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  • Technology and social media are changing the way teachers and students think about learning. And it's not just about laptops replacing textbooks. Technology is transforming the classroom.
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  • A local woman's relationship started with love letters, fancy restaurants and lavish trips, but ended up in court where the man she thought she loved faces criminal charges.
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  • Doctors often misdiagnose the problem because of something that's hard to see on X-ray scans.
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  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation can more than double the chances of survival for someone who has a heart attack.
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  • Yaz and Yasmin are the newest generation of oral contraceptives. However, there is growing concern that the popular pills may put women at greater risk for dangerous side effects.
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  • Many holiday shoppers are keeping an eye out for the best deals this season.
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  • It sounds like science fiction, but some scientists are now studying drugs to erase memories.
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  • Clearing the clutter from your home could pay off.
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  • ABC7 put the new standards for the amount of lead allowed in children's toys to the test.
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  • How can drivers break a lease without a penalty and get a great deal on a new car?
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  • The 30-minute special report is about the national epidemic of suicide, as told form a personal perspective by Anchor/Reporter Kevin Roy, a survivor of suicide, who lost his mother 13 years ago.
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  • New technology might help to detect soldiers' wounds deep beneath the surface.
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  • Foreclosure is a shock, but it is possible to recover from it.
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  • Local entrepreneurs are trying to use technology to make social networking safer and more kid friendly.
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  • In a one-on-one exclusive interview, Oprah Winfrey talks with ABC7's Cheryl Burton.
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  • ABC7 looks at the life of one Gold Star mother and the lasting wounds of war.
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  • This year alone, nearly 200,000 American women and 2,000 men will learn they have breast cancer.
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  • ABC7's Ben Bradley gives us a peak at the possibilities for Chicago in 2016.
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  • A Chicago Games would extend far beyond the city limits, even into neighboring states.
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  • ABC7 Chicago begins a three-night look at how an Olympics in Chicago could impact city and suburban residents.
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  • Chicago students learned from Emmett Till's legacy by retracing his steps last weekend. Their trip to Mississippi was a culmination of a summer project studying Emmett Till. The visit was not only a history lesson, but also a demonstration of how his death gave life to a nationwide movement.
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  • ComEd says there's been a dramatic increase in the number of threats and assaults to its field workers this year.
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  • A new effort ensures injured student athletes are sidelined when necessary.
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  • President Obama will recognize a University of Chicago cancer researcher with the nation's highest civilian honor Wednesday.
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  • Many believe education and jobs are the key to bringing peace to our communities. One program offers both.
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  • The Greater Chicago Food Depository is extending its reach by bringing food directly to those in need. In at least one neighborhood, the effort may be helping to heal a community.
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  • Businesses are turning to bloggers to get their message out.
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  • It's in Chicago, and it just may be the 'greenest' house ever built anywhere, producing more energy than it consumes.
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  • More than 500 children have survived gunshot wounds and are living with the effects.
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  • Chicagoans get creative and find ways to capitalize on their talent & trade.
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  • One Chicago area mom has made it her life's mission to effect change for those across the globe.
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  • ABC7 reveals the dark side of a Web site many cancer survivors turn to for support.
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  • ABC7's Leah Hope gives some advice to new college graduates who are competing for jobs at a time when unemployment makes that effort especially challenging.
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  • As families struggle through tough economic times, there is another way for some parents to save money.
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  • The past three years have been filled with heartache and hope for Ebert as he has battled cancer.
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  • In these days of high costs and tight budgets, it's helpful to know ways to save big.
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  • A global partnership unites young women from Chicago and Rwanda.
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  • ABC7's Sylvia Perez reports on the good, the bad and the unknown of clinical trials.
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  • Area volunteers are now lending a hand to U.S. armed forces and their pets.
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  • An increasing number of people are facing foreclosures due to no fault of their own.
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  • In hard economic times, it seems almost everyone is budgeting on some level, and some hip urbanites are on a mission to live rich while spending less.
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  • More than 3,000 members of the Illinois National Guard will soon be serving overseas.
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  • Nationwide, hundreds of postal employees say they're ill with what they call severe, mysterious, respiratory problems. Many of them are right here in the Chicago area.
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  • The winner on November 4 is facing an economic mess in this country, wars on two fronts and a half dozen other hotspots around the globe.
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  • These are the national security plans laid out by the presidential nominees on how to proceed in the Middle East and keep our nation secure.
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  • ABC7 Chicago's Roz Varon sat down one-on-one with Robin Roberts before a recent event in Chicago.
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  • How does each presidential candidate plan to tackle the issue that touches your wallet?
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  • More women are using what they know to earn big bucks while remaining 'stay-at-home' moms.
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  • Many people watch home decorating shows like Trading Spaces for great ideas and decorating drama. But can the ideas you see on TV really be done by you and a couple of good friends?
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  • Following shootings at Northern Illinois University, Virginia Tech and Columbine, campus killings and threats of violence seem to be more common.
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  • Tired? Dragging through another morning? You don't have to start your day in a haze! The ABC7 morning team separates fact from fiction when it comes to getting the sleep you need.
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  • ABC7's Roz Varon finds out what it takes to calculate the commute at a couple of different places in Chicago.
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  • Some say it's embracing diversity; others believe it's asking for trouble.
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  • From the classroom, chat rooms and podcasts. You may be surprised to know what students are - or aren't learning about sex education.
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  • The number of teenagers committing suicide has increased at an alarming rate.
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  • Kevin Roy's most treasured possessions are pictures of the way his family used to be.
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