Cook County
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Third defendant testifies at mob trialAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Chicago police officer Anthony Doyle took the stand Wednesday to deny he ever helped the mob by passing along sensitive information about a mob murder. Doyle, wh...
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Get out, even if it hurts a littleAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I have been friends with "Jen" for 15 years. Over the last few years, and particularly in recent months, I have come to realize that Jen is not a very good friend. W...
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Man guilty of '98 Palatine molestationAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The memory of her molestation was nearly a decade old by the time the now-17-year-old girl took the stand. Yet her testimony was articulate, clear, unshaken and "incredi...
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Kirk bill's focus is on student safetyAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Rep. Mark Kirk admits teachers and school administrators already have the right to search a student's bag or locker if they suspect weapons or drugs are inside. But the ...
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Z Trim founder resigns, stock slidesAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Shares for Mundelein-based Z Trim Holdings Inc. Tuesday tumbled about 13 percent after founder and Chief Executive Gregory J. Halpern left with a severance package. Halp...
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Kirk calls for boycott over BP dumpingAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - After outcry over a permit extension that allows oil company BP to continue dumping ammonia and mercury into Lake Michigan, Rep. Mark Kirk urged a boycott of the company...
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Activist's impact empowers both sidesAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two days after federal officials ushered Elvira Arellano back to Mexico, deporting the illegal immigrant-turned-activist who holed up in a Chicago church for more than a...
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Italian beef, chicken parmesan spice up menu at Gratzie PizzeriaAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - During the eight months that Gratzie Pizzeria has been open in Hanover Park, customers are finding it offers much more than Chicago-style pizza. Sandwiches, homemade sou...
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Calabrese references 'Godfather' on standAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A combative Frank Calabrese Sr. continued his testimony on the stand Monday in the Family Secrets mob case, comparing his brother to "Fredo" of the "Godfather" movies. "...
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More rules on teenage driversAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Attention, 15-year-olds: It's about to get a lot harder to get a driver's license in Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Monday a series of pro...