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Attorney: No charges for Brandon Marshall
55 mins ago
Lawyer says decision confirms that Bears WR and wife were victimsBrandon Marshall's attorney confirmed to the Tribune on Thursday that the Bears wide receiver will not face any criminal charges after being accused of punching a woman in March outside a New York nightclub.
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Protesters' lawyers allege improper arrests
2 hrs, 39 mins ago
Officers wearing Chicago Police uniforms raided an apartment in Bridgeport late Wednesday and detained at least eight activists without justification, lawyers working on behalf of NATO protesters alleged Thursday
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Unforgettable City Series games at Wrigley
3 hrs, 6 mins ago
Atmosphere can be electric for classic baseball, divisive rivalries, bizarre events, unique home-field advantage and odd happeningsThere's something about the South Side that seems to send schizophrenia through the City Series
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Dozens protest outside Obama headquarters, consulates
4 hrs, 6 mins ago
Protesters marched today from President Obama's re-election headquarters to several consulates of countries that belong to NATO, protesting the alliance's involvement in the war in Afghanistan and other military action
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Cops: More than 100 tips in bride's slaying
6 hrs, 28 mins ago
Police and FBI officials say they are poring over more than 100 tips as they hunt for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub.
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Ricketts family moves to control ad fallout
8 hrs, 11 mins ago
The Ricketts family, owners of the Chicago Cubs, today moved to control fallout from a now-disavowed plan to politically attack President Barack Obama reportedly funded by the family patriarch.
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Ready, set: Here comes NATO summit weekend
18 May 2012
Diplomacy, protests in store for ChicagoNATO summit weekend in Chicago is finally here, and a hearty hallo, bonjour, hola, ciao, përshëndetje, ahoj, здравей, hej, sveiki, and cześć to all. Or, as they once exclaimed here in the Windy City, "The whole world is watching
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Anti-Obama ad flap deals blow to Wrigley Field rehab plan
18 May 2012
Ricketts family patriarch had been offered a plan for using super PAC to run ads linking president with Rev. Wright The long-shot prospect of taxpayer help to renovate Wrigley Field grew more remote Thursday, upended by revelations that the patriarch of the Chicago Cubs ' ownership team had been offered a plan for using a super PAC to run racially tinged attack ads that linked President Barack Obama to his former pastor, the Rev
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Roger Cole Marquardt, 1936–2012
18 May 2012
Longtime lobbyist built lasting relationshipsRoger Cole Marquardt, a longtime Springfield lobbyist active in Republican politics, ran many political campaigns, including James "Pate" Philip's first run for the Illinois House of Representatives.
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U.S. protocol officers make sure everything runs smoothly during NATO summit
1 hr, 3 mins ago
The spelling and pronunciation of some 65 international leaders have been checked and rehearsed. A circular table so massive a school bus could fit on it has been custom-built. And dozens of doors have been examined — do they swing in or out? — to ensure nothing trips up a foreign dignitary.
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O'Hare volunteers the first to welcome summit-goers
1 hr, 23 mins ago
500 greeters stand ready to offer travelers help — and with a smileThe way Arthur Zacharski figures, the world leaders, delegates, international media and support staff who file into Chicago for the NATO summit this weekend will be confronted with protesters, bombarded with long meetings and possibly engaged in heated discussions.
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We have the freedom to assemble — but where?
1 hr, 23 mins ago
Fortress Chicago we're not, but public and private spaces can be contested groundsSo far, at least, fears that the upcoming NATO summit would produce an ugly, alienating Fortress Chicago have yet to come true.
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Arts & Entertainment - chicagotribune.com
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Greg Kot: Donna Summer was more than just a disco-era diva
8 hrs, 50 mins ago
Donna Summer was typecast as the disco-era “bad girl,” the diva who was too salty and sexual for some radio stations to play in the ‘70s
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Cannes: Marion Cotillard's 'Rust and Bone' gets early notice
17 hrs, 41 mins ago
CANNES, France -- Three years ago, French director Jacques Audiard's sprawling, intense prison drama "Un Prophete" won the Grand Prix here at Cannes, a main competition award signifying (despite its name) second prize only to the Palme d'Or.
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Art Institute's Lichtenstein exhibit enlightens
16 May 2012
You might think Roy Lichtenstein loved the stuff of everyday postwar American existence
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Cindy Crawford keeping busy behind the camera
16 May 2012
What has supermodel Cindy Crawford – who was hard to miss in the 1980s and ‘90s thanks to her countless magazine covers and Pepsi and Revlon commercials, not to mention her MTV show “House of Style” — been up to the last few years?
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Cannes: Bill Murray shows love for director Wes Anderson
16 May 2012
CANNES, France -- Here's Bill Murray, a rumpled riot in mismatched summer wear, talking about his ongoing screen collaboration with writer-director Wes Anderson, the filmmaker (who still shoots on actual, tactile-friendly film, Super 16 millimeter in this case) who gave us "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums,""Fantastic Mr
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'Dancing With the Stars': Menounos sent home
16 May 2012
"Dancing With the Stars" fans sent home Maria Menounos, who scored a perfect 30 from the three judges.
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