BP AMOCO ALL ALONE IN FUEL VOW
Several oil companies on Tuesday politely declined to join BP Amoco's promise to lower sulfur levels in gasoline to improve air quality, choosing instead to wait for government regulators to...
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COMED DESCRIBES PLANS TO AVOID POWER SHORTAGES
Commonwealth Edison--still stinging from last summer's embarrassing power-supply problems--outlined a plan Tuesday to avoid a repeat performance and sought to assure state regulators that a sound program is in place...
NU PROFESSOR SHARES NOBEL FOR CHEMISTRY
Perhaps you've read one of John Pople's books, such as "AB Initio Molecular Orbital Theory." Not yet? Those who have and are familiar with Pople's life work have been waiting...
FOR CLARK JURORS, AN AGONIZING DECISION
For nearly nine hours, the jury kept the photographs of Lenard Clark's badly beaten body before them. In almost no time, they agreed that Frank Caruso Jr. had indeed beaten...
BATTLING THE BEETLE
Flanked by grim-faced scientists and federal officials, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday rolled out the city's tactical plan to squash a beetle. Asian longhorn beetles, now roaming in at least...
HEAT BREAK A BRIEF ENCOUNTER
Milder temperatures Friday provided a break for everyone from children to the executives at Commonwealth Edison, who nearly ran out of electricity Thursday. But meteorologists warn Chicagoans should prepare for...
STATE TIGHTENS LAKE TAPS
Perched at the edge of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, Chicago would seem to have an endless supply of the stuff. But Illinois on Friday released its proposal for...
ZION NUCLEAR PLANT’S NEW LIFE LIKELY TO BE A LONG ONE
As if putting away an old car for winter, workers inside the Zion Nuclear Power Station have been draining fluids and capping off lines, getting the machinery ready to sit...
2 EX-NU PLAYERS INDICTED IN SCANDAL
Two former Northwestern University basketball players were indicted Thursday for allegedly fixing games in 1995 as part of a point-shaving gambling scheme, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Thursday. A three-year...
WINTER FINALLY BELTS US
Even though the sun came out Monday afternoon, the storm hadn't really passed at all. More than 300,000 homes and businesses were still without power Monday night as electricians slogged...