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chicagotribune.com — BEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a property bubble.

chicagotribune.com — In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force harmful compounds off the market.

chicagotribune.com — "Fast & Furious 6," which surely maxed out Universal's tank-top budget for the year, and sustains its joyful, unpretentious ridiculousness so perfectly that I secretly hoped the "6" meant "hours long," ends with a disclaimer, the sort of legalese that typically arrives at the tail end of the closing credits.

chicagotribune.com — As legends go in Chicago restaurant kitchens, Majed Diab resides in the deep underground, though within the Middle Eastern community he's something of a minor celebrity. In the 1980s he opened The Nile near 63rd Street and Kedzie Avenue , launched its satellite location on 87th Street and more recently helmed the charcoal pit at Bridgeview's worthy Al Bawadi Grill.

articles.chicagotribune.com — In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of key senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require chemical companies to provide more health and safety information about their products and give regulators more power to force harmful compounds off the market.

cars.chicagotribune.com — All fuel is not gas. Some North American Volkswagen drivers have learned this the hard way evidently, by putting gasoline in the tanks of their TDI versions of the Golf, Jetta and Jetta SportWagen. Gasoline in a diesel engine will stall the car and cause all sorts of problems, the biggest of which is that it voids the warranty.

chicagotribune.com — When in doubt, just begin chanting wordless pop refrains and your uncertainties might disappear. Of Monsters and Men implied such advice Wednesday at a sold-out Aragon during a 75-minute concert high on repetition and low on substance. The Icelandic collective primarily clung to homogenous tempos and commonplace structures designed to heighten the uplifting payoff of arena-ready choruses.

chicagotribune.com — (Tribune illustration) Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First Amendment rights.

chicagotribune.com — The Las Vegas trip was to be a celebration for Lorraine Lierman's niece, who was turning 40, but the festivities never got off the ground. Amid driving rains that flooded the Chicago area, American Airlines canceled the April 18 flight. Lierman was told the airplane had never left Raleigh, N.C.

chicagotribune.com — Chicago transforms into a warm-weather temptress once the city bids winter farewell. A sparkling lakefront framed by skyscraper views is just the beginning. Free events are abundant at city parks and along Chicago's 18-mile Lakefront Trail. Favorites include the Taste of Chicago (July 10-14) and the Chicago Air and Water Show (Aug.

chicagotribune.com — Arlington Heights School District 25 says that although dozens of teachers and assistants have been dismissed, a net gain of staffers is expected. Here, Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights is shown in this file photo.

chicagotribune.com — Often when you're young, and sometimes even when you're older than young, adulthood is something ventured into partway, like a wading pool. The deep end your friends are already inhabiting looks a long way away. "Frances Ha," director and co-writer Noah Baumbach's beguiling new picture, stars Greta Gerwig (they're a couple in real life) as a 27-year-old New Yorker originally from Sacramento.

chicagotribune.com — (Graphic content) "We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," said a cleaver-wielding man with bloody hands speaking in what appears to be a London accent.

chicagotribune.com — Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy wasn't the only Packers representative speaking with fond remembrance about the career of Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher on Wednesday. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers called Urlacher his "favorite player to play against."

chicagotribune.com — "If you refuse to answer, you will leave us no choice but to ask for a special counsel or the appointment of a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of this. I hope that's not the approach of the IRS going forward, because there will be hell to pay."