The shutdown of the Wells Street Bridge has the impact of a blocked artery, straining the circulation of much of the CTA rail...
Jane C. Wright, Pioneering Oncologist, Dies at 93
Label: HealthDr. Jane C. Wright, a pioneering oncologist who helped elevate chemotherapy from a last resort for cancer patients to an often viable treatment option, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Guttenberg, N.J. She was 93. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith CollegeDr. Jane C. Wright was the only woman among seven physicians who founded the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. ...
Next Groupon CEO will have experience, Lefkofsky says
Label: Business Groupon has fired its chief executive and the money-losing company faces several challenges, but Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky...
Mar
01
New budget crisis begins after Washington fiscal talks fail
Label: World WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama formally ordered broad cuts in government spending on Friday night after he and congressional...
Well: A Rainbow of Root Vegetables
Label: HealthThis week’s Recipes for Health is as much a treat for the eyes as the palate. Colorful root vegetables from bright orange carrots and red scallions to purple and yellow potatoes and pale green leeks will add color and flavor to your table.Since root vegetables and tubers keep well and can be cooked up into something delicious even after they have begun to go limp in the refrigerator, this week’s Recipes...
Incomes see largest drop in 20 years
Label: Business U.S. consumer spending rose in January as Americans spent more on services, with savings providing a cushion after income recorded its biggest drop in 20 years.Income...
Feb
28
Tax on pack of cigarettes sold in Chicago up $1 to $6.67
Label: World On the eve of a $1-per-pack Cook County cigarette tax increase, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle stood in the glow of...
Global Health: After Measles Success, Rwanda to Get Rubella Vaccine
Label: HealthRwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
Economic expansion weakest since 2011
Label: Business The U.S. economy barely grew in the fourth quarter although a slightly better performance in exports and fewer imports led the...
Feb
27
Groupon shares plummet nearly 25% on weak results, forecast
Label: World Groupon Inc., the Chicago-based daily deals website, offered up an earnings disappointment Wednesday after the market closed,...
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