Chicago
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Former Loyola basketball star Tillman dead at 62Mar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Loyola University is mourning the passing of former men's basketball star Jim Tillman, who starred for the Ramblers from 1965-68. Tillman passed away Wednesday, at the ...
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USOC chief offers surprising resignation
Mar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Jim Scherr resigned as the chief executive officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee on Thursday, an awkwardly timed move that comes with the federation attempting...
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24/7 programming now available on 'Oprah Radio'
Mar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Oprah Winfrey has expanded to round-the-clock programming on her Sirius XM satellite radio station and has changed its name from "Oprah & Friends" to "Oprah Radio." Harp...
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Court rejects JPMorgan's Bank One settlementMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest U.S. bank by market value, failed to win court approval of a proposed settlement of three shareholder lawsuits that claimed JPMorgan pa...
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Boeing Co. reports sharply lower orders for Feb.
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Boeing Co. on Thursday reported a dramatic drop in orders for its freight and passenger jets in February, another sign that demand for everything from auto...
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University of Chicago cuts budget as endowment falls 30 percentMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - The University of Chicago reduced operating budgets for this year and next and halted $30 million in building projects after its endowment fell 30 percent. The budget fo...
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Chicago Archdiocese pays $35.5M in abuse claims
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago has paid nearly $35.5 million in claims to the victims of sexual abuse by priests since June 2007. The new figures were issued in a financial ...
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Boeing union urges strike vote at Kansas plant
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - WICHITA, Kan. -- Union leaders at the Boeing Co.'s military aircraft plant in Kansas want engineers to reject the company's contract offer and authorize a strike. Negoti...
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Guilty verdict in 2006 shooting of Chicago girl
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - A jury has convicted a 22-year-old Chicago man for gunning down and killing a 10-year-old girl in 2006 as she celebrated at her birthday party. Cook County state's attor...
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Daleys, Daschle took ride on charity's private jet
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - A non-profit company under investigation by the IRS and Congress flew Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and his wife, Maggie, to Singapore on its corporate jet. While spokesma...