Chicago
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Guns, germs and hysteria beg answersJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Over the past month we have been bombarded by the media to the point of near hysteria about the H1N1 influenza which has resulted in five tragic deaths in the entire U.S...
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City officials should stop red light ticketsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - In the wake of the parking meter fiasco, here comes a millionaire alderman sending those who have gone through red lights to "red light school." A $100 ticket supplement...
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Joliet officer badly beaten by suspect
Jun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Authorities say a Joliet police officer was seriously injured after a fight with a man who allegedly tried to burn down his ex-girlfriend's house. Joliet police on Wedne...
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Highway-straddling post office up for auction
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A former Chicago post office that spans an expressway and has sat vacant for 14 years is going up for auction. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Mark Reynolds says the 3-mil...
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Bike to Work event postponedJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A forecast of bad weather is forcing the cancellation of a Bike to Work Week event Wednesday in Chicago sponsored by Pace and the Active Transportation Alliance. The two...
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Chicago area has 100 bank robberies so far in 2009
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The year isn't quite half over, and the Chicago area has had 100 bank robberies. That's according to the Bandit Tracker Chicago Web site. The site features photos and de...
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Blagojevich to be in The Second City show
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the target of comedian's jokes since his arrest and impeachment, is getting in on the jokes with Chicago's famed The Second City....
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Consideration of Sun-Times bonus plan on hold
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Sun-Times Media Group asked a bankruptcy judge Wednesday to delay consideration of proposed bonuses of up to $1.8 million for certain employees i...
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Feds: 7 pistols stolen from Miss. police department found in Chicago
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- Federal prosecutors say seven of the 11 pistols stolen from a Mississippi police department have been found in Chicago. Prison inmates in a community w...
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Ex-securities dealer gets 21 years for stock sales
Jun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - A former securities dealer was sentenced Tuesday to more than 21 years in federal prison for orchestrating the $3.5 million sale of worthless stock over the Internet. Fr...