Chicago
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Beatty seeks to renew Dick Tracy fight with TribJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Actor Warren Beatty asked a Delaware court to let him renew a four-year fight with Tribune Co., the bankrupt newspaper publisher, over the television and movie rights to...
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Metra names station after late Illinois legislatorJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago area commuter rail station is being named after the late Illinois Rep. Lovana Jones, who spent nearly 20 years in the state Legislature. Jones, who was known a...
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Blogger admits tale of ill child was hoax
Jun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - MOKENA -- The story was compelling: An unmarried Illinois mother chose to carry her terminally ill child to term rather than have an abortion because of her deep Christi...
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Chicago police shoot 22-year-old
Jun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the shooting of a 22-year-old man by a Chicago police officer in a McDonald's parking lot. No officers were hurt...
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Mourners belt out blues to honor Koko Taylor
Jun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of mourners honored the memory of late blues legend Koko Taylor at her funeral by singing her signature song "Wang Dang Doodle" and remembering why she was know...
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Elgin man sentenced to 6 years on gun chargeJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - An Elgin man who sold a replica AK-47 assault rifle to an undercover police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison, authorities said Friday. A Kane County ju...
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Teen pleads guilty to pretending to be Chicago cop
Jun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A 15-year-old boy accused of pretending to be a Chicago police officer and later parading as a grown-up to steal a car from a dealership has pleaded guilty in both inci...
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O'Hare Starbucks closed because of flies
Jun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago officials say a Starbucks Coffee shop at O'Hare International Airport's Terminal Two has been closed because workers failed to eliminate the flies that had been ...
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Chicago to layoff workers without union agreement
Jun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago officials say they must resort to laying off 1,500 workers because union leaders haven't agreed to proposed cost-saving measures. According to a news release Fri...
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Local army band to perform at downtown July 3rd concertJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The 85th Army Band based in Arlington Heights has performed for a handful of people at places like retirement homes and for thousands at festivals in Salt Lake City and ...