Deadline missed, government shuts down for first time in 17 years
Updated: 2013-10-01 09:15:06
Congress plunged the U.S. government into a partial shutdown Tuesday for the first time in nearly two decades, as a conservative attempt to derail President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul stalled a temporary funding bill.
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No one at controls when Blue Line train crashed into occupied train
A Chicago Transit Authority video shows no one at the helm of an “out-of-service” CTA train as it rammed into an occupied train at the Harlem station during morning rush hour, CTA officials said a preliminary review indicated Monday.
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Police shoot man in Auburn Gresham neighborhood
Updated: 2013-10-01 08:57:31
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October begins feeling like summer
Updated: 2013-10-01 09:14:53
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Cook Co.’s top prosecutor takes lead in trial of alleged cop killer
Four years ago, Chicago Police Officer Alejandro “Alex” Valadez became another “grim statistic,” Cook County’s top prosecutor told a jury Monday. Then Anita Alvarez pointed Read More
Favored Blackhawks ready to begin another Stanley Cup run
Patrick Kane is 24 years old. Only 24. Stop for a moment and consider that. A veteran entering his seventh season with his name hammered … Read More
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, other musicians protest Spotify’s policies
Some performerss and independent record labels that say the popular digital streaming service is building its business model on their backs, paying them a pittance Read More
Kitchen germs can make you sick
Time to clean up your act — and kitchen? A public health and safety organization called NSF International found potentially harmful microorganisms such as E. Read More
