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  • A woman and her squatters shack, built of cardboard and plywood on Lake Michigans beach on a cold winter day in the 1940s, are seen in a photo made by renowned American photographer Wayne Miller.
  • Photographer Wayne Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94.
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  • Zach Sobiech
  • When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye.
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national/world
  • FILE - Jesse James arriving for the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif.
  • If laughter's the best medicine, reality TV personality Jesse James ought to be growing a new finger.
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entertainment
  • Fast-food workers gathered at the Rock N Roll McDonald's in River North to protest for higher wages Thursday.
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local, jason knowles
  • The Cook County Public Administrator says the practice of donating bodies to science quickly spun out of control.
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iteam, chuck goudie
  • A 50-year prison sentence was handed a man convicted of killing an unarmed man lured to a McHenry County home for sex.
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  • Buckle up, take your time and don't get behind the wheel if you've been drinking alcohol.
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  • Jurors are set to deliberate a second day at a civil trial where an 87-year-old woman alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a condominium deal.
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  • A June sentencing date has been scheduled for a suburban Chicago man who was arrested after two of his children were found bound and blindfolded in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern Kansas.
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local
  • The population of Chicago has climbed but it climbed slower than any major city in the United States.
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local
  • Seven stories in 77 seconds, including CPS school closings.
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  • Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) heads to the hoop against Chicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson (2) and Chicago Bulls shooting guard Marco Belinelli (8)
  • It could have been the perfect matchup to cap an unforgettable game. LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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sports
  • Brian Urlacher
  • Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
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sports
  • CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett on the school closings after the Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program on Wednesday.
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news
  • CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey on the CPS school closings after the Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program on Wednesday.
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  • The historic vote on Wednesday to shutter 50 schools has served as a rallying point for the Chicago Teachers Union as its president vows to field a challenger against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2015 re-election.
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  • Victorias Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr and husband Orlando Bloom appear at the 2013 Global Green USA pre-Oscars party at the Avalon club in Hollywood, California on Feb. 20, 2013.
  • See the Victoria's Secret model's career in pictures.
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entertainment
  • Fast food workers gathered at the Rock N Roll McDonald's in River North to protest for higher wages on Thursday.
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news
  • A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in Woolwich southeast London
  • A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.
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national/world
  • Tiger Woods, right, and Sergio Garcia of Spain are shown on the 12th green during the third round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
  • Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.
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sports
  • The historic vote on Wednesday to shutter 50 schools has served as a rallying point for the Chicago Teachers Union as its president vows to field a challenger against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2015 re-election.
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news
  • As we officially head into warmer temperatures, for most of us, our skin can also use a little help in the transition from winter to spring and summer.
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entertainment
  • As we officially head into warmer temperatures, for most of us, our skin can also use a little help in the transition from winter to spring and summer.
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consumer, judy hsu
  • When you shop for sunscreen, you probably check the SPF, but Consumer Reports' latest tests find there's no guarantee you are getting the level of protection listed on the label.
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consumer
  • Twenty-four sets of twins at Highcrest Middle School have broken the world record for having the most sets of twins in one grade.
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local, theresa gutierrez
  • Michael Santoro
  • Michael Santoro, 19, of Lombard, is charged with threatening violence against his former high school, police said.
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local
  • Amid protests, the Chicago Board of Education voted to close 49 CPS elementary schools and one high school program.
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local
  • Partly to mostly cloudy and windy with occasional showers Thursday.
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7-day forecast, tracy butler
  • Watch Tracy Butler's 7-day outlook.
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