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Retired exec of paint firm
Special to the Chicago TribuneA retired executive with a Chicago-area paint manufacturer, T. Farrell Shoffeitt had an abiding passion for American antique clocks, which he collected for years and became an expert in repairing. "He had about 150 shelf clocks from the early 1800s...Tags: Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Northbrook, Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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House fire kills 3 children
Investigators in suburban Chicago are trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed three children and injured their mother when it swept through a home in Summit. The Cook County medical examiner's office says all three children were pronounced... -
3 children killed in Summit fire
Tribune staff reportersAn 8-year-old girl and her two brothers, ages 3 and 1, were killed in an overnight blaze at a housing complex in southwest suburban Summit, possibly after the children's mother fell asleep while a candle was burning, authorities said Wednesday morning....Tags: Fires, Hospitals and Clinics, Interior Policy, Death and Dying, Housing and Urban Planning
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Magazine salesman accused of sexual assault
Chicago Tribune reporterA 23-year-old Alabama man was charged over the weekend with breaking into a La Grange-area home and sexually assaulting the 86-year-old female resident, officials said Tuesday. George Lucas of Clanton, Ala., is being held on $750,000 bail in Cook...Tags: Prosecution, Newspaper and Magazine, Assault, George Lucas, Hazel Crest
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Man pleads guilty to role in mob-linked 2003 Berwyn bombing
Chicago Tribune reporterAn Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to supplying explosives for a mob-ordered bombing of a Berwyn video poker business in 2003. Kyle Knight, 44, of Merrillville also admitted guilt to conspiring to rob a series of jewelry stores and a bank. Knight...Tags: Bombings, Trials, Guerrilla Activity, Cicero, Emergency Incidents
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Fan with manners
I took my son to his first Bears game last week. After finishing his hot dog and soda, he excused himself so that he could deposit his trash into the bin at the top of the stairs. It never occurred to him to just throw it on the ground. Sometimes kids can... -
Religion events in the west suburbs
BATAVIA An Interfaith Worship Service will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at Batavia Riverwalk, Houston Street and Island Avenue. Participating groups will include: Congregational Church, Bethany Lutheran, Batavia Covenant, Calvary Episcopal, Immanuel...Tags: St. Charles, Oak Brook, Batavia, Warrenville, Christianity
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Northern sea oats grows in the shade
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNEQ: Is there an ornamental grass that grows in shade? —Tom Schuster, Wheeling A: A good ornamental grass for partial shade is northern sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium). Hardy to Zone 3, plants 2 to 3 feet tall have attractive arching green...Tags: Glencoe, Chicago Botanic Garden
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ZZ Top, Brooks and Dunn mix it up at the Allentown Fair
Of The Morning CallIt was not an obvious combination, like peanut butter and chocolate, or even raw salmon and ginger. But veteran blues-rockers ZZ Top and country stars Brooks and Dunn made it work for 5,494 fans Tuesday night at the Allentown Fair Grandstand. Kix Brooks...Tags: Bob Seger, Great Allentown Fair, Ronnie Dunn
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2 years of construction at Orland Park intersection ends, to drivers' and businesses' delight
Special to the Chicago TribuneDavid Howey concedes his timing could have been better when he opened his latest Al's Beef franchise near 163rd Street and La Grange Road in Orland Park two years ago. Almost immediately, he was greeted with a massive reconstruction at 159th Street and...Tags: Metra, Tinley Park, Transportation, Orland Park, Road Transportation
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25 years after 'Eliminator,' ZZ Top still spins smooth
Special to The Morning CallClassic rockers ZZ Top and country superstars Brooks & Dunn return to the fair, but this time on an opening night double bill that will showcase how rock influences country and country influences rock. The guys in ZZ Top don't consider themselves to be...Tags: Popular Music, Society, Jimi Hendrix, Studios, Television Industry
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Administrator led with a smile
Special to the Chicago TribuneNancy V. Wrobel was an all-or-nothing kind of woman, a passionate, spirited person who always found the humor in life, loved ones said. "She was one of a kind, so funny and often hilarious," said her daughter, Rebecca Rosario. "She had a magnetic...Tags: Joliet, Medical Staff, Downers Grove, Burr Ridge, Nazareth
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