Chicago
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Cuts in services will ultimately cost moreMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Governor Quinn has proposed $7.5 billion in steep cuts, including to a wide range of community-based programs, such as child abuse prevention, youth services and child c...
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Chicago cop pleads not guilty in DUI crash
May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - An off-duty Chicago police detective charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence has pleaded not guilty. Joseph Frugoli entered his plea Th...
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Black asks high court for release from prison
May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former media executive Conrad Black is seeking his release from prison, at least until the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold his fraud conviction. Bl...
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Chicago schools settle discrimination lawsuit
May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials with Chicago's public schools have agreed to settle a Justice Department lawsuit that accused them of discriminating against a teacher because she got pregnant...
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Chicago purchasers' index shrinks at fast paceMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. business activity contracted at a faster pace than forecast this month as orders and employment dropped. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. said today...
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2 Chicago teens charged in student's death
May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A second teenager has been charged in the shooting death of a Chicago student whose body was found severely burned. Chicago police say 18-year-old Edgar Silva is schedul...
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Several people shot on Chicago's South Side
May 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago police say several people have been shot the city's South Side. Chicago Police Officer JoAnn Taylor says the shootings occurred about 8:25 p.m. Thursday, but in...
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Incriminating photo sneaked into New Trier yearbookMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - New Trier High School officials said Thursday they'll take "appropriate disciplinary action" against those responsible for sneaking a photo of a student holding a beer c...
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Boeing wins order for 5 Dreamliners; 5 767s canceledMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. won an order for five 787 Dreamliners in the past week, while an agreement to buy five 767 widebody jets was canceled, leaving the total order tally for the y...
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Chicagoan to serve as ambassador to Britain
May 27, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has picked a retired Chicago investment banker as ambassador to Britain. The White House on Wednesday announced a slate of top diplo...