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  Burglars Beware: The Unemployed are Watching

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:02 AM ET

  police chief Theo Glover told The Associated Press. But the surge in burglaries never came.Frank Beil, a 71-year-old hospital chaplain from suburban Chicago was laid off in March, and is typical of a citizen working to keep crime down by keeping a close watch. He takes notice when a car drive Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Recession, Associated Press, Unemployment, Employment, The Associated Press, US, Business, Politics & Policy, Economy, Employment
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  Mothers for Peace Offers Support Amid Violence

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:47 AM ET

  see moms come together on just the value of loving your kid," the Rev. Dave Kelly, who helps run the meetings at a local community center, told The Chicago Tribune. "These moms are very committed to their communities." The group walks a delicate line, because the mothers represent both victim Read More

  More like this in: Children, Peace, Chicago Tribune, US, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Family
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  Grants for the Digital Media Age

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:53 PM ET

  $75,000 goes to the Poynter Institute for their News Literacy Project, allowing for the expansion of the project’s journalism curriculum into five Chicago middle schools.$120,000 goes to Street Level Youth Media’s Sounding Point radio initiative, which offers radio production workshops t Read More

  More like this in: Schools, Nonprofit, Grants, Radio, Journalism, Literacy, First Amendment rights, Free Press
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  Hair-Raising Elvis Auction

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:08 PM ET

  shaved off Elvis's noggin when he joined the Army in 1958.The locks were one of 200 Elvis-related items up for bid via Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago. Other items on offer included photos from the reception of Presley's 1967 wedding to Priscilla, Christmas cards he sent, Elvis dolls, Elvi Read More

  More like this in: Hair, Memorabilia, Elvis Presley, US, Entertainment, Celebrity
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  Research Group Hits the Web in Push for Energy Efficiency

  By Judy Mottl | Fri Oct 9, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  an in-depth report detailing how top leading corporations have achieved significant gains in energy efficiency at a major conference to be held in Chicago on April 6-7, 2010. Photo courtesy of Pew Center on Globa Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Energy Efficiency, Technology, Science, Green Tech, Environment
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  'Veterans Court' Trend Grows

  By John Casey | Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:38 PM ET

  quickly has grown after being featured on NBC’s "Today" show and in other media. Veterans courts have opened in other New York cities, as well as Chicago, Nevada and Texas. And Senator John Kerry is pushing a bill that would fund such courts nationwide. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army, vi Read More

  More like this in: New York, Iraq, Texas, Afghanistan, Homeless, Veterans, Today Show, Army, Nevada, John Kerry, Drug Courts
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  Time to Vote in Tom's of Maine's '50 States for Good' Contest

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  AIDS Support and Informational Services, Inc. (OASIS) of Fort Walton Beach, Fla."Engaging Young Men in Ending Violence Against Women," submitted by Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation of Chicago, Ill."Home is Where the Art Is," submitted by Art With Heart in Mississippi of Moss Point Read More

  More like this in: Nonprofit, AIDS, Nonprofit Organizations, Philadelphia, Tom's of Maine, 50 States for Good Challenge, US, Social Responsibility, Kindness, Giving, Events
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  He's a Bra Man ... But Not in That Way

  By Jac Chebatoris | Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  can contact du Soleil's organization here, or look into your own local charities to see who will take them.[Via Jezebel]Photo: Read More

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  OK, Brazil, It's on -- Let's Have a Face-off

  By David Bois | Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  you're bringing to the table tonight? It's not even a bronze medal effort, I'm afraid.   Image courtesy of João Felipe C.S, via Wikimedia Common Read More

  More like this in: Science, Beauty, Brazil, Olympics, North American, World, Science, Americas, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences
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  Chicago Cabbies to Drunks: You Puke, You Pay

  By Jac Chebatoris | Thu Oct 1, 2009 5:00 PM ET

  This is not the stuff of urban myth, or of just Friday and Saturday nights. (As a friend once told me, the weekends are "for amateurs.")Cabbies in Chicago are rallying the city council to allow a $50 surcharge for passengers who can't hold their liquor and lose it, consequently all over go Read More

  More like this in: New York City, Liquor, New York Magazine, Life & Style, Culture