Pressure grows for limits on flame retardants
23.05.2012, 05:00:00
New York moves toward banning cancer-causing chemical in children's products; nurses and moms march in D.C. for tougher regulations Playing With Fire: Since the Tribune published an investigation that documented industry deceptions that helped lead to a greater use of flame retardants, momentum has been building for stricter oversight of those and other toxic chemicals.
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Family mourns boy killed in freak crash
23.05.2012, 03:14:00
A family and neighbors were in mourning today for an 8-year-old Skokie boy who was the victim of a three-car chain-reaction crash that ended with a vehicle careening onto the sidewalk and striking the boy.
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Attorneys: Solitary for 3 in bomb plot is 'cruel'
23.05.2012, 02:45:00
Lawyers for three men accused of plotting to firebomb police stations and other political targets during the NATO summit in Chicago said today their clients have been held in “cruel and unusual” solitary confinement in Cook County Jail.
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Arlington Heights explosion kills 1
23.05.2012, 01:44:00
One person died and 10 others were injured when a machine exploded inside an Arlington Heights building, releasing chemical fumes, officials said.
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Fewer swim bans, even if bacteria high
22.05.2012, 23:49:00
Chicago beach-goers will be setting their own bacteria thresholds this summer, as the city's Park District does away with its frequent swim bans based on E. coli counts. Would-be swimmers still will get advisories as needed, but lifeguards won't stop people from wading into the water.
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Fighter jets scrambled, flight diverted due to 'suspicious' passenger
22.05.2012, 20:29:00
A U.S. Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted to an airport in Maine where it landed safely after reports of a passenger showing "suspicious behavior," the Transportation Security Administration said.
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Lawyers: Solitary for 3 charged in bomb plot
22.05.2012, 18:33:00
Lawyers for three men accused of plotting to firebomb police stations and other political targets during the NATO summit in Chicago said today their clients have been held in "cruel and unusual" solitary confinement in Cook County Jail.
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Jha steps down as CEO at Motorola Mobility
22.05.2012, 17:52:00
Google closes $12.5B acquisition of Motorola Mobility Sanjay Jha has stepped down as chief executive of Motorola Mobility, whose $12.5 billion acquisition by Google has closed, the Libertyville-based company said today.
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