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Unabomber auction nets over $150,000

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:06 PM PDT

An online auction of Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's personal items had brought in more than $150,000 in bids by late this afternoon, including almost $41,000 for his personal journals.

No bail in slayings of 3 found in car trunk

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT

Bail was denied Thursday afternoon for a 24-year-old Chicago man accused of killing three men whose bodies were found in a car last year on the Southwest Side, officials said.

Hackers hit another Sony network, post passwords

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:21 PM PDT

A hacker group has engineered yet another attack on the computer networks of Sony Corp, a setback to the Japanese company's efforts to move past a security crisis that erupted in April.

Breast-feeding protest in downtown DeKalb >> Video

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT

About 40 moms, some dads, and a horde of babies and toddlers cluttered a downtown DeKalb sidewalk in a "nurse-in" to protest a merchant who they say asked a breast-feeding mother to stop feeding her child in his shop.

Secret NFL meeting in suburbs

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:26 PM PDT

A week after NFL owners wrapped up their annual spring meeting in Indianapolis, a small group of them gathered in a western suburb of Chicago in advance of Friday's court hearing. DeMaurice Smith gave two thumbs up as he left St. Charles.

State board orders river cleanup

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Few people think waterways like the Chicago River and Cal-Sag Channel will ever become swimming attractions, but the Illinois Pollution Control Board's order would make them safer for people who ply the waters.

Illinois receives grants to fund education computer network

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Illinois education officials today unveiled plans to build a virtual network that would give teachers on-the-spot access to everything from lesson plans to student progress reports.

Groupon files for $750 million IPO

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Daily deals juggernaut Groupon Inc. has filed a prospectus for an initial public offering of up to $750 million, ending months of speculation about when the Chicago-based company would go public.

Police: 5 people killed in shootings in Yuma, Ariz.

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:32 PM PDT

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Yuma police say five people have been killed in a shooting that has forced authorities to close schools and the courthouse. Details about the shooter and victims were not immediately clear.

Dugard kidnapper sentenced to 431 years in prison

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Nearly 20 years after abducting an 11-year-old girl from her street in South Lake Tahoe, Phillip and Nancy Garrido were sentenced for their crimes.

Judge denies New Trier senior's graduation request

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:51 AM PDT

A New Trier High School student will not be able to participate in this weekend's graduation after a judge refused to block his suspension for printing and distributing pornographic images during the final weeks of classes.

Illinois set to conduct study on high speed bullet trains

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:32 PM PDT

Illinois will launch a study on how to finance and one day build tracks exclusively for 220 mph bullet trains operating between Chicago and Champaign, Gov. Pat Quinn announced today.

Prosecutors press Blago on Rezko

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:25 PM PDT

The trial ended for the weekend as prosecutors asked Rod Blagojevich if he was worried that convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko was cooperating against him. "I was told he was put in solitary confinement to lie about me," Blagojevich testified.

Romney: Obama has 'failed America' >> Video

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT

STRATHAM., New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, the multimillionaire former governor of Massachusetts, will kick off his second bid for the White House on Thursday with a hard-hitting economic message charging that "Barack Obama has failed America."

Google reveals Gmail hacking; likely from China

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:46 AM PDT

BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Suspected Chinese hackers tried to steal the passwords of hundreds of Google email account holders, including those of senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists, the Internet company said.

Four reported dead after tornado in Mass. >> Video

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:30 AM PDT

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was in Massachusetts Thursday morning assessing the damage from a series of storms – including at least one confirmed tornado – that killed at least four people and tore through several communities from Westfield through Sturbridge Wednesday.

Same-sex unions in Millennium Park

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:43 AM PDT

More than 30 same-sex couples, in suits and flowing wedding gowns, have gathered this morning in Millennium Park to enter into civil unions.

Casey Anthony trial: Anthony says police misconstrued words

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT

Videos prompt defense attorney Jose Baez to request another motion for a mistrial — a move Judge Belvin Perry denied.

Jurors this morning heard a recording of an interview Casey Anthony gave to investigators at Universal Studios in 2008 after she was caught in another of her lies.

Chicago schools to cut $75 million out of central office

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:22 AM PDT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard today announced $75 million in budget cuts at the district's central office.

Four reported dead after tornado in Mass. >> Video

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:30 AM PDT

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was in Massachusetts Thursday morning assessing the damage from a series of storms – including at least one confirmed tornado – that killed at least four people and tore through several communities from Westfield through Sturbridge Wednesday.