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Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill

Today at 3:19 p.m.

Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, … Read more ›

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Northwestern University Ph.D. candidate Maggie Walker is researching how mast cells, part of immune system function, may backfire and make autoimmune diseases worse. (Courtesy Anuja Vaidya/Medill)
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Science Connections: Healing Cells May Contribute to the Severity of MS, Northwestern Researchers Find

By Science in Society | Yesterday at 10:44 a.m.

by Anuja Vaidya/Medill News Service Mast cells that play a role in healing and protection against pathogens in the immune system may contribute to the … Read more ›

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Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club Community Service Grants

By Bill Glader | Today at 6:29 a.m.

The Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club is seeking proposals for projects and programs that meet the 2012-13 Community Service Theme: Support local organizations and programs that … Read more ›

Sports

Wolverines meet Wildcats in Big Ten action

Today at 12:00 p.m.

Riding a three-game win streak, the 11th- ranked Michigan Wolverines try to make it a clean sweep of Northwestern, as the two Big Ten programs … Read more ›

News

Thin ice: Mild winter leaves ice on ponds deadly thin

Today at 6:56 a.m.

One of the warmest winters on record in the Chicago area has been deceptively dangerous for a few of those lured onto thin outdoor ice. … Read more ›

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Tyren Reese, 19, of Chicago, pumps gas Monday at a BP station at LaSalle Street and North Avenue. Gas prices in Chicago have dropped below the national average — a rarity, analysts say — but fears of potential oil blockades and shipment cutoffs could lead to record highs, some fear. (Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune / February 20, 2012)

Gas prices rising at record pace

Today at 6:54 a.m.

The unseasonably warm weather isn’t the only sign of an early spring. Roiled by the specter of Iranian oil cutoffs, gas prices are rising at … Read more ›

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Northwestern University program gives high school girls a chance to work with scientists and doctors

By Brian L. Cox | Yesterday at 7:30 p.m.

Chicago teenager Teanna Thomas moved a step closer over the weekend to her dream of becoming a pharmacist, graduating from a Northwestern University program that … Read more ›

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Evanston Dance Ensemble members Amelia Nawn, a senior at ETHS, and Keerati Jinakunwiphat, a senior at Niles West, dance in
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Evanston Dance Ensemble Presents 36 Dancers in 6 Performances of 15 Pieces from 11 Choreographers in the March 10th Premiere of "Count Me In"

By Maria Ballantyne | Feb. 14 at 11:54 a.m.

Numbers are pervasive, omnipresent, and in the Evanston Dance Ensemble’s March 10th premiere, they are the inspiration for “Count Me In.” In celebration of its … Read more ›

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Mayor's State of the City Address March 2

By City of Evanston | Yesterday at 10:36 a.m.

The public is invited to join the Evanston Chamber of Commerce March 2nd to hear from the Honorable Elizabeth Tisdahl, Mayor of Evanston, as she … Read more ›

News
Evanston Fire Battalion Chief Don Kunita shows the scar that resulted after his closest brush with death during a 1996 apartment fire. He retired Feb. 20 after 35 years with the department. (John P. Huston, Tribune reporter)

Veteran firefighter recalls brush with death on eve of retirement

By John P. Huston | Yesterday at 1:10 p.m.

In his 35 years with the Evanston Fire Department, Don Kunita has saved lives–he’s carried people from burning buildings and restarted the heartbeats of heart … Read more ›

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