POTTER OUTDOORS: Bagging a buck started Emery on the road to taxidermy
Source: Courier & Press
Carmi :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:41:49 -0700 | sports-news
Emery and his dad were hunting deer, and Jack bagged a buck a mere five-pointer but to him it meant the world...I used to love to hunt waterfowl and small game, but I forgot those passions and concentrated on deer...
Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza returns to pitch on Tuesday
Posted by: George Vieto
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 15:47:28 -0700 | sports-news
Chicago Illinois. Chicago Cubs right handed pitcher Matt Garza who has not pitched in the Major Leagues this current baseball season since he suffered a strained back muscle during spring training will start his first game on Tuesday versus the...
Westminster Christian nails down 1st regional title
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:40:49 -0700 | sports-news
On Tuesday, the Warriors won a regional game for the first time in program history. On Saturday, they did themselves one better, claiming the program's first regional championship and they did it at Jockey Field in East Dundee, Westminster's home...
Schaumburg cop on leave for improperly handling gun
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:40:48 -0700 | sports-news
The officer was relieved of his duties April 26, when Schaumburg Police Chief Ken Bouche was notified of his improper handling of the .22 caliber revolver. On April 23, two people brought the gun to the police station because they...
Prosecutors: Teen posted rape on Facebook page
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:40:48 -0700 | sports-news
Prosecutors say 15-year-old Kenneth Brown, Justin Applewhite and Scandale Fritz, both 16, attacked the girl at Fritz' home on Dec...According to court records, Fritz took the girl to the basement of his home and assaulted her. Fritz brought Brown and...
McCown fits profile for NFL backup QB
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:38:26 -0700 | sports-news
After all, many other teams are in the same boat with similar backups. In general, there are two types of backup quarterbacks in the NFL: Those who have failed, and those who have yet to fail. The Bears would have...
Illinois cracks down on social media 'flash mobs'
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:38:09 -0700 | technology-news
Seeking to keep pace with changing technology, Illinois toughened penalties Saturday for those who use social media and text messaging to organize violent "flash mobs" like those that have occurred on Chicago's Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas.
Girls Soccer: Queen of Peace falls short in sectional title game
Source: Daily Southtown
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 14:30:29 -0700 | sports-news
IC used an early goal in each half for a 2-0 win over Queen of Peace in the Class 1A Lisle Sectional title game Saturday. The Lady Knights became just the second team in school history to reach the state's...
Michael Bialas: Hangout, Day 1: Kings of Leon, Jim James, Ryan Bingham Kick Off One of the Best ...
Source: The Huffington Post
Rock Island :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:14:01 -0700 | entertainment-news
The Gulf Shores crowd seemed appreciative anyway, so maybe they fully deserved Caleb Followill's compliment. On a day of firsts for this festival in its fourth year, the Hangout may be the best U.S. party to go with the all...
Rago pitches, hits Elgin past Larkin
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:09:22 -0700 | sports-news
But that wasn't the part of her effort she was most pleased with against crosstown rival Larkin. The freshman allowed just 2 hits in the pitchers circle to help the Maroons top the Royals, 12-1, in five innings. "It was...
Wauconda nips South Elgin in 8
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:09:19 -0700 | sports-news
A pitchers duel between Wauconda's Kayla Wedl and South Elgin's Paige Allen ended in a 2-1 Bulldogs win in 8 innings. The extra frame used international tiebreaker rules starting with a runner at second base, which was Wedl in the...
Finding Similarities in Unusual Ways
Posted by: joycesingha
Skokie :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 13:42:38 -0700 | arts-culture-news
What similarity could possibly exist between Dentists and Delhi Police or between Drill Instructors and Moms; or Sufis and Hippies; or between Real Estate and Suicide Bombing! But there is and as much as they seem completely different from each...
Red Wings crush Blackhawks 4-1, even series
Source: The Daily Herald
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 00:47:23 -0700 | sports-news
Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series. It was a strong response by the Red Wings after...
Illinois slouches into 21st century, will legalize medical marijuana
Posted by:
Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 08:44:11 -0700 | health-news
The Illinois Senate has finally passed a bill to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, according to the Chicago Tribune. The measure now sits on Gov. Pat Quinn's desk for signature. According to the Tribune, the new law will be the...
Bill allows tougher penalties in social media based mob attacks
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 11:42:08 -0700 | political-news
A bill signed into law Saturday allows judges to impose stiffer penalties on people who use social media or other methods of electronic communication to organize mob attacks. The new legislation aims to deter people from using social media sites...
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