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Dow near 3-year high (up 186 pts today), Chicago's 'Liar's HOF', Catholic League's Gaga gripe, Blago keeps yapping & Kid Rock admits his name is dumb
Executive Producer / WGN RadioHere's what happened. What's happening. And what will happen. Chicago's 'Liars Hall of Fame' (Time Out Chicago) Six affordable cars that don't suck-up gasoline (Money) No NFL labor talks until May 16 (ESPN) AUDIO: Mikita w/Greg Jarrett...Tags: National Football League, Foods and Beverages, Entertainment, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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View the BP oil spill's live feed!
Staff reporterTo view the Live Feed of the BP oil spill click here: BP oil spillTags: BP Plc, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Disasters
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Direct Relief International
To assist survivors, Direct Relief International's emergency response team is arranging an emergency airlift containing over $2 million in medicines and medical supplies that will depart Friday. Because of the intense attention and the outpouring of...Tags: Earthquakes, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Haiti, Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents
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Firefighters Called After Smoke Seen At Red Line Station
(WGN-AM)- Rail service along the CTA Red Line's subway tracks has been restored this afternoon, nearly three hours after what appeared to be a trash fire erupted in the subway at Division Street, authorities said. Trains were temporarily rerouted to...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Hospitals and Clinics, Fires, Subway Transportation, Travel
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Freshman Charged with Detonating Chemical Device at Lockport High School
(WGN-AM) - A Lockport Township High School freshman told police the "chemical device" that exploded in a school hallway on Monday was a prank and he hadn't meant to hurt anyone. Will County prosecutors charged the 15-year-old boy in connection with the...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Teen-agers, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crimes
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Red Line Back On Schedule Despite Earlier Collision
(WGN-AM)- Red Line trains were back on schedule as of 8 a.m. Tuesday after a man was struck and killed by a train on the South Side, officials said.
CTA Red Line trains on the South Side were delayed Tuesday morning after the person was hit by a train at...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Railway Accidents, Emergency Planning
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3 Buildings Burn in Humboldt Park, 1 Collapses
(WGN-AM)- Firefighters Tuesday morning extinguished an extra-alarm fire that destroyed or heavily damaged three adjacent apartment buildings in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The fire followed what area residents described as a loud explosion.
The 2-...Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Humboldt Park, Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Fires
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Possible Connections In Suburban Bomb Incidents
(WGN-AM)- Police say there may be a link between several so-called "MacGyver" bomb incidents in Elgin and the St. Charles area that have led to charges against four men for possession of an explosive device. The four were arrested by Elgin police after...Tags: Bombings, Guerrilla Activity, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Vehicles, Chicago Tribune
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Hostage Situation In Burbank Ends
(WGN-AM)- A dramatic hostage situation in south suburban Burbank came to a violent end this morning in an apparent suicide attempt.
An unnamed gunman was rushed to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn with a single gunshot wound to the head shortly after 7 a.m.,...Tags: Crimes, Emergency Planning, Murder, Disasters and Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pedestrian Bridge Collapses in Indiana
(WGN-AM)- About 25 people were sent to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries and no fatalities were reported after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Merrillville, Ind., after a fireworks show Saturday evening, police said today.
A...Tags: Lake County (Indiana), Indiana, Prosecution, Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents
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No Bomb In Suspicious Package Found Near Oprah Studio
(WGN-AM)- Chicago police determined that an explosive device was not involved in the discovery of a suspicious backpack this morning outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios on the Near West Side. Police would not say what was inside the backpack, but...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Near West Side, Chicago Tribune, Explosions
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Restaurant Cited In Explosion
(WGN-AM)- The Chicago Fire Department cited a downtown Chicago Riverwalk outdoor cafe with several fire code violations after a propane gas explosion there landed four people in the hospital. Witnesses called one of the injured a hero, but a Fire...Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Sports, Dining and Drinking, Disasters
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