Chicago
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Depeche Mode, Tool, Killers to headline LollapaloozaApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Lollapalooza is rounding up the usual suspects for its three-day festival this summer at Grant Park downtown. The alternative-rock extravaganza announced Tuesday that th...
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NBC: Disappointed but not moving show for Blagojevich
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NBC says it's disappointed indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can't go to Costa Rica to tape a reality TV show but it isn't moving the show to the U.S. to acc...
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Maggie Daley undergoing biopsy
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's wife is to undergo a bone biopsy as part of her ongoing treatment for breast cancer. Maggie Daley was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. She'll...
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Tribune cuts 53 newsroom jobs
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Tribune cut 53 jobs on Wednesday as part of a newsroom reorganization designed to help it weather an economic downturn that has forced its parent company to ...
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Boeing reports 50 percent decline in 1Q profit
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Boeing Co., the world's second-largest plane maker, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit dropped by half, hurt by production cuts as airlines postpone d...
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Chicago State faculty wants trustees removed
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The faculty senate at Chicago State University is preparing to ask Gov. Pat Quinn to remove the school's board of trustees. The university's faculty and a group of stude...
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Financial classes added to Chicago curriculum
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Mastering the skills needed to pay bills, balance a checkbook, and make car and mortgage payments will soon be required of Chicago public high school students. Chicago P...
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Boeing to split tanker deal with Northrup
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co.'s top defense executive said Wednesday the company will support splitting a $35 billion contract with rival Northrop Grumman Corp. for new Air F...
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FBI chief: Deputy talked to friend with mob ties
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A deputy U.S. marshal admitted in an emotional confrontation with federal lawmen he told secrets of a major organized crime investigation to a longtime friend with ties ...
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Officials fighting Art Institute admission hike
Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Members of the Chicago City Council are urging the city's park district to repeal a 50 percent increase in the admission fee at the Art Institute of Chicago. Last month,...