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University of Illinois introduces new supercomputer

Mar. 28, 2013
The Blue Waters supercomputer may help predict the weather.

Chicago anti-war protest, 10 years later

Mar. 19, 2013
Ten years ago, 15,000 protesters marched onto Lake Shore Drive and snarled traffic in both directions.

Storm may be more wind than snow

Dec. 18, 2012
Chicago has been holding strong to a record number of days without snowfall. But that could come to an end on Thursday. Forecasters are predicting at least 1 to 3 inches of the fluffy white stuff.According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Amy Sceley, the winter storm is moving in

United & Continental pilots get contract

Dec. 16, 2012
Chicago-based United Continental Holdings has finally agreed to a new contract with its pilots union.After two and a half years of negotiations, the pilots of United and Continental represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, approved the joint collective bargaining agreement on Friday.The agree

Winter sports explored at Northerly Island

Dec. 9, 2012
Free winter event lets people enjoy nature, right in the city.

EPA, BP agree to Ind. pollution controls

Nov. 18, 2012
The BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana plans to expand its air monitoring system and will make daily emissions reports available to the public.It's part of an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency that BP must invest more than $400 million to install pollution controls and cut emission

Sandy's reach extends to Chicago

Oct. 29, 2012
The National Weather Service issued a Lakeshore Flood Warning on Monday, because remnants of Hurricane Sandy are expected to move across the eastern Great Lakes by Wednesday.

TSA replacing X-ray machines at O'Hare

Oct. 21, 2012
3-D imaging X-ray machines have begun to be removed from airport security checkpoints across the country, including Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration is replacing the machines with new, lower radiation scanners that they say should help reduce wait times at checkpoints.

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