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- Presidents Day closings
Monday is a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents. The following public services will be affected: - Quinn wants major Medicaid cuts
Warning about collapse of health care for the poor will come in governor’s budget address Wednesday
Gov. Pat Quinn plans to call for major Medicaid cuts during his annual budget address Wednesday and issue a warning that immediate changes must be made or the state’s health care system for the poor could collapse. - Officials: Police officer released from hospital after being shot on South Side
A police officer was shot in the hand during a scuffle this afternoon on the city’s South Side, officials said. - 2 dead, 5 wounded in shooting at South Side liquor store
Two people are dead and five others were wounded tonight in an apparent drive-by shooting near a liquor store on the South Side, officials said. - Man charged with trying to carry loaded gun onto a plane at Midway
A Chicago man was arrested at Midway Airport on Saturday morning after an X-ray scan of his luggage showed he was carrying a loaded handgun in his laptop bag, prosecutors said. - TV falls on 4-year-old girl in Aurora
A 4-year-old girl was reported in good condition after a TV fell on her at her residence in west suburban Aurora, officials said.
- 2 Dead, 5 Wounded in Shooting
Two people are dead and 5 wounded in a shooting on the 2500 block of E. 79th street. - Police Officer Shot on South Side
A police officer has been shot at 67th Street and East End Avenue. - Piccolo Sit-In Ends, But Waiting Continues
Parents and protesters who occupied a West Humbolt Park elementary school over the weekend are “guardedly optimistic” that education officials will make good on their promise to schedule a run-up meeting before… - We Like To Be Here When We Can
Hawks finally return to United Center to face St. Louis - Field Museum Unwraps Latest Exhibit
Chicago’s Field Museum unwrapped its latest exhibit – a rare display of mummies from its own collection. - Rosemont Job Fair to Hire 500 Chicagoans
A three day job fair hosted by the Village of Rosemont aims to fill about 500 positions for their new development, the Park in Rosemont.
- 2 Investigators: Firm Accused Of Bogus Mold Cleanups
One company has been trying to talk suburban homeowners into paying for expensive mold remediation that they apparently do not need. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
- 2 Dead, 5 Wounded In South Shore Shooting
Responding paramedics found two people dead on the scene and five teenagers wounded in the 2500 block of East 79th Street.
- Wolves Sweep Homestand Vs. Charlotte
Less than 24 hours after the Chicago Wolves needed a shootout to solve a scoreless game with Charlotte, goals occurred early and often Sunday afternoon as the Wolves prevailed 6-3 before 10,731 fans at the Allstate Arena.
- Bernstein: Illinois Basketball Must Decide What It Is
If this pathetic, blubbering mess of failure and self-flagellation is to be somehow disinfected, it will take some real soul-searching before a reconstruction plan can be created.
- Haas Wins At Riviera In Stunning Conclusion
Bill Haas made the biggest putt of them all Sunday at Riviera — the putt that won the Northern Trust Open.
- Quinn Asks State Departments To Cut Their Budgets
Gov. Pat Quinn has asked all the state’s constitutional offices and some state agencies to slash their annual budgets by at least 9 percent, but won’t say how he arrived at that figure.
- Rosemont’s new venue hiring hundreds
The village of Rosemont kicked off a three-day job fair Sunday to fill hundreds of full- and part-time positions at the city’s new entertainment district. Representatives from Adobe Gila’s Margarita Fajita Cantina, Five Roses Pub, Kings Lanes & Lounge and Zanies Comedy Club received applicants in the first floor ballroom at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road. - Kids, animals interact at Discovery Days
Emily Czajkowski, of St. Charles, learned Sunday that a possum’s fur is soft. The 11-year-old got the chance to see and touch the possum, a goose and a turtle with her family during the second of three Discovery Days weekends at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles. - Guns and Androids: Pakistan air force making tablets
KAMRA, Pakistan — Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan’s military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version of the iPad. - Blackhawks rally past Blues
Dave Bolland scored the go-ahead goal in the third period when his centering attempt hit the stick of St. Louis’ David Backes and went in and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Blues 3-1 Sunday for their third straight victory. Corey Crawford made 29 saves for the Blackhawks, who did all their scoring in the final period. - Schaumburg concedes to ash borer
The village of Schaumburg is embarking on a 10-year, $9 million program to eradicate the emerald ash borer, that will eventually result in taking down most of the village’s ash trees and replacing them with a variety of other species. “There’s going to be a lot of trees missing,” Schaumburg Village Manager Ken Fritz concedes.
- 2 Investigators: Firm Accused Of Bogus Mold CleanupsOne company has been trying to talk suburban homeowners into paying for expensive mold remediation that they apparently do not need. 2 Investigator Pam Zekman reports.
- 2 Dead, 5 Wounded In South Shore ShootingResponding paramedics found two people dead on the scene and five teenagers wounded in the 2500 block of East 79th Street.
- Wolves Sweep Homestand Vs. CharlotteLess than 24 hours after the Chicago Wolves needed a shootout to solve a scoreless game with Charlotte, goals occurred early and often Sunday afternoon as the Wolves prevailed 6-3 before 10,731 fans at the Allstate Arena.
- Bernstein: Illinois Basketball Must Decide What It IsIf this pathetic, blubbering mess of failure and self-flagellation is to be somehow disinfected, it will take some real soul-searching before a reconstruction plan can be created.
- Haas Wins At Riviera In Stunning ConclusionBill Haas made the biggest putt of them all Sunday at Riviera — the putt that won the Northern Trust Open.
- Quinn Asks State Departments To Cut Their BudgetsGov. Pat Quinn has asked all the state’s constitutional offices and some state agencies to slash their annual budgets by at least 9 percent, but won’t say how he arrived at that figure.
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