Tuesday, March 6, 2012

NATO issues, spotlight remain / 'Lipstick Killer' dies / World's billionaires

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G-8 is pulled from Chicago — but NATO, security concerns and global spotlight stay
G-8 gone, but security issues, spotlight remain

Chicago's turn on the world stage was abruptly cut in half after the May G-8 international summit was moved to Camp David. But Chicago will keep the NATO meeting, meaning diplomats and protesters still will flock to the city by the thousands.

Chicago's unplanned summitectomy Chicago's unplanned summitectomy

Editorial: Amid all the spin, we're sorry, not heartbroken, to have the White House elbow Chicago out of its G-8 mix.

Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney could put GOP race out of reach Romney could put GOP race out of reach today

Mitt Romney can't clinch the GOP nomination on this Super Tuesday, but he can effectively put the contest out of reach with a strong showing.
William Heirens dead. Known as the 'Lipstick Killer' 'Lipstick Killer' William Heirens dies

William Heirens, the notorious "Lipstick Killer" who confessed to three murders on the North Side in the 1940s, has died. He was the longest-serving inmate in Illinois history.
Rush Limbaugh advertisers keep heading for the exits Chicago-area companies caught up in Limbaugh flap

Sears and Allstate were caught in the backlash over Rush Limbaugh's insults of a law student, but both said their commercials aired by mistake.
Even down players and energy, Bulls up win streak to 7 Down players and energy, Bulls win 7th in row

Luol Deng and Derrick Rose come alive in a key third-quarter run, but Richard Hamilton suffers a shoulder injury in a 92-72 victory against the Pacers on Monday night at the United Center.

Feeling the human cost of colonialism in 'The Convert' Feeling the human cost of colonialism in 'The Convert'

Dunai Gurira has written a richly complex portrait of a group of Africans all suffering from the clash of their native culture with the brutality of British colonialism.
The world's billionaires: A look in the vaults The world's billionaires: A look in the vaults

The combined net worth of the 20 richest people is $676.3 billion. Nine are Americans, including three from the family of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Parents' cancer battles give Valpo coach heavy dose of perspective Haugh: Valpo coach gets a heavy dose of perspective

On a recruiting trip in nearby Merrillville last September, Valparaiso men's basketball coach Bryce Drew received the phone call he dreaded.
State panel to vote on new nursing rule at nursing homes State panel to vote on rule at nursing homes

Residents of Illinois nursing homes would receive at least 46 minutes per day of direct care from registered nurses by 2014 under a new proposed rule that a state legislative panel is expected to vote Tuesday.
Study: Discipline harsher on African-American students in Chicago Study: Discipline harsher on African-American students

A new survey of 72,000 schools is part of a sweeping collection of civil rights data to examine inequities in public schooling.

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