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- Waukegan cops fatally shoot gun-toting man at hotel
Waukegan police shot and killed a gun-wielding man at a hotel on Wednesday night, officials said. - Business leaders brace for G-8, NATO
Execs foresee financial benefits from summits in Chicago, but are taking precautions
Talk to business leaders about the G-8and NATO summits coming to Chicago this spring, and they universally say they hope the events are a chance to showcase the city as a global commercial center, political player and tourism draw. - Deadly fight prompts questions about nursing home
Altercation in Oak Park wasn’t reported to state health department
An Oak Park nursing home failed to report to the state health department a deadly altercation between anAlzheimer’s patient and another resident, authorities said Wednesday. - Emanuel wants higher fines for high-rises that aren’t fire-safe
Mayor increases pressure on owners of older buildings
In an effort to pressure the owners of older high-rises to come into compliance with the city’s fire safety ordinance, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing to increase fines for those that don’t meet a 2015 deadline, officials said Wednesday. - Man, 84, dies after being struck by car in Chicago Lawn
An 84-year-old man was pronounced dead today after he was struck by a car on Sunday, officials said. - Chicago aldermen want to quiet public at council meetings
Some of the City Council’s most influential aldermen proposed a crackdown today on crowd participation at council meetings that would ban everything from signs and posters to clapping and booing in the public gallery.
- City Pressures Apartment Owners on Fire Safety
Building owners must now inform potential tenants about the status of a building’s life safety plan before a lease is signed. - 911 Calls from Walmart Scuffle Released
Kendall County Sheriff’s deputy accused of pulling a gun on a pregnant woman in an Oswego Walmart express lane. - Amtrak Begins 110 MPH Ride from Chicago
The route runs from Chicago through Indiana to Michigan. - Son Offers Backstory on Mom’s Fatal Hoarding
Firefighters and police discovered the body of 72-year-old Margareta Scheibe inside her Worth home after a reported three days of digging through piled-up garbage. - North Barrington Mother of Two Vanishes
Maria Carlsen, 61, was last seen by family members at her home in a private, upscale subdivision in North Barrington at about 2 p.m. Monday. - Fire Commissioner Stepping Down
Three months before Chicago welcomes world leaders for the NATO/G8 summits, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is losing one of his administration’s top officials.
- Western Michigan Routs Northern Illinois 78-53
Demetrius Ward scored 18 points and Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 78-53 on Wednesday night.
- New Efforts Seek To Protect Kids From Concussions
In January 2011, the city of Chicago passed some of the most strict concussion legislation in the country, but it was just the beginning, as there are several efforts afoot to protect school-aged athletes from serious brain injuries.
- Purdue, Hummel Hold Off Illinois 67-62
Robbie Hummel scored 19 points and three other Boilermakers scored in double figures Wednesday night, helping Purdue hold off struggling Illinois 67-62.
- Sweatt Lifts Wolves To Overtime Win
Left wing Bill Sweatt flew into the offensive zone and whistled a shot past Grand Rapids goaltender Tom McCollum’s glove 18 seconds into overtime to give the Chicago Wolves a 4-3 victory Wednesday night at Allstate Arena.
- Lawmakers Push For Financial Impact Data On All Proposed Legislation
Illinois state government might be teetering financially, but our lawmakers continue to spend billions of dollars by passing legislation they sometimes might not even understand.
- North Barrington Woman Went Missing Before Valentine’s Day Trip
Her bags were packed, a limo was waiting outside, but she was nowhere to be found. A 61-year-old woman has been missing since Monday, the day before she planned a Valentine’s Day trip to Florida to see her husband.
- Blagojevich hopes to enter prison with ‘dignity’
The normally media-loving Rod Blagojevich hopes to enter the gates of whatever prison he’ll report to next month — most likely one in Colorado — without running a gauntlet of reporters, the former Illinois governor’s lawyer said Wednesday. Blagojevich, 55, asked last year if he could begin serving his 14-year sentence for corruption near Denver, and a judge made that… - House-Senate deal reached on payroll tax measure
Calling quits to a bruising election-year fight, negotiators on Capitol Hill sealed an agreement late Wednesday on legislation to renew a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more. Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, announced the agreement, capping a long day of wrangling over final details of the measure, which is a top priority of President Barack Obama. - Burns, Lauzen again trade barbs in Kane chairman debate
Before an audience invited by the Kane County Young Republicans, state Sen. Chris Lauzen cast himself as a “traditional conservative,” while Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns said he takes a more moderate approach that will help Republicans win when it comes time for the entire county to vote. And as with just about every encounter between the two so far, there was no pulling punches. - Schaumburg panel recommends banning donation boxes
Despite requests for a less extreme form of regulation from two for-profit companies Wednesday, Schaumburg’s zoning board unanimously recommended a total ban on donation boxes throughout the village. - Allstate Arena wins EPA award for green efforts
Rosemont’s Allstate Arena is the first major public events venue in Illinois to win the national Environmental Protection Agency Gold Achievement Award for its environmental sustainability practices and objectives. The WasteWise Gold Achievement award was given to the Allstate arena for its “Green for a Reason” initiative that aims to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills…
- Western Michigan Routs Northern Illinois 78-53Demetrius Ward scored 18 points and Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 78-53 on Wednesday night.
- New Efforts Seek To Protect Kids From ConcussionsIn January 2011, the city of Chicago passed some of the most strict concussion legislation in the country, but it was just the beginning, as there are several efforts afoot to protect school-aged athletes from serious brain injuries.
- Purdue, Hummel Hold Off Illinois 67-62Robbie Hummel scored 19 points and three other Boilermakers scored in double figures Wednesday night, helping Purdue hold off struggling Illinois 67-62.
- Sweatt Lifts Wolves To Overtime WinLeft wing Bill Sweatt flew into the offensive zone and whistled a shot past Grand Rapids goaltender Tom McCollum’s glove 18 seconds into overtime to give the Chicago Wolves a 4-3 victory Wednesday night at Allstate Arena.
- Lawmakers Push For Financial Impact Data On All Proposed LegislationIllinois state government might be teetering financially, but our lawmakers continue to spend billions of dollars by passing legislation they sometimes might not even understand.
- North Barrington Woman Went Missing Before Valentine’s Day TripHer bags were packed, a limo was waiting outside, but she was nowhere to be found. A 61-year-old woman has been missing since Monday, the day before she planned a Valentine’s Day trip to Florida to see her husband.