Chicago police are looking for an elderly man who has been missing from the Logan Square neighborhood since Friday.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Southwest plane reports mechanical problems, lands safely at Midway
A Southwest Airlines plane landed safely at Chicago Midway Airport late Friday after reporting mechanical problems.
NU women’s lacrosse advances to NCAA finals
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — When Northwestern’s Shannon Smith made her move to the goal in the waning seconds of Friday night’s NCAA women’s lacrosse semifinal, she knew she was going to score the game-winner.
Man shot in Heart of Chicago neighborhood
A 27-year-old man was wounded tonight in an apparent drive-by shooting in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the Near Southwest Side, police said.
Gil Scott-Heron, soul poet, dead at 62
Public Enemy’s Chuck D once said hip-hop was black America’s CNN. If so, Gil Scott-Heron was the network’s first great anchorman, presaging hip-hop and infusing soul and jazz with poetry, humor and pointed political commentary.
Blagojevich tells his version of what’s on the tapes
Ex-governor tells jurors he was misled by advisers
In a second day on the witness stand at his corruption retrial, Rod Blagojevich began to give jurors on Friday his explanation for secretly recorded conversations of him allegedly scheming to leverage the powers of the governor’s office for campaign cash.
Congressional lines drawn to edge out GOP
Democrats’ remap threatens newly elected Republicans
— Suburban voters are likely to see unfamiliar names on the ballot when they vote for Congress next year under a proposed Democratic map unveiled Friday aimed at removing most of the rookie Republicans who won last November.
Dogs, new computer models help keep beaches open
As beaches officially open this weekend, health officials are using cutting-edge computer systems, frequent water testing and even specially trained dogs to monitor water quality and keep Lake Michigan safe for swimming.
Randy Jackson Launches New Talent Search Website
American Idol” judge Randy Jackson has launched a new interactive way to search for the next big thing in music, fashion, art and technology.
The website RandyJacksonNext.com is home base for his new Enlightenment Institute, which urges users to let him know about any new ideas, advances or individuals that may not be on his radar.
“As we enlighten you, you enlighten us… Post something here that you think I should know about,” he writes on the website. “Anything you think I need to see; in the world of architecture, music, fashion, technology, (and) philosophy, that you think me and the rest of the site need to know about.
“I’m going to be watching the site and seeing what you come up with.”
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