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“Hugo” and “The Artist” led the pack with 11 as nominations were announced Tuesday for its 17th annual Critics Choice Movie Awards. The Broadcast Film Critics Association, which presents the awards, nominated 10 movies for best picture. Besides the two leaders, the other eight are “The Help,” “Drive,” “The Descendants,” “War Horse,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “Midnight in Paris,” “Moneyball” and “The Tree of Life.” Its best actor lineup includes established leading men George Clooney (“Descendants”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“J. Edgar”) and Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”) as well as rising stars Ryan Gosling (“Drive”), Michael Fassbender (“Shame”) and France’s Jean Dujardin …
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The top Democrat in state government, Gov. Pat Quinn, Wednesday criticized his state party chairman, Mike Madigan, for attending a fund-raiser a week and a half ago for the leadership fund of Republican U.S. House Speaker John Boehner. “Frankly I’m disappointed,” Quinn said. “I don’t think going to see John Boehner at some gathering at a house in Lemont, supporting … the ‘John Boehner’ fund, sends the right message.” Madigan’s surprise appearance at the fund-raiser for the Ohio Republican is raising ire from both Democrats and Republicans. Boehner had come to town the night before to raise money for a …
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Daniel Kibblesmith has money. The Bucktown resident apparently made a small fortune at Groupon as a humor editor, working on corporate “cultural initiatives” like naming an office couch “Sofa Coppola.” But money can’t buy love.
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Rich Bucktown guy seeks love through ‘Millionaire Matchmaker’
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A dancer who worked for a suburban topless club owner now in prison for tax fraud is suing her former boss, claiming he didn’t pay overtime and unfairly took money out of her wages.
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Dancer sues suburban strip club owner over unpaid wages
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A March trial date has been set for a jury to hear a $1 billion claim against the New York Mets by a trustee recovering money for cheated investors of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff (MAY’-dawf).
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March trial set for Bernie Madoff trustee vs. NY Mets
The Trojans’ running backs coach was Kennedy Pola when he played at USC, but he’s in the process of adopting his given surname. USC took Monday off from practice, but players still attended meetings in preparation for their Sept. 3 opener against Minnesota.
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USC’s Kennedy Polamalu is going back to his roots
Kip Smith and Joe Roberts show slight improvement Monday, but Smith still is focusing on following through as Roberts tells himself to ‘slow down.’ Kip Smith said he stands on the sidelines thinking, “follow through, follow through.” Joe Roberts waits his turn with a different chant going through his head, “slow down, slow down.”
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UCLA kickers still trying to find their way
Manager Mike Scioscia’s most important task down the stretch will be to keep the troops battling. Because as good as the Angels are, they are not quite good enough to make the playoffs. Mike Scioscia is among the best ever in sports to keep the keel even. He keeps highs not too high, and lows not too low. He is part baseball manager and part human tourniquet.
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Bill Dwyre: Playoffs are fading in Angels’ big picture
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Texas widens lead in the division to five games with a convincing win in first game of key four-game set. The end of the season was not near Monday night, though it sure seemed a lot closer for the Angels, who were thoroughly outplayed in an 8-4 loss to Texas that pushed them five games behind the Rangers in the American League West.
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Dodgers hit into a triple play and four double plays, failing to score despite seven hits and five walks, and Milwaukee rides three solo homers and Randy Wolf’s pitching to its 17th win in 19 games. Reporting from Milwaukee — James Loney triggered five Dodgers outs — including a triple play — in just two at-bats.
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The outs just keep on comin’ as Dodgers fall to the Brewers, 3-0
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Underachieving first baseman is as good as gone from the team, and wouldn’t it be nice to replace him with Prince Fielder? Underachieving first baseman is as good as gone from the team, and wouldn’t it be nice to replace him with Prince Fielder?
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Magic number for James Loney to depart Dodgers is 42
Transitioning from a shotgun-based offense in college to taking snaps under center and backpedaling in the pros is a lot harder than it looks, according to experts like Mike Holmgren and Steve Young. Many young QBs struggle with it. Transitioning from a shotgun-based offense in college to taking snaps under center and backpedaling in the pros is a lot harder than it looks.
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Getting the drop is tricky for NFL quarterbacks
No miracle, but solid achievements. Texas Gov. Rick Perry only started campaigning last weekend, but instantly, he’s a top-tier contender in the Republican presidential campaign. The reasons are many. He’s got money, he comes from a vote-rich state and he looks good on TV. But those assets are modest compared to his real allure: his state’s enviable record of job creation.
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Rick Perry and the Texas job machine
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday will establish a $5 million fund to provide merit pay to Chicago Public School principals. Emanuel refused to reveal the source of the pool of money he will use to reward the best-performing principals was not known.
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Rahm Emanuel: $5 million for Chicago school principals’ merit pay
DAVID ROEDER: You don’t need to be some financial doomsayer to conclude that the stocks of big banks have become an unnerving place to invest. Real estate is still in a deep slumber, despite the wake-up call of cheap money, and banks are still dependent on property values.
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Sizing up the worst bank of the bunch
TERRY SAVAGE: What else could there be to worry about in the world of money and finance? Well, there’s one more catastrophe waiting to happen. The disaster revolves around the overwhelming, and mostly hidden, financial woes of many states.
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As debt crisis looms at state level, Illinois identified as a ‘sinkhole’
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NEW YORK — Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae said Friday that its second-quarter loss widened as it continues to seek loan modifications to help reduce defaults amid the ongoing difficulties in the housing and mortgage markets. Fannie Mae also made $2.3 billion in dividend payments to the U.S. Treasury during the period, which reduces the amount it will be asking taxpayers for to $2.8 billion from $5.1 billion. Fannie’s rescue has been one of the most expensive government bailouts. The amount of money it has received from the Treasury to stay afloat is set to rise to $104.8 billion when …
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Fannie Mae loss widens; asking taxpayers for $2.8B
In Physics, CONSERVATIVE forces are concerned with getting from one point to another. All the other forces are the ones that deal with the prevention of reaching those points… I call them liberals! ~Tuesday …
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In Physics, CONSERVATIVE forces are concerned with getting from one point to another. All the other forces are the ones that deal with the prevention of reaching those points… I call them liberals! ~Tuesday …
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The 15-year-old Harvey boy who died a day after he was pulled from a pond in southeastern Wisconsin was described today as “a decent swimmer.”"At this time there does not appear to be a clear.
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The similarities were everywhere and impossible to ignore.Assigned to spend three days following the Manchester United football club — or, as we like to say here in the States, soccer team — I.
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Rebecca Skloot is an award-winning writer, and a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine.
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Chicago Public Schools is working with deal-of-the-day website Groupon, encouraging Chicagoans to donate back-to-school kits for needy kids.Beginning Tuesday, donors can pledge in increments of $12.
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A Roseland man disguised in women’s clothing shot a neighbor, then smashed the man’s car windows and set the vehicle ablaze early Saturday, according to police and prosecutors.Police say.
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Chicago police today issued a missing person alert for a 22-year-old woman who police say has cerebral palsy and may be at risk.Betty Ward, 22, of the 8000 block of South Justine Street was last.
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The protracted, clout-heavy fight over a multi-million dollar contract to run the restaurants and stores in O’Hare airport’s international terminal moved a step closer to being resolved.
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Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that he signed off on a budget that he knew fell short of funding state government for a full year because he didn’t want Republicans to get a seat at the.
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A 39-year-old Schaumburg man was sentenced in Cook County Circuit Court to 40 years in prison for robbing a recycling center two years ago.Martino Jackson, of the 1000 block of Dickens Way, pled.
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Four people were slain and at least 13 others wounded in separate overnight shootings in the city, officials said.The first of the four homicides was the shooting of a 53-year-old woman about 6:20.
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The University of Chicago student killed with her parents when their single-engine plane crashed at Rantoul Airport had been offered volleyball scholarships at a number of colleges but turned them.
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All around Chicago area this morning, commuters by planes, trains and automobiles soldiered on their way, trying to deal with the effects of record-setting overnight storms.Here’s what travel.
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A man was arrested this morning after he allegedly kidnapped a baby, then threw the child at officers when they approached him, police said.The incident happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 1500 block.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has cut the stipends for two city boards and commissions and is ordering a review of what other appointees get paid. Members of the Cable Commission, who made $20000 annually,
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Though not all the reviews have been positive, the city of Chicago says it is going ahead with a second protected bike lane, this one on Jackson Boulevard.Some motorists grumbled after the city.
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A 24-year-old man was charged today with gunning down an off-dutyChicago police officer who was about to retire after 20 years on the force, authorities said. Officer Michael Bailey was cleaning his.
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A Chicago man was found dead this morning in a southwest suburban rail yard, crushed between two freight cars, officials said.Killed was Andres Tapia, 34, of the 5600 block of South Keeler Avenue,
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Bail was denied today for a man accused of gunning down Chicago police officer Michael Bailey as the 20-year veteran was polishing his brand new Buick, a retirement present to himself. Antwon.
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In a July 28 story about the NAACP convention, The Associated Press incorrectly quoted a comment by Judith A. Browne-Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project in Washington D.C. due to typographical error.
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LONDON -(Dow Jones)- MyCelx Technologies Corporation, a technology company incorporated in Georgia, U.S., Friday said it will seek listing on London’s junior AIM market and will raise GBP12.2 million.
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