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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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.
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Arlington Heights explosion kills 1
23.05.2012, 04:37:00
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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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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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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Chicago keeps its cool during NATO
22.05.2012, 11:27:00
Emanuel hails weekend as a 'milestone' for city Once again, the whole world was watching. But, Chicago didn't relive 1968. In the end, the NATO summit proved a blip on the radar of a major urban area used to crowds and conventions.
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Video shows Tinley Park restaurant attack
22.05.2012, 12:12:00
Video shows attack on diners who assailants believed were white supremacists An unreleased security video viewed by the Tribune of the bizarre weekend attack at a Tinley Park restaurant shows the black-clad assailants marching in, clubs and hammers in hand, and assaulting a group they believed were white supremacists.
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