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text Business in Loop down during NATO summit
Mon, 21 May 2012 21:42:26 GMT
Business was booming at Waffles, a South Loop breakfast spot, at least until the NATO summit came to town.

''Chicago performed magnificently,'' President Barack Obama said of his hometown at the end of the two-day NATO summit before departing by helicopter from Chicago's Soldier Field.
Anti-NATO protesters held a peaceful rally outside the Chicago campaign headquarters of U.S. President Barack Obama as he met with world leaders at McCormick Place on Monday.
text NATO summit focuses on a stable Afghanistan
Mon, 21 May 2012 23:31:49 GMT
President Obama and other world leaders gathered for the NATO summit made a commitment to ending the war in Afghanistan.
text Some Metra riders didn't mind extra security
Mon, 21 May 2012 22:04:54 GMT
Some rail commuters likely dealt with tough security measures during Monday evening's commute. Passengers had to submit to checks on some Metra and the South Shore Line.
''Chicago performed magnificently,'' President Barack Obama said of his hometown at the end of the two-day NATO summit.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday that he thinks police morale is ''very, very good,'' although his officers are ready for the NATO protests in Chicago to be over.
Programming note: Because of the presidential news conference, Jeopardy! was not shown Monday, May 21, 2012.
text Child struck, killed in Skokie crash
Tue, 22 May 2012 02:14:21 GMT
Skokie police say a young child was struck and killed in a three-vehicle accident Monday afternoon at Main and St. Louis Avenue.
Dozens of demonstrators camped outside the Chicago police station at Belmont and Western overnight in support of 45 other protesters who were arrested during confrontations with police officers Sunday.
Five men are now charged for allegedly attacking a group of people in a south suburban restaurant.
text Joliet diocese joins birth control challenge
Mon, 21 May 2012 19:47:49 GMT
Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet and their charity groups are among 43 plaintiffs in a dozen lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage in insurance coverage for their employees.
text Fr. Pfleger's son, 32, dies in Florida
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:49:13 GMT
Chicago priest Michael Pfleger says his 32-year-old son, Beronti Simms, has died.
Illinois lawmakers have agreed to give up their much-criticized perk of being able to hand out college scholarships.
text Cub Scout, 9, dies on Illinois camping trip
Mon, 21 May 2012 18:57:11 GMT
Authorities say a 9-year-old Lockport boy has died after falling down a ravine during a Cub Scout camp in Bradley, Ill.