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Former KKK leader Jeffery Berry dies at age 60
CHICAGO (AP) — Jeffery Lynn Berry, who as leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan led marches on town squares that cost municipalities thousands of dollars in security costs, has died at age 60. Berry died May 31 from lung cancer at...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Oak Lawn, Prisons, Ku Klux Klan
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Less damage than expected--but still a big storm
Tribune reporterIt was promoted as a massive storm system with the potential to drop golf ball-sized hail and produce wind gusts of up to 75 mph. Conditions were ripe for tornadoes, forecasters said. But the thunderstorms that passed over the Chicago area Wednesday...Tags: Lee, Manteno, Bradley, Kankakee, Oswego
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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Fires, Aurora, Millennium Park, Air Transportation Delays, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
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Storms scrape across Chicago area
A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area Wednesday evening, forcing a temporary halt to commuter train traffic and canceling hundreds of flights in and out of Midway and O'Hare International airports. The storm system threatened...Tags: Floods, Fires, Air Transportation Delays, Toronto Blue Jays, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
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High school softball: Stoltz and Grubb are first team All-State
South Bend TribuneMishawaka senior Taylor Stoltz has been named to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association All-State softball first team. Stoltz set state records this season for longest hitting streak (49 games) and career batting average (.587). She hit .513,...Tags: Netherlands, Human Interest
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Slaying of Baltimore civil rights protester still unsolved
Everyone begged William Lewis Moore not to go to Mississippi. His pastor told him he would get killed walking around in a sandwich board sign protesting segregation. His family worried about where he would sleep and eat. Even fellow civil rights...
Tags: Witnesses, Lifestyle and Leisure, Radio, Government, Sandwiches
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Lawyer who pleaded guilty to prostitution faces state disciplinary board
An attorney who last year pleaded guilty to prostitution charges is now accused of lying to a state disciplinary board about her work as a call girl. The complaint filed and made public last week against Reema Bajaj, 27, by the Illinois Attorney...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Online Advertising, Sycamore, Lawyers
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Chief Keef arrested near Atlanta after hotel security smells marijuana
South Side rapper Chief Keef was arrested near Atlanta this week for disorderly conduct after hotel security smelled marijuana smoke coming from his room, police said. The disorderly conduct arrest comes two months after he was released from custody...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Punishment
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Slight improvement turns to fear and worry for Guillain-Barre victim
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- On Friday afternoon, as Lori McCune stroked her husband's hair, Rick McCune's face visibly relaxed and his head nudged slightly toward her caress. It's not much of a sign of his awareness of her, but it's more than family and friends could...Tags: Nursing Homes, MRSA, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Long Term Care
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'At Any Price': Seeds of woe down on the farm ★★ 1/2
"At Any Price," a roughly mixed but interestingly plotted offshoot of "Death of a Salesman" and other hardy father/son perennials, is the fourth feature from writer-director Ramin Bahrani, whose career has been remarkable for his consistency of theme as...
Tags: Goodbye Solo (movie), At Any Price (movie), Zac Efron, Manhattan (New York City), Genetic Engineering
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A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago
Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...
Tags: Melba Liston, Music, Culture, Fred Anderson, Green Mill (club)
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