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Northwestern University draws a diverse population to the North Shore suburb. Read more about Evanston, IL
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BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue
Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...
Tags: American Heart Association, Weight, Body Mass Index, Obesity, Colleges and Universities
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Worker in fatal construction site accident identified
Chicago TribuneA man working at a construction site on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston who died after he was struck by a beam that fell from six stories up this morning has been identified. The beam was knocked loose by a construction crane and struck...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor Legislation, Health and Safety at School
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Restore waterway safeguards
I was shocked to learn that just this week the U.S. Senate had to defeat an attempt to allow more pollution into the streams and wetlands that feed Lake Michigan. For more than a decade, our waterways have been at risk of increased pollution thanks to...Tags: U.S. Senate, Bodies of Water, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Rivers
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Get addicted to speculoos
CHICAGO — After its creation was announced via nationwide broadcast, people lined up to buy the very first versions. It’s lightweight, has been the subject of fierce patent battles and is so addictive you can’t put it down, even when...
Tags: Pancakes, Butter, Belgium, Chicago Tribune, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The spread of speculoos
After its creation was announced via nationwide broadcast, people lined up to buy the very first versions. It's lightweight, has been the subject of fierce patent battles and is so addictive you can't put it down, even when you know you should. We're...
Tags: Butter, Pancakes, Belgium, Chicago Tribune, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Court backs Evanston's rejection of Jewish school
Evanston officials on Monday applauded a judge's determination that they did not engage in religious discrimination when they rejected an Orthodox Jewish school's plans to move into town. The ruling means that officials with Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov...
Tags: Discrimination, Religion and Belief, Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Ellicott City, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Somerville, Bayport, Glen Burnie
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Illini 'invasion' of Evanston hits detour
The Fighting Illini Caravan will not wade into enemy territory next week. The Evanston bar World of Beer has canceled Illinois’ May 8 event, sending the two-hour reception to an establishment in downtown Chicago that has yet to be named. NU...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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A job nobody would miss: Illinois lieutenant governor
In 1986, Woods Bowman, then a state representative from Evanston, heaped faint praise on the public servants who'd shouldered the job of Illinois lieutenant governor. "They've done what we ask them to do, which is next to nothing," he said. Next to...
Tags: Politics, Breast Cancer, Jim Edgar, Voting, Barrington
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State Senate OKS measure on recordings of police interrogations
Illinois would allow audio and video recordings of police interrogations in all felony cases to be used in court under a proposal the Senate passed Thursday to expand current law that requires taping in murder cases. The recordings would not be required...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Harvard University, Murder
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NU students plan a 'warm welcome' for Illinois coaches in Evanston
So Illinois says it owns the state, and Northwestern claims Chicago. Now the two athletic programs are fighting over … Evanston? The Fighting Illini Caravan will make an intriguing stop May 8 — at the World of Beer bar in Evanston located...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Northwestern Wildcats, Wrigley Field, Lifestyle and Leisure, Illinois Fighting Illini
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North suburban emergency room wait times vary
From 27 minutes in Lake Forest to 68 minutes in Park Ridge, the waiting time in north suburban emergency rooms ranges from minutes below to more than half an hour above the national average, according to statistics on the Medicare website and from the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing
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