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- Peoria native among those caught up in Egypt tug of war
‘Unflappable’ LaHood has been a veteran of working in Middle East, group’s leader says
When Lorne Craner hired Sam LaHood to lead the Egypt office of the International Republican Institute 18 months ago, he advised LaHood that he should strive to stay in the background as the country took small steps toward democracy. - Northwestern University plans new visitor center, boathouse
Construction projects come on the heels of plans for a music and communication building
Northwestern University plans a building boom of sorts along the lakefront on the southeast tip of its Evanston campus, including construction of a $32 million visitor center with a parking garage for 435 vehicles, a $117 million school of music and communications, and a new boathouse. - 2 seriously wounded in South Side shooting
A man and a teenage boy were seriously wounded late this morning in a shooting on the South Side in the city’s Marquette Park neighborhood. - Man charged with shooting at cops: ‘I didn’t know y’all was the police’
Jenkins Cooper is being held without bail after allegedly opening fire on law enforcement officers when five Chicago police officers and one FBI agent entered his home, officials said. - Woman charged with trying to run down cops to avoid ticket
Allstate Insurance employee Ashley Day threatened two police officers on bicycles with the Chevrolet Corvette she was driving in an effort to avoid getting traffic tickets on Saturday, authorities said today. - Man dies after being pulled from lake
A man has died after he was pulled from the lake this morning on the North Side near Bryn Mawr Avenue,
- Springfield to Obama: Pay Up for Campaign Event

In Springfield there remains one piece of unfinished business: an unpaid bill for $55,480. - Bears Linebacker Surprises Teen

A Chicago teenager’s dream of attending Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis is coming true thanks to Chicago Bears player. - Join the Super Bowl XLVI Discusion

Welcome to the NBCChicago.com Super Bowl chat on Twitter! - PHOTOS: Playboy’s Super Bowl Party

Playmates and celebs hit the red carpet at the most-anticipated party of Super Bowl weekend. - Bail Set at $3 Million for Daniel Olaska

Bail has been set at $3 million for the man charged with fatally stabbing an elementary teacher and wounding two others at a Naperville nightclub. - Fatal Crash on Lake Shore Drive

The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal crash on Lake Shore Drive.
- Escaped Wisconsin Inmate Could Be Headed To Riverside
Police in west suburban Riverside are on the lookout for a former resident who escaped a Wisconsin jail last month.
- Giants Beat Patriots 21-17 To Win The Super Bowl
Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title.
- Motorist Charged For Fleeing Bicycle Police Downtown
A Hazel Crest woman has been charged for fleeing bicycle police who attempted to stop her for talking on a cell phone and making an illegal U-turn Downtown Saturday afternoon.
- $3M Bond For Suspect In Teacher’s Stabbing Death
Two men who had never met are now forever connected; one man is dead, killed in a stabbing at a bar in Naperville; the other is being held on $3 million bond, charged with murder.
- Northwestern Holds Off Illinois 74-70
Northwestern’s formula for Sunday’s 74-70 win against Illinois was a familiar one: stick to a guard-heavy six-man rotation, and hit open shots.
- Cleveland State Hammers Illinois-Chicago 70-42
Jeremy Montgomery made four 3-pointers and led four teammates in double figures with 14 points as Cleveland State beat Illinois-Chicago 70-42 on Sunday.
- Giants beat Patriots again in Super Bowl
Eli Manning leads the New York Giants to another Super Bowl championship over the New England Patriots. - Arboretum uses February to celebrate chocolate
If there was a single unifying idea behind Sunday’s chocolate expo at the Morton Arboretum, it was probably this: “All chocolate is not created equal.” More than a dozen vendors specializing in all things chocolate offered samples of their goodies Sunday. The event was part of the arboretum’s monthlong “Celebrating Chocolate” series, which takes place each weekend in… - ‘No way to make sense’ of Naperville teacher’s slaying
There is no way to explain how or why a man with an advanced education, a job and no criminal record stands accused of murdering “a great young man,” Naperville Police Chief Dave Dial said Sunday. A day after popular Naperville grade school teacher Shaun Wild was stabbed to death while trying to intervene in an altercation at a city nightclub, Dial and the entire community continued to struggle… - Waukegan black man grew up believing he was white
Growing up in a white middle-class suburban family, Michael Fosberg was 33 years old when he learned his biological father was black. He’s turned the discovery into an acclaimed one-act play about identity. - Neighbors oppose possible group home in quiet Palatine neighborhood
Some Palatine residents are upset that a group home could open in their quiet residential neighborhood. They’re urging the village to approve more restrictions on such facilities, something that will be considered Tuesday at a plan commission meeting.
- Escaped Wisconsin Inmate Could Be Headed To Riverside
Police in west suburban Riverside are on the lookout for a former resident who escaped a Wisconsin jail last month.
- Giants Beat Patriots 21-17 To Win The Super Bowl
Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title.
- Motorist Charged For Fleeing Bicycle Police Downtown
A Hazel Crest woman has been charged for fleeing bicycle police who attempted to stop her for talking on a cell phone and making an illegal U-turn Downtown Saturday afternoon.
- $3M Bond For Suspect In Teacher’s Stabbing Death
Two men who had never met are now forever connected; one man is dead, killed in a stabbing at a bar in Naperville; the other is being held on $3 million bond, charged with murder.
- Northwestern Holds Off Illinois 74-70
Northwestern’s formula for Sunday’s 74-70 win against Illinois was a familiar one: stick to a guard-heavy six-man rotation, and hit open shots.
- Cleveland State Hammers Illinois-Chicago 70-42
Jeremy Montgomery made four 3-pointers and led four teammates in double figures with 14 points as Cleveland State beat Illinois-Chicago 70-42 on Sunday.
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