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Earl Finckle, 1927-2009: Charted area weather for years
Tribune reporterWith a homey sense of humor and a talent for forecasting the weather's fickle behavior, Earl Finckle became known throughout Chicago and the country as a reliable radio voice of rain-or-shine predictions. But with his private meteorological firm, Central...Tags: Radio Industry, Chicago Weather, Arlington Heights, Defense, Health and Safety at Work
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Local geneticist, 84, to get $500,000 prize
Tribune staff reporterWhile splitting her week between raising four sons and working in a genetics laboratory in 1972, Dr. Janet Rowley solved a mystery of a stubby chromosome that revolutionized the field of cancer genetics. Almost 40 years later, Rowley will receive the...Tags: Barack Obama, Natural Science, Diseases, Biology, Cancer
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Outside the ballpark: Proposal would move peddlers, bucket boys farther away from Wrigley
Tribune staff reporterThe latest round in a years-long battle over the streets surrounding Wrigley Field began Tuesday when the local alderman introduced a proposal to expand a ban on peddlers and street performers. Chicago Ald. Thomas Tunney, whose 44th Ward includes the...Tags: Baseball, Transportation, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, Tribune Co.
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Johnny Depp turns gangster in 'Public Enemies'
Special to NewsdayIf it seems appropriate that "Public Enemies," director Michael Mann's film starring Johnny Depp as Depression-era bank robber and all-around gangster John Dillinger, is opening Wednesday in the midst of the greatest economic meltdown in 70 years, that'...Tags: Movies, Ben Kingsley, Gang Activity, D.W. Griffith, John Woo
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John Callaway dies
Breaking News CenterLegendary Chicago journalist John Callaway died Tuesday evening in Racine, Wis., his wife confirmed. Callaway, the longtime host of WTTW-Channel 11's news program Chicago Tonight, died of a heart attack about 6:30 p.m. after growing faint in a Racine...Tags: Emmy Awards, Radio Industry, Johnny Carson, Gordon Parks, Harold Washington
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Fire closes Rush Street eatery at least 3 days
The Associated PressThe building that houses the Rosebud on Rush Italian restaurant suffered damage in a fire late Monday night that will keep the restaurant closed for several days. Alex Dana, the restaurant's owner, said he expects Rosebud to be closed three to four days....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Fires, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chicago Fire Department, Restaurants
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Family laments: 'A baby gone, for nothing'
Breaking News CenterTanya Turner would see the pictures of kids killed, the balloons placed around their memorials, and wonder "how anybody could cut down a 5-, 6-, 9-year-old." "Little kids die every day. It's somebody's grandchild, everyday." Last night, it was hers....Tags: Values, Ethics, University of Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bears tailgaters face higher parking fees this season
Tribune staff reporterBears fans looking to enjoy their traditional pre-game festivities at Soldier Field this fall will face more expensive parking. The cost of parking beneath McCormick Place and at 31st Street and South Moe Avenue will increase from $17 per car to $25,...Tags: Soldier Field, McCormick Place, Football
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Sources: Dad not cooperating in slaying of girl
Breaking News CenterThe father of a 9-year-old girl slain in Englewood is refusing to cooperate as police question two suspects in the shooting, police sources say. The father, who was wounded along with two of his friends, may have been an intended target, the sources...Tags: Values, Ethics, Vehicles, Englewood, Gang Activity
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Mourners in Gary, Ind. remember King of Pop
Breaking News CenterMore than a hundred people gathered outside of Michael Jackson's boyhood home in Gary, Ind. tonight, mourning the death of the King of Pop in the city where he first rose to fame. Mourners placed flowers and stuffed animals on the doorstep of the humble,...Tags: Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Michael Jackson, Death and Dying
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Q: What is THIS TV Network?
THIS TV Network is a 24/7 digital network from MGM and Weigel Broadcasting that features movies from the film libraries of MGM, United Artists, Orion Pictures, Polygram, Cannon and Samuel Goldwyn Films. In addition to the films, THIS TV also offers up...Tags: Movies, Family, Samuel Goldwyn, Henry Fonda, Harrison Ford
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New signs of climate change: shifting seasons, warmer Antarctica
Chicago Tribune staff reporterThe news might seem welcome in the middle of a long, cold winter: Scientists have shown that the start of spring has moved almost two days earlier in the last 50 years. But scientists say the finding, one of two papers released today on climate change,...Tags: California, Ecosystems, Global Change, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Colleges and Universities
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