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Bright ideas: Making daily life easier for elderly

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

If technology has its way, getting old will get easier. That's the vibe running throughout the "idea house" for the elderly on display at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging's annual exposition at McCormick Place. The house displays groundbreaking technologies and design innovations that make it possible for older adults to remain independent and in their homes.

Harry Potter's Quidditch magically appears at NU

BY MITCH DUDEK Staff Reporter/mdudek@suntimes.com — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Harry Potter's sport of choice, Quidditch, is taking flight at Northwestern University. The game, which traditionally features wizards flying around on brooms, has been adapted into an earthbound college sport, known as Muggle Quidditch.

Artist behind iconic album art struggling to get by

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Thick dust covers the gold lame shirt and silver leather coat in Pedro Bell's closet. The clothes are remnants from a brighter time when Bell, a rainbow Afro wig on his head and platform shoes on his feet, strutted through Chicago as a charter member of the '70s funk revolution whose sound is heavily sampled in rap songs today. "It was psychedelic from a black perspective," Bell said.

You're next, Ike: resurfacing to begin in April

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Eisenhower riders, you knew your day was coming. Construction has snarled traffic on the Dan Ryan, the Edens, the tollways and the Bishop Ford in recent years, and next spring it's the Ike's turn. The Illinois Department of Transportation plans a resurfacing project for I-290 between Thorndale and the Circle, tentatively scheduled to start in April 2010.

Maclaren stroller recall announced over amputation concern

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Owners of some 1 million Maclaren strollers are being told to stop using them until they receive a repair kit to cover the hinges.

51,000 in city vaccinated in a week

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Chicago Department of Public Health officials say they've vaccinated almost 51,000 people against the swine flu in seven days.

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