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Police: Man busted for running meth lab -- again

Police: Man busted for running meth lab -- again

Daniel Kowalski, 21, was arrested after police say they found a meth lab in his home near LaGrange. (Cook County sheriff's office)

Acting on a tip, police say they busted a meth lab at a home near LaGrange and arrested a man already on electronic monitoring for running a lab last summer.

Father speaks on Shembo, Notre Dame sex attack allegations

Ex-Notre Dame player's remarks reopen wound

Tom Seeberg reacts to statements by Prince Shembo, the Notre Dame football player accused of attacking his daughter, Lizzy, days before her 2010 suicide.

California couple finds $10M in gold coins buried in their yard

California couple finds $10M in gold coins buried in their yard

A California couple on their daily walk with their dog, a walk they've taken for years, discovered what may be the greatest buried treasures ever found in the U.S.

 

Putin orders military drills near Ukraine

Super PAC targets Wisconsin Gov. Walker

St. Rita's Matthews picks Kentucky

Delta making major change to rewards plan

CTA testing prototype for 300 new buses

Aaron Hernandez in jailhouse altercation

Indiana University warns of data breach

Killer of Missouri schoolgirl executed

PBS correspondent Miles O'Brien loses forearm in surgery

Pippen countersues over altercation

Review: Paul Simon, Sting at United Center

Joakim Noah says tequila got him through GQ photo shoot

 

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 Jimmy Fallon, here's how to take the plunge

Schmich: Jimmy Fallon needs help 

Now that the new "Tonight Show" host has accepted Mayor Emanuel's challenge to take the Chicago Polar Plunge on Sunday, the least we can do is to offer the poor lad some survival tips.

News

CPS: Expulsion rate higher at charter schools

Expulsion rate higher at charter schools

Chicago Public Schools says charters expelled 61 of every 10,000 students while district-run schools expelled just 5 of every 10,000 students.

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Victim's sister thought Kustoks had 'perfect marriage'

Victim's sister thought Kustoks had 'perfect marriage'

Patty Krcmery thought her sister Anita "Jeanie" Kustok had the perfect marriage and an ideal husband in Allan Kustok.

Emmanuel Pratt's mission to turn blight into farms and to grow entrepreneurs

A mission to turn blight into educational farms

Emmanuel Pratt envisions a network of urban farms across Chicago, feeding both people and new businesses in blighted food deserts.

Business

Former NU players counter QB's claims in union hearing

Ex-NU players counter QB's claims

Three former Northwestern football players spoke at a labor board hearing Tuesday of a supportive coach who moved practice times so they could attend classes and relaxed rules so they could study for tests, contrasting former quarterback Kain Colter's description of a grueling football schedule that led him to choose an easier major.

Opinion and columnists

Harold Ramis made us really laugh

Editorial: Harold Ramis made us really laugh

Harold Ramis shaped the baby boom generation of comedy, and inspired the next and the next.

Sports

 Kirk Hinrich, Bulls steal one from Hawks 107-103

Bulls steal one on road

"We'll take this one," guard Kirk Hinrich said after the 107-103 win on Tuesday. "We feel like we kind of stole it."

Arts & Entertainment

Academy Awards 2014: Readying for Oscars red carpet is serious work

Readying for Oscars red carpet is serious work

For most Oscar viewers, the red carpet is little more than a fluffy delight.

Life & Style

When friends date jerks

When friends date jerks 

For two years, Landis Wiedner watched a girlfriend settle for what she thought was an "awful" relationship.

Cars

Amphibious water car dives into land and sea market

Amphibious water car dives into land and sea market

Dave March takes a sip of his coffee and looks through the windshield of his car, idling in the water in Newport Harbor, next to his 65-foot yacht.

Travel

Photos: Petra, Jordan's hidden gem

Photos: Petra, Jordan's hidden gem

The ancient city of Petra in Jordan joins Machu Picchu, the Colosseum in Rome, the Great Wall of China, Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer, Chichen Itza in Mexico and the Taj Mahal as the 7 modern-day wonders of the world.

Theater Loop

Daughter of Marx has much on her shoulders

Daughter of Marx has much on her shoulders

THEATER REVIEW: "Miss Marx" by Strawdog Theatre ★★½ ... Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of a fellow named Karl, was something of a thespian as well as a chip off the old political block.

Food & Dining

Chicago Diner cookbook shares secrets for meat-free comfort food

Chicago Diner cookbook shares secrets for meat-free comfort food

To the non-meat eater, "comforting" and "familiar" aren't often used in the same sentence with "diner food." Most vegetarians I know aren't satisfied with most diners' singular menu option of mushy...

Health

Childhood obesity rate drops by nearly half

Childhood obesity rate drops by nearly half

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a third of U.S. adults and 17 percent of kids and teens are obese, rates that haven't changed much in a decade, researchers say.


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