Thursday, February 16, 2012

G-8 protest plans / Barrington-area woman missing / Chapman on factory farms

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Secret Service, Chicago cops answer G-8 security questions at business forum

Chicago police and federal officials provided some of their most candid comments to date on how they expect to handle potentially violent protests during the G-8 and NATO summits.

Police resume search for missing North Barrington woman Search on for missing Barrington-area woman

Police will resume their search in a forest preserve this morning for a North Barrington woman who disappeared on the day she was to fly off for a Valentine's Day getaway with her husband.

Weber blames himself for Illini fade Weber blames himself for Illini fade

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Bruce Weber broke out a tacky orange blazer Wednesday night in a potential must-win game at Assembly Hall with the season dwindling away.

Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal Congress reaches payroll tax-cut deal

A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans, set to expire at the end of this month, would be extended through December under a bipartisan deal announced early today.

Illinois strip clubs could face $5 'skin tax' Illinois strip clubs could face $5 'skin tax'

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois already charges so-called sin taxes on smokes, booze and casino gambling. Now state lawmakers are thinking about imposing a $5 skin tax to get into strip clubs.

Food and conscience Chapman: An omen for factory farming

Given the choice of food produced more humanely or less humanely, enough people will choose the latter to make continued indifference a bad business strategy.

Kass: We're No. 1 — in political sleaze Kass: We're second to none in political sleaze

So Chicago isn't quite the birthplace of hope and change after all, is it?

Jeremy Lin: What you need to know about the New York Knicks' sudden star Must-know facts about Knicks' phenom Jeremy Lin

Just who is this Jeremy Lin anyway? Let's put the latest NBA sensation's rise to fame in relative terms.

New law will hold companies accountable for repeat-offender cabdrivers New law will hold bad cabdrivers accountable

Chicago has long had rules to punish taxi companies that allow dangerous cabbies to drive their vehicles, but those rules have rarely been enforced.

Door shutting on residents of last unrenovated Cabrini-Green row houses Door closing on Cabrini-Green row house residents

In about two weeks, Tamekia Murry will be forced to say goodbye to her childhood neighborhood and her home in the Frances Cabrini Rowhouses.


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