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After two consecutive departures in the first round of the playoffs, the Blackhawks are moving on after dispatching the Wild 5-1.The Hawks will meet either the Red Wings or Sharks next week. Bangladeshi rescuers pull a worker from the rubble in Savar, 17 days after the building collapsed. (Strdel/AFP/Getty Images) A woman was rescued Friday after spending 17 days trapped in the ruins of a Bangladesh factory that collapsed April 24, killing more than 1,000. Tribune/WGN-TV poll: Chicago voters are split on how Mayor Rahm Emanuel has handled the crime problem in his second year in office, but they like the job Garry McCarthy is doing as the city's top cop. |
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Quinn to House: 'It's time to vote' for gay marriageGov. Pat Quinn called on the Illinois House to send him legislation to legalize gay marriage, saying lawmakers have had plenty of time to make up their mind on the issue. Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countriesIn one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday. Derrick Rose and his Achilles' heel"Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been.'Â " Whittier's plaintive observation seems most lyrically apt for our Bulls' Derrick Rose. Weekend events: What are you doing?Check out our list of the things to do and places to be in and around Chicago this weekend, including Brad Paisley, Lupe Fiasco, Cyrus Chestnut, The Tenors, Ted Nugent, Coliseum and Mother's Day events. Hyundai Sonata Hybrid first driveHyundai's updated Sonata Hybrid removes all the complaints many had about the operation of the old model. Photos: New York's Met Museum celebrates punk's influence on fashionThe Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is celebrating their influence on fashion 40 years later with a new exhibition, "Punk: Chaos to Couture," that opens on May 9 and ends August 14. Brunch anyone?Phil Vettel recommends brunch spots worth hitting for Mother's Day -- or any day -- includes an interactive map. Dissecting laughter, a serious businessThe bleak chamber of an MRI machine is among the least funny places on earth, but a group of German researchers is using the device to probe the origins of laughter in the human brain. Luxury home sellers feeling rich againAfter a long, dry spell, it's almost — but not quite — a seller's market for the nation's pricier houses, according to an organization that trains agents who specialize in selling luxury properties. |