Chicago
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IRS auditing Tribune employee stock plan
May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The Internal Revenue Service is auditing a Tribune Co. deal involving its employee stock ownership plan, a major piece of Sam Zell's plan to take his media company priva...
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Boeing signs $1.2 billion helicopter deal
May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - ROME -- Boeing Co. and AgustaWestland will supply the Italian Army with 16 Chinook helicopters under a contract worth about $1.23 billion, the companies said Wednesday. ...
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Chicago approves BPA baby bottle ban
May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The Chicago City Council has voted to ban the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA. Spokesmen for the ordinance's sponsors, Alderme...
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USG CEO Foote calls loss 'unacceptable'May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - USG Corp. Chief Executive Officer William Foote called the company's most recent quarterly net loss "unacceptable" as the longest recession in a half century reduced dem...
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Judge: Burge won't testify in hearing on new trial
May 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A former Chicago Police commander will not be required to testify at a hearing next week for an inmate who wants a new trial and claims officers tortured him into confe...
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First-time Marine Week brings corps to Chicago areaMay 12, 2009 11:00 pm - If you see Marine aircraft hovering above you this week, don't worry. It's all part of the first-ever Marine Week, taking place throughout the Chicago area. More than 2,...
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'Addams Family' musical casting announcedMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Expect the Chicago Broadway tryout of the musical "The Addams Family" to be a hot ticket this fall. That's because two-time Tony Award-winners Nathan Lane ("The Producer...
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Bond denied in crash that killed 2 womenMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A judge has denied bond for a Chicago man who allegedly rammed his car into the back of a car his ex-girlfriend was in, causing a crash that killed two women and serious...
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5 men convicted in Sears Tower attack plot
May 11, 2009 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Five men were convicted Tuesday of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in hopes of igniting an anti-gove...
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Man sentenced for South Elgin High brawlMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago man who was involved in a large brawl outside South Elgin High School last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony mob action and was put on 18 months of probati...