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North Korea proposes high-level talks with U.S.: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday proposed high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, a week after it scrapped planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years.
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U.S. spy agency paper says fewer than 300 phone numbers closely scrutinized
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government only searched for detailed information on calls involving fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw phone records collected by the National Security Agency in 2012, according to a government paper obtained by Reuters on Saturday.
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
Presidents' Trophy Curse?
Each year the Presidents' Trophy is awarded to the team that accumulates the highest amount of points in the National Hockey League. But instead of being met with excitement and positivity, many times this award can be seen by some as the precursor to an epic meltdown. After clinching the trophy and emerging as the...
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PHOTOS: Hawks Fever Sweeps Over The Windy City
CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks sweaters are commonplace around the city these days – though not all wearers realize that's what hockey players and die-hard fans call those "jerseys." As the Blackhawks have a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals with the Boston Bruins, Chicago is awash in red and black...
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City Hiring 600 To Ensure Safe Passage For CPS Students To New Schools
CHICAGO -- The city of Chicago, which plans to close dozens of schools this summer to save money, has received 11,000 requests for help getting children to their new schools along safe-passage routes. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/17bnWa2) that 600 adults will be hired next month to work...
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Tribune Apologizes For Boston Bombing 'Joke'
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune has apologized for an image in the paper this week that jokes about putting on hold the warm feelings it shared with Boston after April's bombings. The cities' NHL teams are vying for the Stanley Cup. In a tweet to "Boston friends," Chicago Tribune Editor Gerould Kern wrote Wednesday...
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'SNL' Star On Cubs Fans, Local Roots & Her 'Dream Job'
For Oak Park native Cecily Strong, her debut season as an "Saturday Night Life" ensemble member marked a "dream job" come true. After honing her acting chops on the Chicago scene -- studying at both Second City Conservatory and iO Chicago -- she made her first appearance on "SNL" last September and completed her...
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In Pakistan, attackers bomb women's university bus, hospital
At least 19 people are killed. Gun battles break out after the militants seize parts of the hospital in Quetta, and doctors and nurses are taken hostage.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Militants laid siege to a hospital and bombed a women's university bus in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta in a wave of violence that...
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
West Chicago resurrects Mexican Independence festivities
Just a year after a lack of interest and support forced West Chicago to scrap plans to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, a re-energized group of volunteers is working to revive the tradition and pump new life into the daylong party. Valeria Lopez, who heads the organizing committee that formed earlier this year,...
dailyherald.com (2 days ago)
'Jungle Book': When Mary met Walt (and Rudyard)
Rudyard Kipling hated Chicago. "It holds rather more than a million of people with bodies, and stands on the same sort of soil as Calcutta," wrote the man whom George Orwell dubbed "the prophet of British imperialism in its expansionist phase," following a visit to Chicago in the 1880s. "Having seen it, I urgently...
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
Ragdale opens doors to artists, its art to public
The Ragdale artists retreat in Lake Forest has long been a welcome place for writers, artists and others to find inspiration and a quiet place to work.
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
DeJesus Helps Cubs Beat Mets 6-3 Before Injury
NEW YORK -- David DeJesus hit a bases-loaded triple before injuring his shoulder when he crashed into the outfield wall, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 6-3 on Friday night behind resurgent starter Edwin Jackson. Nate Schierholtz homered and Anthony Rizzo had three hits for Chicago in the opener of a...
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Astros Top White Sox
HOUSTON -- Chris Sale struck out a season-high 14 batters and didn't allow an earned run against the Houston Astros on Friday night. But instead of celebrating a win, a pair of errors by Alexei Ramirez left the Chicago White Sox with another road loss and left the pitcher to console his shortstop. Erik Bedard...
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Hugs, Tears At Lafayette's Last String Orchestra Concert
HUMBOLDT PARK - It was an emotional 90 minutes, but that was to be expected. The much-loved Lafayette Elementary School string orchestra performed its final concert for other students and parents Friday afternoon, capping off a long, passionate battle to save the school. "It's shocking," said parent Rosemary Vega,...
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EgyptAir plane diverted after 'fire' threat
CAIRO (Reuters) - An EgyptAir jet heading to New York from Cairo was diverted and landed in Scotland on Saturday after a passenger found a note in a toilet containing a threat to set the plane on fire, the Egyptian airline told Reuters.
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
Pentagon to keep Patriot missiles in Jordan amid Syria crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will keep Patriot missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan after the completion of joint military exercises this month amid the crisis in neighboring Syria, the Pentagon said on Saturday.
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
Hong Kong rally backs Snowden, denounces allegations of U.S. spying
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A few hundred rights advocates and political activists marched through Hong Kong on Saturday to demand protection for Edward Snowden, who leaked revelations of U.S. electronic surveillance and is now believed to be holed up in the former British colony.
chicagotribune.com (2 days ago)
McHenry Co. 'most wanted' fugitive arrested
A Crystal Lake man wanted in connection with a Chicago bank robbery and listed as one of McHenry County Sheriff Office's top 10 fugitives was arrested this week in McHenry.
dailyherald.com (2 days ago)
Huntley woman, two children injured in crash
A 28-year-old Huntley woman and two juvenile passengers were listed in stable condition recovering from injuries suffered Friday in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Union. Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs played a part in the crash, but driver distraction is suspected of playing a role.
dailyherald.com (2 days ago)
Fire leaves Palatine home uninhabitable
No injuries were reported Friday after fire swept through a Palatine home, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage and leaving the residence uninhabitable. Firefighters called to the blaze in the 800 block of West Poplar Street about 5 p.m. found heavy smoke coming from the first floor and roof of the home.
dailyherald.com (2 days ago)
Jury gets fraud case against former Chicago alderman
Medrano's attorney claims client, 2 others were entrapped in government stingAn attorney for former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano came up with a colorful closing argument to a federal jury Friday, likening a government investigation of his client to cooking live frogs in a pot of water and purposely bringing it to...
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
Tribune takes home top awards from Illinois Press Association
- The Chicago Tribune captured a dozen top awards Friday from the Illinois Press Association, including general excellence and the sweepstakes trophy.
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For North Lawndale teen, graduation, college scholarship is a story of triumph
Collins Academy valedictorian overcame personal family crisis to achieve To her teachers, mentors, friends and sisters, Rachael Pillot is a fiery visionary, a teenager from a dirt-poor community who strove to finish high school and get into college despite tremendous odds.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
Storms cause uncertain fishing season in Illinois
Spring rains have forced tournament organizers to reschedule, made sport more difficultTo make some extra money, veteran fisherman Jerry Martoglio takes groups of people out on his boat for daylong fishing expeditions in central Illinois lakes, many of which are filled with freshwater favorites like the brassy olive...
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
Hyde Park Academy students attend Father's Day luncheon at White House
- Continuing the first family's outreach to Chicago teens, President Barack Obama on Friday welcomed 14 students and five chaperons from Chicago's Hyde Park Academy High School to be among his guests at an informal luncheon in the State Dining Room to mark Father's Day.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
Girl Scouts add butterfly garden to Hinsdale park
A peaceful, tree-shaded park with a wooden gazebo in Hinsdale has barely drawn the notice of children walking or riding past on their bikes.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
Emanuel wants to expand city's digital-ad reach
Administration considering 'street-level digital' advertisingMayor Rahm Emanuel is looking to expand the digital ads that are about to become increasingly common in Chicago under his watch, asking companies to present plans for a "street-level digital" advertising network.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
As the Stanley Cup Final rolls into mid-June, crews work to keep the ice cold and smooth
Amid the shots, hits and saves, one of the most vital dynamics of the Stanley Cup Final isn't between the players at all, but within the slippery surface beneath their blades.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
CPS to lay off hundreds of teachers from closing schools
Chicago Public Schools said Friday that 663 employees at schools the district is closing, including teachers, teaching assistants and bus aides, don't qualify to follow students to their new schools and will be laid off.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
'Chicago Stronger' shirts yanked
Slogan playing off Boston motto ignited outrage onlineIn the face of mounting pressure from social media, Chicago T-shirt company Cubby Tees on Friday stopped selling its "Chicago Stronger" model.
chicagotribune.com (3 days ago)
