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“A pedestrian doesn't stand a chance”

At her Northwest Side diner, Carol Burkett sees the walking wounded from crashes at one of the city's worst intersections -- Irving Park and Pulaski roads. via Chicago Sun-Times

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“We have a good relationship with the schools. They are impressed with the professionalism of the program and ask us to come back every semester”

Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in four sexually active teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease. via Herald News

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Talk about a homecoming present. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Schleder stopped by Oak Lawn Harley-Davidson today to pick up a gleaming new 2008 FXCW Rocker. via Daily Southtown News

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“When I listen to him talk about real simple things, it brings a tear to my eye”

BY CHERYL V. JACKSON Staff Reporter cjackson@suntimes.com In his first 24 hours of freedom, Alton Logan got a taste of just some of the changes he had missed while imprisoned 26 years for a murder he may not ... via Chicago Sun-Times

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“At this point, we're just kind of monitoring and trying to determine if any students are involved”

News of threatening graffiti found at St. Xavier University didn't alarm graduate student Jamie Brewczynski. via WGNTV Chicago

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An Alsip man has been charged with holding up a Subway store Sunday in Orland Park and is suspected in five other robberies in the southwest suburbs last weekend, police said. via Chicago Tribune

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Bassist In ALICE IN CHAINS Tribute Band - Mar. 28, 2008 ANGRY CHAIR , the Chicago, Illinois-based ALICE IN CHAINS tribute band featuring FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason B. Ward , has ... via BlabberMouth.net

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“That's why people come. The lure of the flea market is finding something at a bargain price. We all have that in us. Some more, some less, but we all have it”

Collectible beer cans have long since given way to computers and even chiropractic treatments at Melrose Park's Swap-O-Rama, 4600 W. Lake. via Sun-Times News Group

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“You are talking about an enormous amount of traffic.”

Alsip officials were somewhat happy to learn the 127th Street and Cicero Avenue intersection logged 80 accidents during 2006, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation's latest round of annual ... via Naperville Sun

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“Chief Huston stated there were 35 sworn officers and plaintiff's conduct here 'has no place in professional law enforcement”

A detective at the center of the Kevin Fox prosecution - which fell apart before Fox could be tried in the slaying of his daughter - also was a key figure in three other major cases that ended in acquittal, failed appellate review or collapsed before trial.

In three of the four cases, Will County Sheriff's Sgt. Edward Hayes, a 19-year department veteran, ended up the focus of federal civil lawsuits.

Last month a federal jury concluded that five detectives falsely arrested Fox in the 2004 slaying of his 3-year-old daughter, Riley. The jury found Hayes the most liable, making him responsible for more than a third of the $15.5 million in damages - an Illinois record for wrongful arrest. Read more

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