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FILE - This file architectural rendering provided by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art shows the design of the planned Lucas Museum of Narrative Art along Chicago's lakefront. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, the park advocacy group, Friends of the Parks, filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago aiming to stop &quot;Star Wars&quot; creator George Lucas' museum from being built. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, File)

Lawsuit fights George Lucas’ lakefront museum plan

By Jason Keyser - Associated Press

Chicago restaurant gets Michelin bump to 3 stars

Associated Press

An FBI agent waits to receive his assigned weapon. (Image: FBI.gov) **FILE **

FBI report: Violent crime down nationwide

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, Rasmieh Yousef Odeh leaves the federal courthouse in Chicago after her initial appearance on charges of allegedly lying about her conviction for a deadly bombing more than 40 years ago in Israel. Odeh had been convicted of an attack that killed two people at a Jerusalem market in 1969. She might plead guilty in Detroit on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, to failing to tell U.S. immigration officials about her conviction, according to her lawyer. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)FILE -

Palestinian activist guilty in US immigration case

By Jeff Karoub - Associated Press

Washington Capitals' Andre Burakovsky (65) celebrates with teammates Tom Wilson, second from right, and Nicklas Backstrom, right, of Sweden, on the bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. Washington won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) **FILE**

Capitals’ second-period outburst earns much-needed win in Chicago

By Matt Carlson - Associated Press

Canceled flights rising, airlines blame fire

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Storm clouds hang over the downtown Chicago skyline Monday, June 30, 2014, as rain and high winds move into Illinois from Iowa. Flights were canceled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as northern Illinois braced for severe weather. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Designer says museum will have new architecture

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The parents of Mohammed Hamzah Khan meet with the family's attorney Thomas Dirkin, left, before Khan's detention hearing in federal court in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. The 19-year-old suburban man, accused of seeking to travel to Syria to join Islamic State militants, is charged with attempting to provide material support to foreign terrorists. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Younger siblings arrested in Islamic State case

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes his tightrope walk uphill at a 15-degree angle, from the Marina City west tower across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building, past the Aqua Building, background, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Nik Wallenda completes Chicago skyscraper wire walks

By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2013, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon smiles during a news conference before Game 3 of baseball's American League division series against the Boston Red Sox in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Chicago Cubs have fired manager Rick Renteria after one season to pursue former Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon. Team President Theo Epstein said Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, that Renteria deserved to come back next season as the Cubs continue their rebuilding effort. But Maddon opted out of his contract with the Rays and Epstein says that changed things for the Cubs.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Chicago Cubs hire Maddon as manager, fire Renteria

By Andrew Seligman and Jay Cohen - Associated Press

A bunch of Halloween pumpkins sits in front of the entrance to Discovery Park of America on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 in Union City, Tenn. The museum, which opened last November in rural West Tennessee, has attracted more than 270,000 visitors in its first year. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

Rural Tennessee museum a success in first year

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James tosses chalk in the air before the start of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Knicks spoil James’ homecoming, 95-90

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

President Barack Obama gives a thumbs up to supporters as he campaigns for Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke during a rally at the North Division High School, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama jokes about Chicago vote fraud

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2014, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, right, drives past Miami Heat's Luol Deng during an NBA preseason basketball game as part of the NBA Global Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

NBA’s new-look Eastern Conference has Wizards saying ‘Why not us?’

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Nebraska receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) leaps over Northwestern defender Godwin Igwebuike (16) with 12:37 left in the second quarter. The Nebraska Cornhuskers played a football game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, Oct. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/The World-Herald, Matt Miller)

Judge questions $75M NCAA concussion settlement

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Chicago’s new Ebola response network gets 1st test

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press