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Storm Shelter Biz Booming After Okla. Tornado

Storm Shelter Biz Booming After Okla. Tornado

One company says they've filled more than 500 orders for potentially life-saving product in two days. Phil Rogers reports.

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NASA Funds Project to Make Space Meals with 3-D Printer

NASA Funds Project to Make Space Meals with 3-D Printer

NASA is paying out $125,000 to study the use of 3-D printing technology for food preparation in space, NBC News reported.

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A Tale of Two Schools

A Tale of Two Schools

While Mahalia Jackson Elementary was spared by the Chicago Board of Education's action, students at Betsy Ross Elementary and their parents were lamenting closure. Kim Vatis reports.

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Outbursts, Protests as School Board Closes Schools

Outbursts, Protests as School Board Closes Schools

Aldermen, parents and community leaders all made emotional pleas to keep schools open but it wasn't enough. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

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Jose Canseco Accused of Sexual Assault in Vegas

Jose Canseco Accused of Sexual Assault in Vegas

Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco Jr. has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas

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Forecast: Unseasonable

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Area Stormchasers Witnessed Okla. Storm

Area Stormchasers Witnessed Okla. Storm

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Wilmette's Record-Setting Twins

Wilmette's Record-Setting Twins

Highcrest Middle School claims Guinness Book of World Records for most twins in the same grade level at a school.

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Jury Gets Case In Trump Tower Trial

Jury Gets Case In Trump Tower Trial

Elderly woman claims she was conned in purchasing two properties in Chicago building.

May 22, 2013

CTU President Reacts to Closure Vote

CTU President Reacts to Closure Vote

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says Wednesday vote to close 50 schools was made by people under "mayoral control" who are wedded to bad policy.

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Chicago School Board Votes to Close 50 Schools

Chicago School Board Votes to Close 50 Schools

The Chicago School Board voted Wednesday to shutter 49 elementary schools and one high school in the nation's third-largest school system despite demonstrations and community outrage over the

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Jury Begins Deliberations In Trump Tower Trial

Woman claims she was "conned" while purchasing two units in Chicago building

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Urlacher's End Was Bitter, But Soon We'll Forget

Former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has retired. The lead up to his retirement was filled with tension as the Bears moved on and Urlacher couldn't find a new team, but the end won't be what we remember.

Suburban Chicago School Claims Record For Most Twins

Suburban Chicago School Claims Record For Most Twins

Highcrest Middle School has 23 twins in fifth grade.

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Two Bodies Found in Trunk: Police

Men were found in a car on the 7100 block of South Oakley Avenue.

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Ex-Staffers Question First Aid at Six Flags

Some former employees say the park sometimes seemed more concerned about its image than providing proper medical care -- a charge Six Flags denies.