Chicago
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Man charged with threatening Jewish school
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A 24-year-old Chicago man has been charged with threatening to set off explosives around a North Side Jewish school if Israel didn't stop military actions in Gaza. The F...
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Supreme Court ends public defender dispute
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court has settled a dispute between the Cook County Public Defender's office and a municipal judge accused of improperly removing a defense attorney...
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O'Hare gets $12 million in stimulus cashMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Some economic stimulus cash will be trickling down to O'Hare International Airport. About $12.3 million from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is slated...
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Tribune asserts Dick Tracy rights
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - DOVER, Del. -- Attorneys for the Tribune Co. have asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to declare that the company owns the television and movie rights to comic book charac...
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Xerox plummets after cutting forecast as demand slowsMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Xerox Corp., the largest maker of high-speed color printers, fell as much as 20 percent in New York trading after cutting its profit forecast, and ratings firms indicate...
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Grandmom: I've turned son over to Curry's lawyers
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The grandmother of Eddy Curry's 3-year-old son on Thursday night obeyed a Cook County judge's order to transfer custody of the child to the New York Knicks player, hours...
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Daley, police superintendent wave off censure
Mar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is dismissing a union no-confidence vote against Police Superintendent Jody Weis, saying he has confidence in him. Daley said Wednesday that ...
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General Growth mall lost to foreclosure by CitigroupMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - A General Growth Properties Inc. shopping mall in Gretna, Louisiana, is being foreclosed on by lender Citigroup Inc. after the shopping-mall owner failed to repay a $95 ...
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Mayer Brown to cut 55 lawyers, staffMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Mayer Brown LLP, the Chicago-based firm of 1,800 lawyers, plans to cut 55 employees in its London office, including both lawyers and support staff. The firings are part ...
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Hundreds protest bailoutsMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Several hundred workers have protested outside Chicago-area financial institutions, calling for an end to corporate bailouts. The Service Employees International Union o...