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How to Find Unclaimed Music Royalties - Trqk

How to Find Unclaimed Music Royalties - Trqk

trqk.io — Being a musician is demanding enough without having to worry about getting paid for your work. But neither is it easy to keep track of all the platforms on which your music may be streaming, making unclaimed music royalties an unfortunately common occurrence.
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Nix These Six for a Beauty Fix: A Guide to 6-Free Haircare

Nix These Six for a Beauty Fix: A Guide to 6-Free Haircare

joinblvd.com — The beauty industry has been using these six ingredients for years, not only for hair products but also for makeup. So what's the big deal now? Science. More research is being done on how ingredients like parabens can cause hair loss and even cancer.
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Prosecutors: Woman Ran Over Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend

Prosecutors: Woman Ran Over Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — A 20-year-old woman was held on bail Sunday after she reportedly ran over her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend Thursday in Park Forest, officials said. Alexius Keys was ordered held in lieu of $750,000 bail at a bond hearing Sunday after being charged with attempted murder, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Marshall Lets Rhodes Know He's Got His Eye on Him

Marshall Lets Rhodes Know He's Got His Eye on Him

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — The Minnesota Vikings drafted Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes in their second selection of the first round on Thursday, and Chicago Bear Brandon Marshall wasted no time in welcoming his new competitor with some friendly trash talk on Twitter. Marshall has been itching for the chance to get full press coverage; no one has risen to the challenge, until now.
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More Than 900 Illinoisans Ran the Boston Marathon in 2013

More Than 900 Illinoisans Ran the Boston Marathon in 2013

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — The executive director of the Chicago Area Runner's Association, Wendy Jaehn, ran the Boston Marathon Monday morning along with roughly 974 Illinois runners who registered to participate. The 2013 Boston Marathon ended abruptly, however, with explosions near the finish line. Jaehn said a majority of the runners from Chicago have been located and accounted for.
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Quinn: Film Industry Brought Record $184M To Illinois

Quinn: Film Industry Brought Record $184M To Illinois

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Gov. Pat Quinn says tax incentives to draw big film productions to Illinois have paid off, leading to a record $184 million in spending last year by production crews. "We believe in making movies and shows in the heart of the heartlands," Quinn said.
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Man With Cane Robs Chicago Bank

Man With Cane Robs Chicago Bank

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — A man carrying a cane robbed a bank inside a Chicago grocery store over the weekend, police said. The suspect walked into the TCF Bank inside the Jewel-Osco on the 4200 block of North Lincoln Avenue around 10:10 a.m. Sunday, theChicago Tribune reports. He fled on foot with an unknown amount of cash.
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No Arrests at Sunday's Irish Parade

No Arrests at Sunday's Irish Parade

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — This year's South Side Irish Parade stepped off without a hitch, or any hooch for that matter. Police say no arrests were made at the parade, thanks to the zero-tolerance policy first instituted last year when the parade returned following a hiatus. Two citations were issued for illegal vending and possession of cannabis.
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Cops Warn Of North Side Armed Robberies

Cops Warn Of North Side Armed Robberies

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Chicago police on Monday were warning employees at north side businesses to be extra cautious after several locations were robbed in the past month. Police said the robberies occurred between 11:30 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 18 through Feb. 3 at seven locations including a convenience store, restaurant and drug store.
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Fake Wall Hides Nearly 5,000 Cigarettes on West Side

Fake Wall Hides Nearly 5,000 Cigarettes on West Side

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — A fake bookshelf in Tom's Food Mart at 3553 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Lawndale masked nearly 5,000 packs of unlicensed cigarettes, authorities say. Cook County Sheriff Officers discovered the hidden storage area in the back of a bookshelf behind a false wall.
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Fake Wall Hides Nearly 5,000 Cigarettes on West Side

Fake Wall Hides Nearly 5,000 Cigarettes on West Side

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — A fake bookshelf in Tom's Food Mart at 3553 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Lawndale masked nearly 5,000 packs of unlicensed cigarettes, authorities say. Cook County Sheriff Officers discovered the hidden storage area in the back of a bookshelf behind a false wall.
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Crime Stoppers Debuts Cook County Crime-Fighting App

Crime Stoppers Debuts Cook County Crime-Fighting App

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — There's a new way to help fight crime in Cook County. Hint: There's an app for that. Cook County Crime Stoppers recently launched a smartphone app that allows residents to anonymously send tips to police about illegal activity. Users can still call in a tip, but they also can send photos, videos or text messages.
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What's Closed in Chicago For Pulaski Day

What's Closed in Chicago For Pulaski Day

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Happy Pulaski Day! Today would have been Revolutionary War officer Casimir Pulaski's 266th birthday. To celebrate, some things are closed around Chicago. In honor of Pulaski, a Polish-born cavalry officer, all Chicago public libraries are closed as well as Chicago and Cook County government offices. State and federal offices are open.
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Repairing More Potholes Will Fill Commuters with Joy

Repairing More Potholes Will Fill Commuters with Joy

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Chicago road crews have been filling in potholes at break neck speed. As of Thursday, Streets and Sanitation workers reported that they had filled more than 100,000 potholes in 2013. That's a 56 percent increase over the same time period in 2012, when crews had filled 64,000.
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CTA Aims To Reduce Crime With More Cameras

CTA Aims To Reduce Crime With More Cameras

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Transit Authority wants to lower crime on city trains by increasing the number of surveillance cameras. The CTA announced Monday it plans to step up its security system by adding more high-definition cameras to 850 of its current, older-model rail cars.
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Send Us Your White Sox Photos

Send Us Your White Sox Photos

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Do you remember your first White Sox game? Ahead of the home opener on Monday, send us a photo of your first time at a game or a special moment with friends and family at the South Side Chicago park. Your photo could be shown Monday on our morning show, NBC 5 News Today.
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International Home and Housewares Expo Starts March 2

International Home and Housewares Expo Starts March 2

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — The annual International Home and Housewares Show hits Chicago this weekend. The event offers first hand consumer lifestyle and product trends for every inch of your home. Housewares products are split into four exposés; clean contain and sustain, dine and design, discover design and wired and well.
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Depeche Mode Includes Chicago On U.S. Tour

Depeche Mode Includes Chicago On U.S. Tour

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Depeche Mode's new U.S. tour will stop through Chicago this spring. The English electronic band announced this week "The Delta Machine North American Tour" opens Aug. 22 in Detroit with a Windy City stop on Aug 24. The 19-date tour concludes in Phoenix.
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Shedd Penguins Receive Engineered Footwear

Shedd Penguins Receive Engineered Footwear

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Local engineering students are taking comfortable footwear to a new level for Chicago's fine-feathered set. Freshman Northwestern students created a kind of shoe for penguins at the Shedd Aquarium with sore feet. The shoe, aptly called the Tuxedo, is made to comfortably fit a penguin's feet and mend wounds caused by standing on a rough surface for a long time.
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What's Closed In Chicago For Presidents Day

What's Closed In Chicago For Presidents Day

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — Happy Presidents Day, Chicago! The federal holiday means some closures, a day off for some students (CPS students still have class) and a light traffic day for commuters. Federal businesses are closed, including government offices, as well as many banks and credit unions, public libraries, and municipal, state and federal offices.
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Zachary Confections Candy Co Recalls Marshmallow Eggs due to Salmonella

Zachary Confections Candy Co Recalls Marshmallow Eggs due to Salmonella

WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) — An Indiana candy factory recalled its treats because some tested positive for Salmonella. Zachary Confections Inc. in Frankfort, Ind., made a voluntary recall on their chocolate covered marshmallow eggs after Salmonella was detected in a marshmallow egg batch. No sicknesses have been reported however, according to their press release.
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Zambrano stitched up after two liners to the face

Zambrano stitched up after two liners to the face

NBC Sports Chicago — By Junae Bennett CSNChicago.com Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano was hit in the face with a line drive not once, but twice Friday night while starting for Caribes de Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League. Despite being hit in the face Zambrano picked up the ball and threw the first out.
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