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Chicago alderman Brendan Reilly says letting the Chicago Children's Museum relocate to a downtown lakefront park is a land grab. via KWQC-TV Davenport

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“There's some cruelty out there, folks.”

CHICAGO - Gourmets in Chicago can order foie gras again after the city council on Wednesday repealed a two-year restaurant ban on a delicacy that critics say is produced at cruel expense to geese and ducks.The ... via Reuters

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Artemia Torres has pushed her white wooden cart through Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood for more than a year, trying to put her two children back in Mexico through college by selling corn, mangoes and snow ...

Torres, a single mother who previously worked in Mexico City-area restaurants for little pay, heard from relatives living here that she could quickly earn more in Chicago than she did at home. They did not tell her about Chicago's street crime, which surprised and scared her once she arrived.

So as she woke each morning by 6 to prepare her cart, Torres prayed for God's protection. Torres, a devout Catholic, armed herself with what she could: a rosary and two printed images of Catholic saints.

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“The two can coexist, each one making the other better”

Passengers take in the sights as they head east down the Chicago River during an architectural boat tour of Chicago Saturday, May 3, 2008. via WLS

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A man has been charged with murder in the strangulation and bludgeoning of a woman found dead in a South Side alley late Sunday. via WBBM-AM Chicago

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This story was reported by staff writers James Bernstein, Mark Harrington, James T. Madore, Thomas Maier and Ellen Yan. via AMNY

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Educators and child development experts gathered in Chicago's Grant Park to show support for the Chicago Children's Museum, which wants to relocate to the park. via WLS-TV Chicago

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The beer and bratwurst crowd already have their yearly food binge during the summer with the Taste of Chicago. via Chicago Tribune

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The Chicago Shakespeare Theater has received a major honor. It's the recipient of the 2008 Tony Award for excellence in regional theater. via KWQC-TV Davenport

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Two Chicago police officers en route to an emergency call were injured when their squad car and another vehicle collided Monday afternoon on the Far South Side. via Chicago Tribune

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