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Intentional Chlorine Gas Leak Disrupts 2014 Midwest Furfest in Chicago Hotel

The annual 2014 Midwest Furfest had an unfortunate interruption this year as the animal aficionados joined several thousand other guests staying at Rosemont’s Hyatt hotel (right outside Chicago) in evacuating the building because of a chlorine gas leak. The leak occurred at about 12:40 A.M. on Sunday, December 7, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare hotel […]

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New Study May Link Rates of ADHD Drug Use to Educational Structure

The results of a new study have some researchers wondering if the staggering numbers of children in the United States taking medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have more to do with environment and expectations, rather than mental state. The study, carried out by Yale, New York University and University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, and released Oct.

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Formerly Seedy Chicago Area Now a Trendy, Tech Hub

An area once notorious for its prostitutes and dilapidated warehouses has now become one of the hottest office markets in the United States. Chicago’s River North was an industrial and storage hub for more than half of the 20th Century. In the 1960s, though, the area began to lose its importance in the industry, eventually

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House in South Bend Poses Possible Lead Violation

A homeowner in South Bend, Indiana has issued numerous complaints to code enforcement officials in her area about a problem house in her neighborhood over the course of a year. But while city representatives report they are unable to intervene unless the structure poses an imminent danger, the woman reports a number of problems that

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Same Sex Couples Find Legal Workaround in Wisconsin

Judges in Dane County, Wisconsin, have created a small legal workaround for same-sex couples. The Badger State, where gay marriage is still banned, has started granting adoptions to same-sex couples who have been married in other states, and has opened juvenile court records, which are typically closed, to let more same-sex couples know that they

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Chicago Entrepreneurs Optimistic About Hiring, According to Survey

Things are looking up for entrepreneurs in Chicago, according to a recent survey that examined 131 Chicago-based companies.Among entrepreneurs who responded to The Entrepreneur Organization’s semi-annual Global Entrepreneur Indicator survey, 65% expected to add full-time employees in the next six months, and 32% expected their staffing to remain the same. Only 3% of respondents anticipated

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