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Dec 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Adam Harrington |Emily Mae Czachor |Stephen Swanson
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (CBS) - A kayaker accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe was back in Wisconsin and in police custody Tuesday night. According to court records, Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail late Tuesday afternoon. Borgwardt went missing on Aug. 12 while kayaking in Green Lake, about 50 miles northeast of Wisconsin Dells. Crews spent 54 days searching the lake — which is more than 200 feet deep at points — expecting to find a body.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
kion546.com | Adam Harrington |Edie Kasten
U.S. EEOC lawsuit accuses Chicago’s Admiral Theatre of sexual, racial discrimination By Adam Harrington, Edie Kasten CHICAGO (WBBM) — The federal government is suing Chicago’s Admiral Theatre—accusing the exotic dance club of sexual and racial discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the Admiral of creating a hostile environment toward the entertainers. The lawsuit claimed the Admiral subjected female dancers to hostile and dangerous conditions.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
localnews8.com | Adam Harrington |Matthew Cramer
Donor gives $100 million to University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression By Adam Harrington, Matthew Cramer CHICAGO (WBBM) — An anonymous donor has given a gift of $100 million to the University of Chicago to help support the school’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. The gift is believed to be the largest-ever higher education gift in support of free expression. The forum was launched by UChicago President Paul Alivisatos in 2023.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Adam Harrington
4 hours agoElon Musk's X is suing a group of advertisers, alleging that they violated antitrust laws by ganging up on the social-media company in an advertising boycott. X CEO Linda Yaccarino posted a video and an open letter on the platform Tuesday announcing the lawsuit against the Global Alliance for …
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May 10, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington
Adventures in cicada eating at CBS 2: 1990 and 2007 CHICAGO (CBS) -- Trillions of periodical cicadas are coming to the Chicago area for the first time in 17 years – and as you may heard, you can indeed eat them. In fact, it just so happens that members of CBS 2's on-air talent roster have eaten cicadas on television – more than once. Two groups of periodical cicadas are coming — those that emerge every 13 years (Brood XIII) and those that emerge every 17 years (Brood XIX).
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May 10, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Jason Cooper
Robbers hold up bank on University of Illinois Chicago Campus CHICAGO (CBS) -- The FBI was investigating Friday afternoon after a bank in a University of Illinois Chicago student center was held up at gunpoint. At 11:17 a.m. Friday, UIC police were called for a silent holdup alarm at the Credit Union 1 branch at the university's Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St.Bank employees said they had been robbed at gunpoint.
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May 10, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some slots have been restored for entries at the Chicago Pride Parade this year, after the number of participants was reduced due to safety concerns. The Mayor's office announced Friday that the city has been in discussions with the Mayor's Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ Affairs, Chicago Pride Parade organizers, the business community, residents, and city agencies to come up with a plan for the parade upon which everyone could agree.
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May 10, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |Matthew Cramer
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A large police presence amassed on the Lincoln Park campus of DePaul University Friday night, as protests grew at the pro-Palestinian protest encampment that has been in place since last week. The encampment, termed the DePaul Liberation Zone, began on Tuesday of last week. On Friday, DePaul University President Robert L.
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May 10, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Adam Harrington |John Odenthal
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman and a puppy were rescued Friday afternoon when a fire broke out in the Little Village neighborhood. The fire broke out in a multi-story building at 2122 S. California Ave., right off 21st Place. The building is a brick structure with rear porches made of wood covered with siding in the rear. Fourth District Deputy Chicago Fire Chief Ernie Pinkston said a still-and-box alarm was called for additional manpower and equipment – as heavy fire was raging in the rear porches.
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May 10, 2024 | 
newspub.live | Adam Harrington
The Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding’s recommendation to allocate additional funding to universities based on race is not only misguided but also ignores the primary cause of inequities in higher education: the lack of school choice at the K-12 level. This is not surprising, given that the commission was established under Public Act 102-0570 in 2021, with the premise that Illinois higher education is systemically racist and that more funding is the solution.
