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The article announces the calls for papers for the spring 2007 national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that will be held in March 25-29 in Chicago, Illinois. Some of the topics that will be published by the ACS include outcome of the convention, its technical program, and by-law governing the presentation of papers.

Presents a narrative of what the author learned from several speakers at the 2005 American Library Association Annual Conference held in Chicago, Illinois. Chris Anderson, editor in chief of "Wired" magazine; Abby Groodrum of New Media and Technology, Ryerson University, Toronto,Ontario; U.S. Senator Barack Obama. INSET: Everybody Had a Gimmick at the ALA Chicag05 Exhibits.

Presents information on the Wipex cleaning cloth from Wigert International; Features of a television advertising campaign created by Chicago, Illinois-based A. Eicoff & Co. for the Wipex cleaning cloth; Comparison between Wipex and paper towels; Amount of Wipex cloth sold in the U.S.

Reports that the Chinese American Library Association (CALA) is looking for papers to be presented at the CALA Conference on June 24, 1990 in Chicago. Theme of the conference; Details for submission.

Reports the conversion of the newsprint machine to production of lightweight coated stock by Madison Paper Co. in Chicago, Illinois. Significance of the paper industry trend to the paper production of the company; Replacement of the deinking and repulping systems; Role of Voith Paper Co. in the conversion.

Provides information on stationery goods, gift and paper products offered by museum stores in the United States. Waste Not Paper of Chicago, Illinois; Fiddlehead Life Accessories of Seattle, Washington; H-n-W International Inc. of West Caldwell, New Jersey.

Focuses on the Aries 60/90, a single-color pad printer from Carol Stream, Illinois-based ITW TransTech. Key functions; Features of the pad printer; Specifications.

The article reports on the efforts of "The Chicago Tribune" to attract readers of all ages. The paper has increased the number of distribution of its tabloid "RedEye" which is intended for young adults. Publisher, president and CEO David Hiller has emphasized that their weekly cumulative readership among 18 to 34 year olds in the Chicagoland market is 46%.

Reports on the food prepared by the Moto restaurant in Chicago. Idea of chef Homaru Cantu to print images of food on edible paper made from soybeans and cornstarch with organic flavoring using of a Cannon printer; Offer by Cantu of ten courses included in two or more paper items.

Reports that the National Office Paper Recycling Project has launched a campaign called "Recycling at Work," targeted at office workers in Chicago, Illinois.

Focuses on the efforts of five newspaper companies in Chicago, Illinois to file a lawsuit against the city to throw out a city ordinance that will replace individual news racks with multiple-title boxes. Name of the five newspaper companies; Ordinance's violation of the First Amendment by awarding distribution spots based on a paper's content; Unreasonable restrictions placed by the ordinance on newspapers.

Reports that the Coalition for Concerned Students and its supporters ended a sit-in in the Chicago, Ill. campus of DePaul University to protest a racially biased article in the February 17, 1995 issue of the student publication `DePaulia'. Demands of the group; Students and professional journalists' reaction to the suspension of the publication of two issues of the paper; Concessions offered by university officials.

Reports on the postponement of the sale of Chicago, Illinois' black-oriented newspaper `Chicago Daily Defender' to attract more bidders. Inaccuracy of reports that the paper would be sold by auction with bidders limited to three black-owned firms; Expected value of the purchase; Prerequisite set by the newspaper for a bidder.

Discusses the decision of Chicago, Illinois' biggest newspapers to agree to experiment with a few multiple-title news racks. Details of the lawsuit filed by the papers; Description of the pilot program.

The article reports on the Million Pound campaign of the newspaper "Chicago Defender," which was initiated by executive director Ronald S. Martin. It aims to collectively lose one million pound among African Americans in Chicago, Illinois. The campaign involves series of exercise and educational events to promote weight loss and healthy eating.

Focuses on the criticisms over the newspaper "RedEye," in a blog by a small group of current and former journalism students at Northwestern University in Illinois. Target consumers of the publication; Comments from Andrew Nelson, a senior journalism student who pioneered the blog, on the newspaper; Statement from "RedEye" co-editor Jane Hirt regarding the blog.

Reports that Shaw Newspapers plans to buy a cluster of newspapers in Chicago, Illinois. Hiring by Copley Press Inc. of merchant bank to assess strategic alternatives for its Fox Valley Press subsidiary; Expansion of Fox Valley Press newspapers to keep in pace with the communities' growth.

Reports that `The Herald News' newspaper delivered its Sunday edition in pizza boxes to spice up its sampling program for non-subscribers in Plainfield/Shorewood, Illinois.

Reports that the Liberty Group Publishing company plans to expand its western Illinois cluster with the purchase of two newspapers from Lee Enterprises Inc. Circulation of `Star Courier' and `Aledo Times Record'; Swapping of the `Beatrice Daily Sun' in exchange for the two newspapers.

Reports that Ripco Communications Inc. has resorted to directing `La Raza' newspaper's Web traffic to a pornography site to compel the Spanish-language Chicago, Illinois daily to pay its overdue account. `La Raza' sales director Edward Balderas' reaction to the practice; Denial that the bill was overdue.

Focuses on the newspaper coverage for the Amtrak derailment in Kankakee, Illinois. `Daily Journal' writer/photographer Bill Burns' on-the-scene observations; Preparations for the story's publication, as explained by Larry Green, executive editor of the `SunTimes'; Difficulties in covering a major story, according to Paul Weingarten, senior managing editor for the `Tribune.'

Reports on the decision of two Illinois daily newspapers to drop their Sunday editions. Harrisburg `Daily Register'; `Eldorado Daily Journal.'

Reports on the move of Hollinger International's newspaper `The Daily Southtown' and other newspapers to suburban Tinley Park in Chicago, Illinois. Specific departments that will make the move.

Reports on Illinois-based Press Publications' launch of two free newspapers, `Lombard Xpress' and `Villa Park Xpress.' Distribution of tabloids on Saturday mornings; Total weekly distribution of publishing chain.

Reports that Barbara Davis, a vendor of Streetwise newspaper was killed in a hit and run accident on Christmas Eve in 1996 in Chicago, Illinois. Who writes Streetwise; Description of car involved.

Reports on the mediocre rating given by Chicago ethnic leaders to the news coverage of their communities by the `Chicago Tribune' and `Chicago Sun-Times'. Good rating for general news coverage; Reasons for the leaders' low rating for ethnic coverage.

Reports on the pranks on Chicago, Illinois-based newspapers. Hoaxing in `Chicago-Sun Times' recipe exchange column; Engagement notice in the `Daily Herald.'

Presents the results of a Chicago, Illinois-based study conducted on the market of English-language publications in Spanish-speaking homes. Percentage of Hispanic households that can be reached by English- and Spanish-language periodicals; Statistics; List of publications which sponsored the study.

Reports on the construction of a tower in Chongqing, China, that would top the building height record held by Chicago's Sears Towers. Kuala Lumpur's challenge to break Sears Towers record; Description of Chinese tower; Weather conditions in area where tower will rise.

Information about several papers presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting held by Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago, Illinois from July 17-21, 2010 is presented. Topics include methodologies in the process validation data development for shelf-stable canned foods and various sensory and objective examinations for life-prolonged pressure assisted thermal sterilization (PATS) process mashed potato. The event featured several poster presentations related to nonthermal processes.

The article provides an overview of the 233rd American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago, Illinois, from March 25 to 29, 2007. Over 9,400 papers will be presented which will revolve around the theme "Sustainability of energy, food and water". Several symposia and events include the presentation of Student Affiliates ACS Chapter Awards, professional development programming and exhibitor workshops.

Assesses the condition of media market in Chicago, Illinois. Effect of the involvement of "Chicago Sun-Times" in newspaper fraud on the paper's circulation; Management shift experienced by "Chicago Tribune"; Ranking of Chicago's television in the U.S.; Competitive advantage of WLS TV station; Radio companies that dominate the Chicago market.

Focuses on the developments in the quality of the "Chicago Defender,"a local African American newspaper in Illinois. Decline in the paper's circulation in 2002; Improvements made in the newspaper; Overview of successful African-American newspapers; Characteristics of an African American press reader.

Reports on the problems faced by gay newspapers in Illinois. Closure of several gay papers like the 'Prairie Flame' and 'Windy City Times'; Creation of a niche newspaper business; Availability in mainstream bookstores and coffee shops; Trend away from sexual content. INSET: Out of the closet and into their beats.

Archiving project information was once merely a matter of collecting, organizing, and filing away paper drawings, each one created anew as design progressed. Chicago, Illlinois based architect Kristine Fallon, president of Kristine Fallon Associates, heads the project, which involves a team of architects, academics, museum curators, and technology experts who are reviewing the challenges of maintaining digital archives and will ultimately provide recommendations for best practices. To combat obsolescence of archival documents, a proposed global registry could alert architects to digital file types that are in danger of disappearing and provide a way for architects to reformat their files.

Focuses on the deal of Real Time Inc. with Chicago Defender and three other Sengstacke Enterprises papers in Cook County, Illinois. Amount of the deal; Allocation of the amount; Complexity of the deal.

Perhaps no other American city's identity is so entwined with the profession of architecture as buildings of Chicago, Illinois. On April 4, the Art Institute unveiled a hypothetical skyline for the Windy City, one recorded in pixels and on paper rather than in concrete, glass, or steel. Chicago architect Dan Wheeler, of the firm Wheeler Kearns, drew from the Institute's collection of more than 130,000 architectural objects to showcase some 90 drawings, renderings, and models of never-built projects dating from 1880 to the present. The show reveals Chicago's long history as fertile ground for design ingenuity at all scales. The theoretical work Expanding Skyscraper by Reginald Malcomson, a tower to which cantilevered floor plates could be added over time, is an intriguing attempt to weigh the fluctuating demands of the city against the immutable nature of completed buildings.

The article reports that high school students of Chicago, Illinois, produce weekly paper "The Mash." It states that the paper was launched in 2008, with the goal is to create a reliable news source created by teens for teens, and which currently reaches 175,000 teenagers weekly. It mentions that the paper focuses on issues that affect all teens, from getting into college to what's popular in music and movies, unlike a school newspaper where stories center on that particular school.

The article presents several papers that will be featured at the NPE 2009 in Chicago, Illinois on June 22-24. The papers include "Identification of Plateau in Solid State Die Drawing of Polypropylene/Talc [T23]," by Kevin Nichols of Dow Chemical Co., "Development of Alternative Process Technology for Multi-Component Injection Molding [M30]," by Rainer Kleeschulte of the University of Paderborn in Germany and "Infrastake-Staking at the Speed of Light [T31]," by Scott Beute of Extol Inc.

Reports that the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois has implemented a distributed capture system to address its burgeoning paper volume. Replacement of the manual, paper-based system for handling documents; Implementation of electronic document management system; Selection of a document capture system.

Information on several papers discussed at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) third annual Strategic Leadership Forum (SFL) held in Rosemont, Illinois on the enhancement of the leadership abilities is presented. Topics include the organizational change management, strategies for effective leader, and key generational groups. The forum featured Kraft Foods senior director for consumer relationship marketing Kelly Woodland and senior director of global consumer relations Wendy Kritt.

The article highlights the 233rd American Chemical Society national meeting held in Chicago, Illinois in March 2007. More than 9,000 papers were presented at the conference. Some of the research presented were insect natural products, superoxide levels in the ocean, electrochromic sunglasses and organic synthesis with halides.

Reports the initial public offering (IPO) filed by the Liberty Group Publishing Inc. in Northbrook, Illinois. Continuance to follow a disciplined acquisition program; Usage of the IPO proceeds; Value of acquisition on papers.

Reports on Liberty Group Publishing's agreement to purchase Life Printing & Publishing Co., which publishes 17 weekly newspapers in Chicago, Illinois. Families that have owned Life papers; Appointment of Larry Randa as publisher and chief executive officer of the papers.

Reports on the launching of the Chicago Board of Trade's recyclable commodities exchange on October 17, 1995. Ability of subscribers to buy and sell various grades of recycled paper, glass and plastic; Benefits of the exchange; Organizations involved in the system; Categories of paper to be traded.

Reports on the reaction of theaters and the performing arts community of Chicago, Illinois to the `Chicago Tribune' newspaper's daily and Sunday arts coverage. Opposition to changes in the paper's ArtPlus section; Renaming of Section One to ArtsWatch; Availability of reviews run by the paper on Chicago Online.

Features Springfield, Illinois-based T.K. Worm Factory, a vermicomposter. Characteristics of the worm factory; Harvest and marketing of worms; Sale of the castings. INSET: Paper mill ventures into vermicomposting.

Examines the partnership between the daily `Commercial News USA' and the high school newspaper `Grapevine' in Danville, Illinois. Development of `Grapevine' by Peter Blacknon and high school students; Agreement of `Commercial News' to print the paper; Role of employees at `Commercial News' in the training of the students.

Deals with the protest arising from the photograph of black family during a drug raid published by The News Sun, Waukegan, Illinois, on April 18, 1997 and, on September 8, 1997. Accusations of the responding readers against the paper; Impact of the published photograph; Demands of the protestors.

The article reports that Microsoft Corp.'s Dynamics CRM platform allowed the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) to integrate paper and electronic documents on each offender into one form. The lead developer on the project was a former prison guard who recently received his bachelor's degree in computer sciences. Microsoft provided technical training and installation support.