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Safe Toys 'R' Us
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is supposed to ensure the safety of most children's products. But the CPSC, as Tribune reporters have detailed over the last year and a half, has often fallen down on the job. A Simplicity crib with fatal design...Tags: Product Recalls, Toy Industry, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Consumers
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No. 13 Glenbard North 34, Crystal Lake South 17
Special to the TribuneRecords: Glenbard North 1-1. Crystal Lake South 1-1 Summary: Running back Tyler Doll carried the load for Glenbard North, finishing with 209 yards on 32 carries with three TDs. His 30-yard run on a fourth-and-5 midway through the third quarter gave the...Tags: Toy Industry, Florida Panthers, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Football
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Corvettes, rallyes, Hobofest
Tribune staffCORVETTES ONLY The Sunburst Corvette Club hosts its annual Corvette Only Car Show Sept. 6 at Reichert Chevrolet, 5220 E. Northwest Hwy., Crystal Lake. Fee is $35 per car. Spectator admission is free. Visit www.sunburstcorvetteclub.com. GIMMICK RALLYE The...Tags: Motorcycling, Tickets, Adults, Harley-Davidson Incorporated, Road Transportation
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7 Inglewood officers are placed on leave
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFour days after officers fatally shot a homeless man who had a toy gun in his waistband, Inglewood Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks broke her silence on the shooting Thursday, expressing concerns about the officers' tactics and saying she had placed...Tags: Police, Gang Activity, Law Enforcement, Lawyers, Police Investigations
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More retailers recall Simplicity bassinets
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eleven more retailers have recalled Simplicity bassinets, bringing the total to 17 that have decided to recall the infant beds, which are linked to the deaths of two babies. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday 11...Tags: Product Recalls, Big Lots Incorporated, Kohl's Corporation, Baby Products, Consumer Confidence
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Are plastics safe?
Special to The TimesTHIRTEEN-MONTH-OLD Solange Dorsainvil plays with toys made from wood and cloth, drinks from a Swiss-made aluminum sippy cup and teethes on kale stems and celery. Her life is as plastic-free as her mother, Celina Lyons, can make it. Celina, a Berkeley-...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Adults, Western Medicines, National Institutes of Health, Research
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Let The Best Doll Win!
LOS ANGELES TIMESA pair of new books paint the presidential candidates as two-dimensional politicians, capture them in various states of undress and reveal what they've long kept hidden in their closets. What's more, the books depict both as small men — about 8...Tags: Michelle Obama, Toy Industry, Books and Magazines, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, John McCain
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Cambodian American Heritage Museum exhibit mirrors archivist's life story
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen Ty Tim, his wife and daughter survived the Khmer Rouge's brutal regime and came to the United States as refugees in 1982, they brought with them two things from Cambodia: a small ivory Buddha he found while searching for food in the jungle and a...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Refugee, Employees, Religious Leaders, Culture
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Toys 'R' Us gets tough with cribmakers
Chicago Tribune reporterToys "R" Us Inc., one of the nation's biggest retailers of nursery furniture, is forcing cribmakers to build sturdier products to avoid a potentially deadly hazard. Asserting that government and industry safety rules don't protect children from the...Tags: University of Chicago, Health and Safety at School, Baby Products, Standards, Toy Industry
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Activities
Activities events 32nd Street Farmers' Market Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, breads, ethnic foods and more. Go to 32ndstreetmarket.org. Baltimore Farmers' Market Open Sundays...Tags: Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Druid Hill, Eubie Blake, Maryland
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Brea Olinda's Michael Frisina among top kickers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHow many teenagers are not embarrassed to admit they still use a toy bought for them when they were in fifth grade? Senior Michael Frisina of Brea Olinda proudly shows off his Christmas present from 2001. It's a kicking set, complete with a plastic tee...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Schools, Football
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Chew toy yanked after dogs suffer tongue injuries
A Long Island pet supply company is recalling a chew toy after some dogs suffered serious tongue injuries while gnawing on the playthings. At least two dog owners say their pets had to have their tongues amputated because of the mishaps. One New...Tags: Long Island, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Injuries, New York
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