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BP to pay $400 million to reduce pollution at Whiting refinery THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 23, 2012 2:38PM Updated: May 23, 2012 2:55PM The government has announced a settlement requiring BP North America Inc. to spend more than $400 million to reduce pollution at its refinery in Whiting, Ind. The agreement is designed to reduce harmful air pollution by more than 4,000 tons annually at the facility just over the state line from Chicago. The government alleged violations of Clean Air Act requirements regarding construction and expansion of the refinery. BP will install equipment that will limit the amount of gas sent to flaring devices used to burn off waste gases. © 2012 Sun-Times Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be copied ... Continue reading →

Prosecutors: Woman admitted smoking pot before crash that killed 8-year-old in Skokie SUN-TIMES MEDIA May 23, 2012 9:52AM Carter Vo, 8, was killed Monday afternoon while riding his bicycle. The boy, who lived on the 4600 block of Madison Street in Skokie, was dead at the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. A 23-year-old Skokie woman has been charged with felony driving under the influence in the case, police said Wednesday morning. | MIKE ISAACS~SUN-TIMES MEDIA storyidforme: 30959078 tmspicid: 11236181 fileheaderid: 5132416 Article Extras Updated: May 23, 2012 12:28PM Prosecutors said a 23-year-old Skokie woman admitted she had smoked pot hours before causing a chain-reaction crash that killed an 8-year-old Skokie boy. Hanin Goma was charged with one count of aggravated DUI ... Continue reading →

[<a href="http://storify.com/ivanlajara/how-to-make-a-slideshow-with-pinterest-or-instagra" target="_blank">View the story "How to make a slideshow with Pinterest or Instagram with Storify and quickly" on Storify</a>] Here's a slideshow I did in one minute:[<a href="http://storify.com/ivanlajara/blog-slideshow" target="_blank">View the story "Blog slideshow" on Storify</a>]Labels: Idealab, instagram, jrc on demand, pinterest, storify, two click philosophy Continue reading →

Patrick Fitzgerald stepping down as U.S. Attorney BY SUN-TIMES STAFF May 23, 2012 11:23AM U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as U.S. Attorney. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times Media storyidforme: 30962870 tmspicid: 11256194 fileheaderid: 5141344 Updated: May 23, 2012 11:35AM U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, who oversaw prosecutions that led to the convictions of two Illinois governors, is stepping down. He will leave the post on June 30. In a written statement, Fitzgerald said he told the White House, Attorney General Eric Holder, and U.S. Sens. Richard Durbin and Mark Kirk about his decision Wednesday morning. Some of those close to Fitzgerald also said they only learned of his decision this morning. He has been in the post for more than a ... Continue reading →

Tough guy The Chicago-based U.S. attorney hasn’t shied away from a storm by Natasha Korecki On the snowiest day of the year in February 2011 — when 60 mph winds hurled more than a foot of snow on Chicago, stranding drivers and paralyzing the city — U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald decided it would be a nice night for a run. Intrigued by the extreme conditions, Fitzgerald wanted to feel the full force of the blizzard raging outside his home in Chicago. Along the way, a critter began to lope along with him. Fitzgerald thought it was a dog and shrugged it off, grateful to have a companion, according to Chicago FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Grant, who says he teases Fitzgerald about the story ... Continue reading →

Patrick Fitzgerald stepping down as U.S. Attorney May 23, 2012 11:23AM Updated: May 23, 2012 11:24AM Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois for more than a decade, today announced that he is stepping down as U.S. Attorney effective June 30, 2012. © 2012 Sun-Times Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed without permission. For more information about reprints and permissions, visit www.suntimesreprints.com. To order a reprint of this article, click here. Continue reading →

by Steve Myers Published May 23, 2012 6:51 am Updated May 23, 2012 7:05 am In some ways, the Denver Post and Contra Costa Times’ cutbacks in copyediting, announced last month and now final, is a common story these days. Less common are the other changes they’re making in how they handle print stories. The Denver Post is eliminating its copy desk and moving away from an assembly-line editing process. Instead, reporters and editors on each desk will take stories from reporting to publishing, online and in print. The Contra Costa Times, which handles production for the Bay Area News Group’s 10 regional newspapers, is not eliminating its copy desk, but it is reducing the amount of copy editing for routine stories and moving deadlines ... Continue reading →