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By Zhu Zhu The consumer price index increased 0.1 percent in February, a sharp slowdown from the 0.6 percent jump in January, according to the
By Brent Schwartz All that stood between the Niles North Vikings and a regional championship were three minutes. After a back-and-forth three quarters against Notre
By Mengjie (Jessie) Jiang Caterpillar Inc. is projected to turn around in 2017, boosted by improving global end markets and effective cost management, despite the
By Karl Bullock After a disappointing end to their senior season at Von Steuben, members of the boys basketball team participated in the Illinois High School
By Shen Lu and Rachel Newman Tokyo — It’s not news that women across the world feel a lack of equality, but in Japan, the
By Mike Davis Mike Smith still remembers the first time Frank Sinatra yelled at him. “He’d turn around and give you this look that went
By Urvashi Verma Nearly six years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, environmental activists are raising alarms that radiation levels are still dangerously high, despite the
By Stephanie Rothman Second City is a Chicago institution, yet you may not understand what it takes to make it on the main stage. Before
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