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Leslie Zemeckis sashays into the history of burlesque
During the shabby final days of the last of the burlesque houses that once dotted State Street near Congress Parkway, three of us — in possession of a few bucks and self-confidence fueled by fake IDs — entered the Follies Theater and saw a...
Tags: Entertainment, Jeffrey Tambor, Reviews, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Events
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Livingston sworn in as La Grange president
Tom Livingston may be new to the village presidency, but he's no stranger to La Grange. In addition to serving as a trustee for eight years between 2003 and 2011, Livingston, 45, grew up in the village, attending grade school at LaGrange Highlands and...
Tags: YMCA, Jim Edgar, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Springfield, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Nganje joins NDSU as chair of Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department
William Nganje has joined the North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics as department chair and professor. Before joining NDSU, Nganje was an associate professor of agribusiness finance at Arizona State University'...Tags: Agriculture, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Conservation, Colleges and Universities
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Madigan says universities, community colleges willing to share pension costs
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday announced that he has struck a preliminary deal with the state's universities and community colleges that will require them to slowly pick up the cost of teacher pensions over several years even as tuition...
Tags: Elaine Nekritz, Northbrook, Southern Illinois University, Finance, Politics
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Marcelyn J. 'Marcy' Henrikson, 1934-2013
Marcy Henrikson was a supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and marched for women's rights in the 1970s. But she wasn't proud of her initial reaction 30 years ago when she learned her teenage daughter was lesbian, her family said. She...
Tags: Feminism, Justice and Rights, Lung Cancer, Minority Groups, Civil Rights
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Penny-sized camera at University of Illinois offers view of how bugs see the world
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view. The camera created by a research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is about the size of a penny and mimics...Tags: Science and Technology, Research
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Chicago bike accident highlights the oft-brutal laws of physics, biology
Any attempt to make bicycling in Chicago easier and safer by using the law is welcome. That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposals last week to amend the city's bike ordinance to give cyclists more freedom to maneuver but also increase penalties on...
Tags: Agriculture, Biology, Science and Technology, Northwestern University, Cycling
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Carrie Hightman is not afraid to take chances
Huddling with business and community leaders last month to recommend legal and financial advisers for development of Gary/Chicago International Airport, Carrie Hightman smiled as Adela Cepeda, an acquaintance from Chicago business circles, pitched her...
Tags: Finance, Science and Technology, Laws, Marshall Field, Gold Coast
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Hamblin-Kim
Larry and Dianna Barker of Gravel Switch announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie Marie Hamblin, to Steven Sockwhan Kim, son of Nancy Kim of Des Plaines, Ill. The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate of Boyle County High School, 2002 graduate of...
Tags: Local Elections, Colleges and Universities, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Education, Northern Illinois University
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Obama nominates 3 for Illinois federal judgeships
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today announced three nominees for federal judgeships in Illinois: Sara Lee Ellis and Andrea R. Wood for the Chicago-based Northern District and Colin Stirling Bruce for the Springfield-based Central District....Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice
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Illinois' Assembly Hall now State Farm Center
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Jeff Reynolds, The Sports Xchange Illinois' Assembly Hall now State Farm Center Renovations to Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., will include a new name to the arena -- State Farm Center. The University of Illinois and State Farm...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Education
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After scandal, U. of I.'s former chancellor isn't teaching but still makes $212,000
Richard Herman doesn't have to do much teaching as part of his $212,000 faculty job at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When he resigned as chancellor after a high-profile admissions scandal, he made a deal to teach just two classes a...
Tags: Technology, Teaching and Learning, Students, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities
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