Chicago
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Museum of Science and Industry reopens Smart Home
Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Visitors will again be able to stroll through the Museum of Science and Industry's environmentally friendly home exhibit after a brief closure and renovation. Museum off...
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$20,000 reward offered in 1992 Chicago cold case
Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The FBI and Chicago Police Department have announced a $20,000 reward for information about a 28-year-old woman missing since 1992. Elizabeth Veloz was last seen on July...
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Chicagoan's death in Puerto Rico leads to probe
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The death of a Chicago tourist who had a heart attack at Puerto Rico's main airport has raised concerns among lawmakers in the U.S. territory. H...
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Industrial production fell in Feb. for fourth monthMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Industrial production fell in February for the fourth consecutive month as auto cutbacks and collapsing exports spilled across the U.S. economy. Output at factories, min...
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Bridge fall death ruled accidental
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cook County medical examiner's office has ruled that the weekend death of a Wisconsin man who fell from a bridge in downtown Chicago was accidental. After an autopsy...
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Expedition finds mass grave of young dinosaurs
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Apparently, reckless adolescent behavior has been around a lot longer a lot longer than people realize. As a matter of fact, it's been around a lot longer than people. U...
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Ocean Tomo cuts 20 percent of workforceMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Ocean Tomo LLC, the Chicago-based merchant bank that conducts auctions of patents and other intellectual-property assets, laid off 20 percent of its workforce and is sca...
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More than 40 arrested in Chicago drug crackdown
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Police department says more than 40 people have been arrested in a drug crackdown on the city's South Side. Officers seized 18 firearms, including handguns, ...
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Man falls to his death from downtown bridge
Mar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A Wisconsin man has died after a fall from a bridge in downtown Chicago. Authorities say 44-year-old Brian D. Glynn, of Janesville, Wis., fell to the concrete landing at...
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Chicago hospital rethinks criticized program
Mar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer says the school's medical center is rethinking an existing program that redirects patients to other nearby hospitals and cl...