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WASHINGTON -- A Supreme Court decision blocking a massive sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart may have a far-reaching effect.It's expected to make it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the nation's biggest companies.The justices all agreed that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Store

On Saturday Chicago's roster of honorary streets will grow with the addition of one that recognizes Sam Cooke, a pioneer of soul music. The new designation includes a stretch of  36th and Cottage Grove, a corner just a block south of where the soul singer once lived.

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Updated 9:00am, 06/18/11It could take several days for thousands of stranded travelers to get home after a United Airlines computer system shut down for several hours, leading to widespread cancelations Friday night. The unspecified "network connectivity" problem was fixed and flights

Vietnam veterans gathered at Chicago's Navy Pier Friday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home parade.The 1986 march was the largest event of its kind in American history.

Two days after the Chicago Board of Education enraged city teachers by voting not to give a promised 4 percent raise we get this photo of Brazilian teachers protesting. Their demand? A 26% salary increase. No wonder they look more serious than the Chicago teachers did.

The Illinois Appellate Court has sent a never-enforced law requiring a girl's guardians to be notified before she has an abortion back to the circuit court for trial.The ruling Friday reverses a decision by the Cook County Circuit Court, which had lifted a restraining order on the law but allowed ti