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Obama visiting Chicago for fundraisers

By Katherine Skiba — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:06:00 CDT

President Barack Obama will travel to Chicago for three fundraisers Friday and stay through Saturday morning, according to White House and campaign officials.

$1 billion Kennedy towers plan takes shape

Blair Kamin , Chicago Tribune reporter — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:57:00 CDT

3-building plan, backed by Kennedys, would be biggest Chicago development since recession, financial crisis

Representatives of the Kennedy family and its partners provided the first glimpse of a proposed three-tower office and apartment complex. The riverfront project would be downtown Chicago's largest new real estate development since 2008.

GE Transportation to move HQ to Chicago

By Kathy Bergen and John Byrne — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:00 CDT

GE Transportation, a manufacturer of equipment for the rail, mining and marine industries, will relocate its global headquarters to Chicago from Erie, Pa. The company anticipates the staff will grow from 50 to 150 employees by 2014.

Gay marriage supporters take fight to courts

By Rex W. Huppke, Chicago Tribune reporter — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:27:00 CDT

The gay and lesbian rights movement in Illinois has worked on a legislative path to marriage equality. But after progress stalled in Springfield, advocates today will take the fight to the courtroom.

CTA trains normal

By Naomi Nix — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:14:00 CDT

Trains were running as usual on the Red, Brown and Purple lines today, a day after a fire at a furniture store along the tracks halted service for three hours.

Zuckerberg off top 40 richest list as Facebook shares fall

By Deborah Netburn — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:21:00 CDT

Well, that didn't take long.

Romney clinches GOP nomination, but faces fallout from the primaries

By Michael Finnegan — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:35:00 CDT

Mitt Romney’s victory in the Texas primary on Tuesday gives him enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination, but he remains some distance from recovering from the damage caused by months of tussling with rivals in his own party.

Assange loses appeal against extradition

Michael Holden — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:57:04 CDT

Britain's Supreme Court ruled today WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, leaving the Australian with few legal options.

Ex-Rutgers to go to jail while NJ appeals 30-day term

Jonathan Allen — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:39:00 CDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former Rutgers University student convicted of bias crimes for spying on his roommate's gay encounter plans to begin his 30-day jail sentence this week, even though an appeal meant he could have delayed his surrender.

Coast Guard suspends search launched after fisherman reports distress call

By William Lee — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:40:00 CDT

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search launched overnight after a fisherman on Wolf Lake reported hearing a pilot radio that he was making an emergency landing on water, officials said.