The Chicago area's housing recovery continued to lag behind other cities and the nation, as prices in November fell 1.3 percent...
Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (AP) — The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone, the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.Thorsten Heins, chief executive of Research In Motion Ltd., will reveal the first phone with the new BlackBerry 10 system in New York on...
Barbara Walters, hospitalized after fall, recovering from chicken pox
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (Reuters) – Celebrity newswoman Barbara Walters, who was hospitalized earlier this month after falling and injuring her head, is recovering from chicken pox, her co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Monday on “The View” talk show.Goldberg said Walters, 83, who is in a New York hospital, has been told to rest and is not receiving visitors.“You all know that she fell and cut her head 10 days ago and...
Well: Keeping Blood Pressure in Check
Label: HealthSince the start of the 21st century, Americans have made great progress in controlling high blood pressure, though it remains a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes, congestive heart failure and kidney disease.Now 48 percent of the more than 76 million adults with hypertension have it under control, up from 29 percent in 2000.But that means more than half, including many receiving treatment, have...
2012 stocks: How Illinois cos. fared
Label: Business If you invested heavily in Illinois companies that provide consulting services, you had little reason to celebrate in 2012.While...
Jan
27
Fire at crowded nightclub kills at least 200 in Brazil
Label: WorldA fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing at least 245 people and leaving at least 200 injured, police and firefighters said. (Jan. 27) ...
Canada denies Randy Quaid’s request to stay
Label: LifestyleTORONTO (AP) — Canadian immigration officials have denied U.S. actor Randy Quaid‘s request for permanent resident status in Canada.A Canadian government official confirmed late Saturday his request for permanent status has been denied. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Quaid can appeal the decision to the federal court.U.S. officials last...
2012 stock report: Pains and gains
Label: Business If you invested heavily in Illinois companies that provide consulting services, you had little reason to celebrate in 2012.While...
Jan
26
Fire 'rekindles' at Bridgeport warehouse
Label: World A vacant warehouse in Bridgeport continues to burn. ...
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