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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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06/03/12 Studio Visit: Larry Gray Source: The News-Gazette - Champaign IL Here, Melissa Merli visits with bassist Larry Gray. In the June 3 newspaper, we'll have a visit with pianist Dan Pierson.
06/03/12 On the road: A good ribbing Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL Top local and national acts, 50,000 attendees and as many pounds of pork from more than 30 city restaurants are just the beginning of Ribfest Chicago.
06/03/12 ASCO 2012 Live Blog -- Sunday Source: TheStreet.com CHICAGO ( TheStreet ) --Welcome to TheStreet's live-blog coverage of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.
06/03/12 New travel books ready to hit the road Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL NEW YORK A field guide for beaches, a road trip guide and a couple of books for city-dwellers looking to get outdoors with kids offer inspiration and information for planning adventures this season. â¢
06/03/12 Honor Flight trip was truly an honor Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL I, along with six other residents of Friendship Village in Schaumburg and 80-some fellow residents of the Chicago area, have just returned from an experience of a lifetime.

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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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