Chicago
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pays campaign funds to alderman wifeMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional campaign organization has paid his wife at least $247,500 since 2001, including at least $95,000 after Sandra Jackson jo...
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Exelon reports 'small fire' in LaSalle 1 unit transformerMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp. said a lightning protection device that malfunctioned yesterday at its LaSalle nuclear station in Illinois caused a small fire in the main transformer and r...
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250,000 due through Chicago airports in 1 day
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Memorial Day means the beginning of the summer travel season and Chicago airport officials say they expect 1.3 million people to move through the city's two airports for...
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Obama-praised restaurant to close
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A restaurant that President Barack Obama once touted on a Chicago television program is set to close. The Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop in Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood w...
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Judge grants new trial to Chicago man
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A prisoner who claims he was tortured by police into confessing to murders he didn't commit has been granted a new trial after 18 years behind bars. Circuit Judge Clayto...
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Shedd's Oceanarium ready to open
May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Renovations at the popular Oceanarium in Chicago are done. The section of the Shedd Aquarium is set to open Saturday after nine months of renovation work. Tha...
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Police question 2 in killing of Glen Ellyn manMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A man and a woman are being questioned by Chicago police about the murder of a Chicago store owner. Michael Norton was killed last week in his sweet shop on the city's W...
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Chicago-bound American Airlines pilot fails breath test in London
May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- An American Airlines pilot who was supposed to operate a flight with 204 passengers to Chicago, failed a breath test at London's Heathrow airport, the airline ...
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Warner Bros. bids for Midway Games assets
May 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has made a $33 million bid for the majority of U.S. assets held by "Mortal Kombat" video game franchise owner Midway Games Inc., which fi...
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Warriors meet the challenge in CSL NorthMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Maine West took a challenge-filled route in the race for a Central Suburban North baseball title. The Warriors lost their first two games and were just 4-4 at the midway...