An autistic man walks out of a store without paying for a toy he picked up. He's followed by a storekeeper demanding he come back inside. The situation quickly escalates, and police are called.
Other
May 24, 2019
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On a tucked-away South Shore beach, there once were cool shallows to swim and buried shells to dig up. For those living feet away, there was the sound of the water, the constant, gentle splash on sand.
Environment
Jan 20, 2020
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Canada's seemingly endless wildfires in 2023 introduced millions of people across North America to the health hazards of wildfire smoke. While Western states have contended with smoky fire seasons for years, the air quality ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2023
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In December 2010, the last remaining resident was removed from the last high-rise building standing in Chicago’s notorious Cabrini-Green housing projects, long a national symbol of urban blight. The relocation was part ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2011
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Imani, the son of Chicago's famous piping plovers Monty and Rose, has at long last been joined by what appears to be a female.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2023
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The Tribune Co. announced an agreement with its major creditors Thursday that would allow the owner of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and other newspapers to emerge from bankruptcy.
Business
Apr 9, 2010
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Two miniature horses trotted into a hospital. Doctors and patients did double-takes when the equine visitors ambled down long corridors in the pediatric unit at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2014
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Scientists are using powerful analytical and imaging tools to study artworks from all ages, delving deep below the surface to reveal the process and materials used by some of the world's greatest artists.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 13, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's been a lot of harping about Asian carp ever since they started forging up the Illinois River toward Lake Michigan. In late 2009, researchers found traces of their DNA in a Chicago harbor near the ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2010
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A significant winter storm brought heavy snowfalls to parts of the US Midwest on Friday, causing flight cancelations, snarling roads and closing schools.
Environment
Feb 9, 2018
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