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Library in suburban Chicago loans binoculars for eagles' return to Fox River

ELGIN, Ill. • A library in suburban Chicago is helping bird watchers keep track of wintering bald eagles by lending out binoculars. The Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin overlooks a spot on the Fox ... read more

Shoestring Living: Be grateful every day

Molly Logan Anderson is a freelance writer who lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Mike, three kids and two labs. Join Molly on her family’s journey of living a frugal life and m... read more

Former Finney Library to come back to life as retail market

Three small business owners recently signed leases for space in the building that housed the Finney Library for 50 years ... backing from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. "They do loan package... read more

Charged With a Crime? Better Check Your Facebook Pictures

Earlier this year, the realms of law and new media collided when Lori Drew was hit with federal charges for creating a fake MySpace page and harassing a neighboring teenager, who then committed suicid... read more

I Love You, Madame Librarian

Send ’em anywhere. Make ’em do anything. Piece of cake. The O’Reilly Factor. So I am a man without a country, except for the librarians and the Chicago-based magazine you are reading, In These Times. ... read more

A final word on Marshall’s comments

If Chicago columnists and national NFL analyst types thought Jay Cutler behaved poorly in a press conference setting, they should probably take a look at the 1 minute, 40 second group interview Brando... read more

Why the Bailout Bill Failed

So how could a major bill described by the president and both parties' leaders as critical to the well-being of the nation's -- and the world's -- economy go down to defeat? There are no easy answers ... read more

Monroe County coroner hospitalized with serious illness

Julie Gummersheimer, the Monroe County coroner, is in a coma in the intensive care unit of a St. Louis area hospital battling pneumonia. That's the report from the Monroe County Independent, a local n... read more

Meet the Birdchick Who's Making Birding a Hot Hobby

Stiteler leaps over a river of mud to get a bit of footage ... were asked to describe how they show their “birdiness” (the prize was a pair of binoculars). She didn’t win, but the contest put her in t... read more

Milwaukee Public Library hires project manager for redevelopment program

This morning, the Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) announced that it recently hired Sam ... he was the director of its $3.5 million Community Development Financial Institution business loan fund. He als... read more

Beaver Falls 35, New Brighton 14 FINAL

Trey Hall and Damian Rawl each rushed for more than 100 yards as Beaver Falls (6-1, 5-1) moved into a tie for second place in the MAC with a 35-14 victory at New Brighton. Hall finished with a team-be... read more