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2 charged in slaying of Markham man
Tribune reporterTwo men were charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of a man whose body was found in April in an unincorporated area in Thornton Township in the south suburbs, Cook County sheriff's officials said. Brandon Johnson of Harvey and Lester...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Harvey, Murder, Riverdale (Cook, Illinois), Calumet Park
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More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
Tags: Hofstra University, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lansing, Dolton, Environmental Issues
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Literary Saloon: The days of cable cars gone by
Greg Borzo believes, and rightly so, that much of our city's history "hides in plain sight." There is, for instance, the small building in the accompanying photo, Borzo standing near it. Sitting prominently at 5529 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hyde Park,...
Tags: eBay Inc., Criminals, Field Museum of Natural History, Grinnell College, Chicago Tribune
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3 incumbents, 1 challenger vying for 3 trustee seats in Orland Park
Voters in Orland Park next week will need to decide if they want to support three longtime village trustees for re-election or support the lone challenger, whose election would surely change the dynamics of the Village Board. Trustees James Dodge, Kathy...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Business, Orland Park, Local Government
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Dorothy Jean (Keiser) Ingram, 69
Dorothy Jean (Keiser) Ingram, 69, of Petoskey, passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2013, in Punta Gorda, Fla. As the mother of four children and one of seven siblings, Dorothy is survived by many: her long-time partner, Alan Spencley, of Harbor Springs;...Tags: Marathon, Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida)
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Tinley Park mayor names term-limit commission panel members
Special to the TribuneMayor Ed Zabrocki announced this week his appointees to a commission that will study whether Tinley Park should adopt term limits for elected officials. The seven-member panel announced at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting include: Ken Slater, a...Tags: Politics, Tinley Park, Local Government, Referenda, Reformed
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New president steps in at Orland area chamber
Tami Khuntia, the charismatic 2012 president of the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce officially handed her seat over to a calm and collected Marc Lochow during an installation ceremony last week. Their differing leadership styles were on display...
Tags: Business, Orland Park, Southern Illinois University
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Thrill of racing in the blood for LaPorte duo
LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) — On a summer day in 2011, La Porte resident Jason Cogswell was spinning out of control on the South Bend Motor Speedway, his mini-stock car at the mercy of oncoming traffic. Cars shot to the right and left of him. Then one...Tags: Science and Technology, Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing
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$100K bonds for women charged after 2 kids died in fire
Tribune reporterTwo women accused of leaving four children alone in a home where a fire broke out, killing two of them, were each ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday. Tatiana Meakens, 23, the mother of the four children, and her sister, Britany Meakens, 22, left the...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Fires
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Metra unveils new Highliner cars
Tribune reporterMetra on Wednesday unveiled the first four of its new “Highliner” cars that will go into service later this week on the Electric District Line. They are the first of 160 cars being built at a new Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing LLC plant in...Tags: Metra, South Chicago
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Family's racial history comes into focus
On a warm late September evening in one of the nicer high-rises on Chicago's Marine Drive, Brenda Fredericks peered over her glasses and surveyed a large group of relatives from her husband's family, many of whom she had never met before. Some were...
Tags: U.S. Army, Arts, Photography Supplies and Services, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals
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Man shot dead in suburban Blue Island
Tribune reporterAn 18-year-old man was fatally wounded steps away from his home in south suburban Blue Island, officials said. Bryant M. Jones of the 2900 block of West 141st Place was shot on the 2800 block of West 141st Place. He was pronounced dead at 1:20 a.m.,...Tags: Shootings
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