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  1. Good-Bye Oprah, Good-Bye $$$Read the original story

    5 min ago | WGN-TV Chicago

    The "Oprah effect" is real. The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce says she brings in millions of dollars annually to Chicago.

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    Related Topix: Marketing, Entertainment

  2. Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exitRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Pasadena Star-News

    ... "We look forward to working with her for the next several years, and hopefully afterwards as well." Once a local Chicago morning program, the production evolved into television's top-rated talk show for more than two decades, airing in 145 countries ...

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    Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey

  3. briefsRead the original story

    53 min ago | National News

    ... recently collected 32 DNA samples of Asian carp between the barrier and Lake Michigan in waterways south of Chicago, although the fish have yet to be spotted in the area. Asian carp are decimating species prized by anglers and commercial fishers in ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat

  4. Chicago drug cartel members indictedRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Daily Gazette

    ... with ties to the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana have been indicted on charges of taking part in a major Chicago-area cocaine conspiracy, prosecutors announced Friday. The people charged in indictments returned Thursday were arrested in ...

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  5. Chamber Of Commerce CEO: McCormick Place 'Broken'Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Cbs2chicago.com

    ... has cost the city another important trade show . Now Jerry Roper, one of the most respected convention veterans in Chicago, is not pulling any punches as he offers advice to halt the exodus. "It's broken at McCormick Place and we have to fix it," ...

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  6. Chicago Alternative School A Study In NepotismRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Cbs2chicago.com

    Share + Nov 20, 2009 10:21 pm US/Central Reporting Mike Parker A Chicago alternative school that is supposed to get wayward high-schoolers back on the right path may be on a questionable path itself.

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    Related Topix: Youth, Alternative, Cicero, IL

  7. Oprah Says Goodbye, Last Show in 2011Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | WXYZ

    ... is going to be a blessing. It's going to be rewarding and eye-opening. Her name alone opens doors." Once a local Chicago morning program, the production evolved into television's top-rated talk show for more than two decades, airing in 145 countries ...

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    Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Media, Television

  8. Andy Martin invites central Illinois voters to a meet and greet at the State House Inn in SpringfieldRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    ... campaign ANDY MARTIN "The name you can trust" Republican for U. S. Senator/2010 Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611-4723 Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY Toll-free fax (866) 707-ANDY Web site: www.AndyforUSSenator.com E-mail: ...

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  9. Andy Martin unveils media strategy to defeat Mark KirkRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    ... NEWS FROM: ANDY MARTIN /2010 a oeThe name you can trusta Republican for U. S. Senator 30 E. Huron Street, Suite 4406 Chicago, IL 60611-4723 (312) 440-4124 www.AndyforUSSenator.com www.AndyforUSSenator.blogspot.com www.AndyforUSSenator.wordpress.com ...

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    Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Illinois, Springfield, IL

  10. Losing Oprah would be big blow for cityRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Daily Herald

    Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.

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    Related Topix: Media, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Television, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey

  11. Oprah Signing Off After 25 Yrs, Show Ends 2011Read the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | WBFS-TV Miami

    Share + Nov 20, 2009 8:55 pm US/Eastern CHICAGO 1 of 1 Oprah Winfrey arrives at the screening of 'Precious: Based On The Novel 'PUSH' By Sapphire' during AFI FEST 2009 held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood.

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    Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Media, Television

  12. Phil Rosenthal: Oprah Winfrey: Countdown to finale begins, and with an eye toward pushing ratings upRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Chicago Tribune

    ... of where home is exactly? Unaddressed by Winfrey is whether she will pull up stakes for California and leave Chicago, the city from which she climbed to the global stage. Mayor Richard Daley and many others seem to assume she will, although a ...

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    Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Donahue, Television, Media, Opinion

  13. Moose lodge marks 100 yearsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Http

    ... Child City and School is a 1,000-acre community and school for children and teens in need located 40 miles west of Chicago. It opened more than 70 years ago to help parents who could not care for their children during the Great Depression, Bill ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Mooseheart, IL

  14. Eastern Illinois Breaks GroundRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | WICD

    ... fiscal problems," said Rose. Reported by: Bret Buganski Eastern Illinois Breaks Ground Asian carp may have breached Chicago-area electronic barrier November 20, 2009 22:27 EST TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Officials say Asian carp may have breached a ...

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    Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  15. Riddles Comedy Club returning, in Alsip on 111th StreetRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Southwest News-Herald

    ... Labor Day Weekend. Just before the show, Jackie Mason announced a new Broadway play and he wanted to come through Chicago to practice and ready for New York and Zanies asked me to set aside three of my nine shows so Jackie could headline. Did I have ...

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    Related Topix: Alsip, IL, Orland Park, IL, Israel, World News, Middle East

  16. NewRiverside Bed and Breakfast offers a real 'sense of neighborhood'Read the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | The Florida Times-Union

    ... cleaner and pursue something new. "We like the sense of neighborhood here. Riverside reminds me of Hyde Park in Chicago, a neighborhood of so many different kinds of peoples. That feeling of 'Why would anyone want to live anywhere else in this ...

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    Related Topix: Jenks, OK, Home Gardening, Home, Life, Fruits, Food

  17. Skokie, Chicago men charged in shootingRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Highland Park News

    ... Kilyan is from the 8700 block of N. Crawford Ave. in Skokie. Dejesus is from the 3400 block of N. Kolmar Ave. in Chicago, police said. A 26-year-old woman was inside a van with four other male occupants when Dejesus and Kilyan pulled behind them in ...

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    Related Topix: Logan Square (Chicago, IL), Skokie, IL

  18. Feared Asian carp may be near U.S. Great LakesRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Scientific American

    ... population of fish to reproduce and create an epidemic of Asian carp in the lakes," he said. The barriers are on the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal, which is fed by several waterways that flow away from Lake Michigan. The canal is connected by various ...

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    Related Topix: Boat Disaster

  19. DNA from Asian carp found 7 miles from Lake MichiganRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | People's Daily

    Sophisticated genetic testing in Chicago area waterways has found evidence of the dreaded Asian carp within seven miles of Lake Michigan, federal and state officials said in a cautious note of concern Friday.

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  20. Chicago Mayor Pissed! Blames Media For Oprah's ExitRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Perez Hilton

    Well, sure. He's going to be losing a lot of tourism when her ass leaves town! Chicago's Mayor, like so many housewives in America, is saddened to learn that his goldmine of a TV icon is hightailing it out of Chicago.

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