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The Chicago Air and Water Show has resumed after a break caused by severe weather.Planes have taken to sunny skies once again Saturday now that heavy rain, lightning and thunder have passed over.An estimated 2.2 million people are expected for this year's show, which runs Saturday and Sunday.Perform

Libyan rebels took control of this coastal city Saturday, clearing a major hurdle in their march toward Moammar Gadhafi's remaining bastion, the capital of Tripoli, just 30 miles away.Rebel fighters said Gadhafi's troops put up little resistance before fleeing their posts in Zawiya's hospital and mu

As Chicagoans turn their gaze to the sky this weekend they'll be greeted by the following message: “Give Blood---Save Lives---Muslims for Life.”The message will be on a banner trailing from a plane, with over a million people watching Chicago’s 53rd annual Air and Water show.The group behind the ban

Residents and town officials of Joliet expressed concern this week over the increase in skunk appearances.

Sad news from the Indianapolis Star:"Jennifer Haskell, 22, a senior at Ball State University, died this morning from injuries suffered in Saturday's stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair."

Millions of people in the East African nation of Somalia are suffering from a famine caused by war, an ongoing insurgency and drought.

Dr. Eric Neilson has been named the new dean of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Neilson has also been appointed chairman of the board of the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.Neilson replaces Dr. J. Larry Jameson, who served as dean from 2007 to 2010, and Dr.