Chicago
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R.R. Donnelley profit divesMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit tumbled 92 percent on restructuring and impairment charges, while sales dropped on weake...
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Orbitz sees profit plungeMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Orbitz Worldwide, parent of online travel agency Orbitz.com, said Wednesday its first-quarter net loss was $336 million, or $4.02 per share, compared with a lo...
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Judge boots juror in Sears Tower plot case
May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- An uncooperative juror has been replaced on the panel in Miami that's deliberating the case of six men accused of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and ...
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Investment bank chief eyes purchase of Sun-Times
May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A Chicago investment banker said Monday he is assembling a group to bid on the bankrupt Sun-Times Media Group. James Tyree, chairman of Mesirow Financial Holdings, said ...
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2 killed in hit and run on Chicago's North SideMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Two people crossing a Chicago street on foot have died after being hit by a car that was later found abandoned. Police Officer Laura Kubiak says a 50-year-old man and 34...
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Bolingbrook man accused of squeezing Army contractor for payoff
May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A civilian project engineer has been charged with squeezing an Army Corps of Engineers contractor for a bribe in connection with a $2.5 million plan to build a park in t...
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Channel 7 opts out as local TV newsrooms pool forcesMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Four of the five major local broadcast network TV affiliates have agreed to a joint newsgathering operation using pool camera crews in a bid to cut costs. The only holdo...
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Boy in fake cop case accused of stealing car
May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The teenager accused of donning a Chicago police uniform and going on patrol earlier this year is in more legal trouble after he dressed like a grown-up to allegedly tak...
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Imprisoned for murder at 13, exonerated at 30
May 04, 2009 11:00 pm - An exonerated 30-year-old man who spent more than half his life in prison for a murder Cook County prosecutors now say someone else committed said Monday that he is "hap...
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Judge: No mistrial in Sears Tower plot case
May 03, 2009 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A federal judge on Monday denied defense attorneys' request for a third mistrial in the case of six men accused of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and...