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Obama Heads to Chicago for Oprah, NYC for Money

NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama plunged into donor-rich New York on Wednesday, his first fundraising sweep of the city since announcing his re-election bid this month, with a lament that he has not seen his wish for less-polarizing politics realized. "The hope that I had that we'd start coming together in a serious way...

Chicago Launches Green Taxi Program

On Friday, which happened to be Earth Day, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced the city's new Green Taxi Program. The initiative will reimburse taxicab companies that use hybrid vehicles or vehicles powered by alternative fuel. Unlike gasoline-powered cars, hybrids get better fuel economy, have cleaner emissions and do...

Illinois Man Accused of Killing 3 Women, Taping Attack

CHICAGO -- Prosecutors said Wednesday that a suburban Chicago man charged with killing three young women, including two whom he met on telephone chat lines and a neighborhood teen he's accused of having videotaped sex with after her death, may have more victims. Sonny Pierce, 27, of the Chicago suburb of Blue Island,...

Chicago School Bans Bag Lunches to Get Kids to Eat Less Junk Food

A push for healthier school lunches has led one Chicago school to ban students from bringing lunches from home altogether. Students at Chicago's Little Village Academy are required to eat the lunch provided to them by the school -- a policy that has cooked up controversy among parents and educators amid a national debate...

Introducing 'bacÅn,' the Cologne for Men Who Want to Smell Like Fried Pork

It's a sign of the Aporklypse. A Chicago man has introduced a wearable, bacon-scented fragrance called "bacÅn" that captures the essence of greasy Sunday-morning breakfasts. One-ounce bottles of bacÅn, pronounced "bay-cone," sell for $36 and can be ordered at the product's website, fargginay.com. The unisex line comes...

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Fetisheers Take On Union In Chicago

The hotel workers union UNITE HERE has demanded that the convention abandon a hotel in the midst of a labor dispute, and their pressure on the leathermen has prompted a series of bitter charges and counter-charges.

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'GIVE IT BACK'

Just days after thousands of protesters descended on Chicago to rally against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 15 people were arrested outside the Chicago Board of Trade while demonstrating against tax breaks awarded to the CME Group, the world's largest futures exchange company.

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Are Manatees The New LOLcats? Chicago Bloggers Think So

You're no longer the only marine mammal that can calm the ravaged, stressed out souls of man, woman and child alike.

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Patrick Fitzgerald Steps Down As U.S. Attorney In Chicago

Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of corruption convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced through his office Wednesday that he is stepping down at the end of next month.

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PHOTOS: Guess Who Was Named One Of America's Best Biking Cities?

466,488 Claims to Fame: The 30-mile American River Bike Trail, signature bike racks bearing the city seal that designate bike-friendly businesses, and free urban-cycling-skills classes.

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05/28/12 Charity Briefs for May 29, 2012 Source: The Southtown Star The Will County Union of King's Daughters and Sons is seeking high-quality vendors for the Silver Crossings Craft Fair, to be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
05/28/12 Week 12: Who's da bomb in MLS? Source: MLS In his weekly column "Lo Bueno, Malo y Bomba", Juan Mesa points out the good, the bad and the unusual â or "Bomba"â as the season goes on.
05/28/12 More than 30 shot in Chicago over weekend Source: ABC - WLS 7 - Chicago IL It has been a violent holiday weekend across the city.
05/28/12 Weather records continue to fall; will today be any... Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL Chicago could have another record-breaking weather day today.
05/28/12 Chicago Braces For Muggy, Stormy Day Source: NBC - WMAQ 5 - Chicago IL Memorial Day temperatures could break record highs for a second day ahead of potentially severe thunderstorms Monday evening.

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Chicago ( or ) is the largest city in the US state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles.

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