The Chicago area's housing recovery continued to lag behind other cities and the nation, as prices in November fell 1.3 percent...
TSX little changed, RIM positioning offsets banks
Label: TechnologyTORONTO (Reuters) – Canada‘s main stock index finished little changed on Monday, as gains in the financial group were partially offset by Research In Motion Ltd shares, which sagged ahead of its critical BlackBerry 10 launch this week.The Toronto Stock Exchange‘s S&P/TSX composite index <.gsptse> was down 0.72 of a point at 12,815.91. Half of the index’s 10 key sectors climbed higher.</.gsptse>(Reporting...
Singer Chris Brown to be questioned over alleged punch: police
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown will be questioned as part of an investigation into allegations that he punched a man during a fight over a parking space in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said on Monday.Deputies responded to a call on Sunday about a fight involving six men on Santa Monica Boulevard, the department said. Witnesses said the Grammy-winning singer had...
Well: Keeping Blood Pressure in Check
Label: HealthSince the start of the 21st century, Americans have made great progress in controlling high blood pressure, though it remains a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes, congestive heart failure and kidney disease.Now 48 percent of the more than 76 million adults with hypertension have it under control, up from 29 percent in 2000.But that means more than half, including many receiving treatment, have...
2012 stocks: How Illinois cos. fared
Label: Business If you invested heavily in Illinois companies that provide consulting services, you had little reason to celebrate in 2012.While...
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Freezing rain, fog expected to complicate roadways
Label: World The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory for northeast Illinois that warns of an ice storm that is expected...
Abrams on ‘Star Wars’: ‘surreal’ and ‘exciting’
Label: LifestyleBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — J.J. Abrams calls getting assigned to direct the seventh live-action “Star Wars” film “as surreal as it is exciting.”The director-producer-writer spoke with a handful of media outlets on the red carpet before darting into the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night. Abrams was there to accept the Norman Lear Achievement Award for such television works as “Felicity” (1998-2002),...
Brain Aging Linked to Sleep-Related Memory Decline
Label: HealthScientists have known for decades that the ability to remember newly learned information declines with age, but it was not clear why. A new study may provide part of the answer. The report, posted online on Sunday by the journal Nature Neuroscience, suggests that structural brain changes occurring naturally over time interfere with sleep quality, which in turn blunts the ability to store...
2012 stock report: Pains and gains
Label: Business If you invested heavily in Illinois companies that provide consulting services, you had little reason to celebrate in 2012.While...
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