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- Craig Kanalley voted up Outshone: Sox lose in four; Rays advance after 6-2 win 7 hours 27 min
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- Darryl Swint voted up Outshone: Sox lose in four; Rays advance after 6-2 win 7 hours 29 min
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“If you have scrolling LED signs we can display a message over that. We can monitor fire alarm systems, chemical or biological detection, close gates. It’s virtually limitless what we can program WAVES to do,” said Kyle Berry, a technical demonstrator with Cooper Notification.
Chicago Carless Blogger calls out C.T.A. whiners
"I think the problem is really that she's trapped by her limited thinking about her relationship to--and need for--her automobile. It's hard to step out of that gas-powered comfort zone."
Soaring gas prices cause Americans to re-think the way we drive
How are we dealing with soaring gas prices? By driving fewer miles - 30 billion fewer miles and counting
Jacketus Presswood became a citizen of the world as a child.
Watching documentaries, reading books and seeing the many travels of his older brother left an indelible mark on Presswood, a Chicago native who is now a senior at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
“From an early age I knew that I was going to go abroad. I had an inherent interest in history. I remember watching my father’s videos and documentaries about Far-East Asia. So I started reading books on these far-away places, and I just fell in love with wanting to go see the world,” Presswood said.
Chicago Bulls hire Vinny Del Negro as new head coach
Del Negro's hiring ends a 52-day search that began with Jim Boylan's firing on April 17 and featured interviews with 13 known candidates.Stories that fill the pages of the recently launched Chicago Public Schools alumni Web site are as unique and diverse as the graduates who have walked the schools' hallways over the 100 years or so:
The search for the owner of a 1954 class ring, found buried in a garden, engraved with the initials GPE.
"Memories of Mr. Wahle's 'Magneto' machine," shared by a 1970s grad.
Tales of separate playgrounds for boys and girls at Mulligan Elementary in the 1940s.
