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Tollway contracts near $180 million
Flush with cash, the Illinois Tollway on Wednesday endorsed spending nearly $180 million for the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and other projects — the largest single-day round of construction contracts ever awarded by the agency. Most of the...Tags: Pat Quinn, Hoffman Estates, Illinois Governor, Travel, Highway Transportation
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FCC moves toward opening airwaves for in-flight Internet
The Federal Communications Commission took a step toward improving Web access for air travelers, voting to write rules to open frequencies for an air-to-ground Internet service proposed by Qualcomm Inc. In a 4-0 vote Thursday, the FCC advanced the...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, Inc., United Air Lines, Politics
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Illinois rowers give Games a paddlin'
LONDON — The U.S. rowing team marked a solid start to the Olympic Regatta Saturday with performances that kept three local rowers in medal contention going into Wednesday's finals. The American men's eight — which includes twin brothers Grant...
Tags: DeKalb, Awards and Prizes, FIFA World Cup, YMCA, Illinois
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Distraught woman jumps off I-290 overpass
A woman is at a hospital this afternoon, in “bad shape” after jumping off an overpass and landing on westbound I-290 near Itasca, according to State Police. The first responding trooper found the 34-year-old woman, who was able to talk after...
Tags: Irving Park
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When writing about a lovely like Chicago, it's important to keep it real
This time, Steve Bartman comes to the rescue.
For the first half-hour of Theatre Seven's "We Live Here," an original, ensemble-driven, multiauthor homage to the quintessence of the city of Chicago, the show flails around. The early pieces feel...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Arts and Culture, National League Championship Series, L (movie), Chicago Cubs
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Grandma's new friend is wired
It's a medical device that looks like a baby harp seal, and someday it just might be your best friend.
Which leads to some interesting questions. Like, Why would you want to hang out with a medical device? And, Is this a good idea?
The device is...Tags: Long Term Care, Japan, Nursing, Sony Corp., Nursing Homes
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State police: Man hit by car running from police
A Chicago man was hit by a car after running from Illinois State Police during a traffic stop in Itasca Saturday.
Marvin Estes, 33, is being held for resisting a peace officer and for three outstanding warrants, but police couldn't say what he was wanted...Tags: Chicago, Traffic, Elk Grove Village (Cook, Illinois)
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Man pleads guilty in death of girlfriend in train-car crash
Special to the TribuneA Carol Stream man who drove his pickup into a freight train locomotive, killing his girlfriend, pleaded guilty today to aggravated driving under the influence. In a plea deal with DuPage County prosecutors, Jeffrey S. Fisher, 40, admitted to being under...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Prosecution, Punishment, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Relay For Life of Elmhurst College Receives American Cancer Society Relay All Star Award
TribLocal - ElmhurstRelay For Life of Elmhurst College was awarded the American Cancer Society’s prestigious Relay All Star Award at the Society’s recent Relay Leadership Summit in …... -
Relay For Life of Evanston Receives American Cancer Society Relay All Star Award
TribLocal - EvanstonRelay For Life of Evanston was awarded the American Cancer Society’s prestigious Relay All Star Award at the Society’s recent Relay Leadership Summit in Itasca, …...
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