Line. They are the first of 160 cars being built at a new Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing LLC plant in...

    Tags: South Chicago, Metra

    11. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Family's racial history comes into focus

    On a warm late September evening in one of the nicer high-rises on Chicago's Marine Drive, Brenda Fredericks peered over her glasses and surveyed a large group of relatives from her husband's family, many of whom she had never met before.
    On a warm late September evening in one of the nicer high-rises on Chicago's Marine Drive, Brenda Fredericks peered over her glasses and surveyed a large group of relatives from her husband's family, many of whom she had never met before. Some were...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Photography and Video, Chicago Skyline, Religion and Belief, Bronzeville

    12. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Man shot dead in suburban Blue Island

    An 18-year-old man was fatally wounded steps away from his home in south suburban Blue Island, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    An 18-year-old man was fatally wounded steps away from his home in south suburban Blue Island, officials said. Bryant M. Jones of the 2900 block of West 141st Place was shot on the 2800 block of West 141st Place. He was pronounced dead at 1:20 a.m.,...

    Tags: Shootings

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