After serving as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois for 11 years, Patrick Fitzgerald announced at press conference on Thursday that he is calling it quits. Fitzgerald says it is time for him to move on and is looking forward to spending more time with his family.
CTA and the Mayor’s office officially introduced the new Morgan station in West Loop. The station is the first new stop the city has built in 18 years. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool held a press conference in the morning. Commuters for the Green and Pink lines said they were pleased with the modernized station.
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A new study found that the morning cup of coffee may be adding days to your life.
Many
area boaters will take to the water this holiday weekend. Last year 758 people
died in the U.S. from boating accidents, 84 percent were not wearing life
jackets. Thirteen percent of the national death toll occurred in states
bordering Lake Michigan. A national campaign on boating safety run by the Coast
Guard and other agencies kicked off with a presidential proclamation last
Saturday, and is running this week to ensure a safe start to this summer's
boating season.
Memorial day weekend is the unofficial kick off to summer in Chicago. That means hundreds will be flocking to the beach. This year, the Park District is implementing new health measures.
Mammals of all shapes and sizes are coming to the Field Museum. The "Extreme Mammals" exhibit opens Friday and has what museum officials say are some of the most amazing mammals of all time.
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Lake Shore Drive will transform traffic into a sea of bicyclists on Sunday morning when over 20,000 people are expected to ride for a good cause. Bike The Drive, an annual event and fundraiser for the Active Transportation Alliance, gives cyclists a chance to enjoy the ride from one of the city's most scenic routes.
Biologists will be using underwater sonar and electrofishing to help track and remove Asian carp as the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee takes new measures to safeguard Lake Michigan from the carp invasion.
Had Darth Vader been an astrophysicist, he would have been spot-on when he cautioned his son Luke not to underestimate the “dark side” of the Force. In some ways, it’s not a stretch to compare dark matter and dark energy to this sci fi idea. They are invisible, yet powerful, phenomena lurking in the shadows of our universe that exert enormous impact on every galaxy.
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