Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:08:06 -0600 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:08:06 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Arresting-Developments-1124-chicago-crime-73096007.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:49:35 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/policeline1.jpg
Arresting Developments is our nightly glimpse at the city's festering underbelly. Read on, stay safe.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/crystal-lake-soldier-killed-afghanistan-mcleod-73022882.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:11 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/jason-mcleod.jpg
Army Specialist Jason McLeod was serving his second deployment and was just three weeks away from coming home.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Chicagoans-Expected-to-AttendTonights-State-Dinner-72941607.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:45 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/whitehousedinner.jpg
What, no Oprah?

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After having two major trade shows abandon Chicago for cheaper pastures, Mayor Richard Daley is now hands-on and calling for change on every level.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/oprah-winfrey-vernita-lee-lawsuit-settlement-milwaukee-boutique-72828542.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:27:36 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/oprah-640.jpg
Oprah's big give to Momma Winfrey: $155,000.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/kiddieland-auction-72808277.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:01:24 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/kiddieland_melrose_park_sign_640x480.jpg
The lights at Kiddieland were back on Tuesday morning, but only long enough for pieces of the amusement park to be sold at auction

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Paco-Rodriguez-Organs-Donated-to-Save-Uncle-and-Others-72637142.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:44:17 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/PHI+rodriguez3365.jpg
Chicago boxer "Paco" Rodriguez's organs donated to save uncle and several others.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Google-Apologizes-for-Offensive-First-Lady-Pic-72684977.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:30 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/110209+Michelle+Obama+Style+JCrew.jpg
But creates web ad to explain how search results work.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Money-Is-No-Object-in-Search-For-Missing-Pooch-72612147.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:31 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/CaseytheDog01.jpg
Shawn DeAmicis almost hired a P.I. too, but a simple flier helped find his dog.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Christopher-Kelly-Last-Words--72539117.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:18:56 -0600 Christopher Kelly killed himself in September. He had been a top fundraiser for the former governor and had pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud in an illegal scheme that landed $8.5 million in contracts at O'Hare International Airport. ]]> http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/christopher-kelly-closeup.jpg
What does "Tell them they won" mean?

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Monkey-Attacks-Toddler--72525712.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:55:26 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*85/Monkey+pic.jpg
Little girl is recovering after being choked and smacked by primate.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Ald-Rugais-Street-Sure-Is-Smooth-72473957.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:58:25 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*89/pot+hole+repair+p1.jpg
South Side Alderman has her street repaved, but not her neighbors'.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/J-Hud-to-Perform-at-the-White-House-Dinner-72474862.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:45:25 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/042709jenniferhudson01.jpg
She'll join a cadre of Chicagoans at the Obama tent event.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Local-Tea-Party-Heckles-Grieving-Family-72265522.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:16:15 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/tea-party-protesters.jpg
Protesters at an Oak Lawn town hall crossed the lines of human decency.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/steve-harvey-markham-turkey-giveaway-72075937.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:37:50 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*66/063009SteveHarvey001.jpg
Comedian Steve Harvey is used to making people laugh on his morning radio show. But on Monday, he was talking turkey and making them smile.

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Arresting Developments is our nightly glimpse at the city's festering underbelly. Read on, stay safe.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/veterans-affairs-incapacitation-pay-backlog-71986737.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:50 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/shari-mike-johnson1.jpg
Meanwhile, Army paperwork problems stymie treatment for depression.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/thomson-guantanamo-bay-prison-irony-daily-herald-71876902.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:28:51 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/jail_640x480.jpg
The reason Thomson sits mostly empty today: 9/11.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Stroger-Vetoes-Tax-Rollback-Part-Deux-71757752.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:07 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/chicagosubA.jpg
But new law makes overriding veto easier.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Retired-Teacher-Wins-Gordons-82500-Ride-71643407.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:56:13 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*78/NASCARcorvette.jpg
A retired teacher from Northwest Indiana won NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon's ride with a $100 raffle ticket.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Schaumburg-Looking-to-Impose-Property-Tax-After-53-Years--71703197.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:39:45 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*89/Monopoly+Money+p1.jpg
A dearth of reserve funds have the village looking for revenue.

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Burris is now an expert on the Green Zone, dodging questions.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/Boxer-Dies-After-Fight-at-Blue-Horizon-71668752.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:51:01 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/PHI+rodriguez3365.jpg
Francisco Rodriguez died from a brain bleed after his bout at the Blue Horizon.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Lots-of-Buzz-For-Mag-Mile-Restaurant-71638302.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:56:15 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/beekeeper.jpg
Downtown Marriott's rooftop honeybees used for in-house draft beer.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Flooded-Ravenswood-Church-After-New-York-times-Article-71625167.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:45:08 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/garden+hose.jpg
All Saints Episcopal Church in Ravenswood was flooded between Friday and Saturday.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Oprah-and-Her-Discontents-10-Who-Left-at-the-Top-71595917.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:22:52 -0600 George Clooney
In '99, Clooney left ER while it was the highest rated show on television, and has since appeared in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. Except for Welcome to Colinwood. Oops on that one, George.]]> http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/georgeclooney1996.jpg
Oprah's not the first to walk away.

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Add another wacky entry into the annals of former Ald. Burt Natarus, perhaps best known for championing an ordinance that would have required horses downtown to wear diapers:  He got red-light cameras installed near his condo in an intersection...

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One West Side man proved himself to be a disgrace only a mother could love.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/food-drink/Pumpkin-Shortage-Threatens-Holiday-Pies-Nestle-Morton-Illinois-Farm-71033217.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:47 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/pie112.jpg
Bad weather in Illinois blamed for country-wide pumpkin shortage.

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The president of the Sergeants' Association allegedly stole $600,000.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Stevenson-High-School-Paper-The-Statesman-Publication-Delayed-for-Story-on-Drinking-and-Smoking-70698922.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:28:51 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/alcohol_cigarettes.jpg
A newspaper's release is delayed over controversial stories.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Naperville-Police-Confiscates-Homeless-Man-Property-70694782.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:29:04 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Scott_huber.jpg
A new twist in the Naperville cops versus a homeless man saga.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/shopping/Shop-Around-the-Block-37-70693907.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:16:53 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/Shop_block_37.jpg
Your first chance to spend a penny on the block.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Arresting-Developments-1120-chicago-crime-70672932.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:46 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/policeline1.jpg
Arresting Developments is our nightly glimpse at the city's festering underbelly. Read on, stay safe.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/chicago-week-review-photos-112009-70662702.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:04 -0600 book release party for Light: On the South Side, a collection of back-in-the-day photographs of South Side clubs and lounges.]]> http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*86/SouthSide_Light_7.jpg
A suicide stuns the city. The 70s rock the South Side. A boy celebrates Christmas.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/francis-cardinal-arinze-dismisses-talk-african-pope-70650762.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:21 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/120*90/cardinal-arianze.jpg
Francis Cardinal Arinze was a leading contender to replace John Paul II.

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