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Convicted Chicago mob hit man gets life in prison

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Reputed mob boss Frank Calabrese Sr., one of five men convicted at Chicago's biggest underworld trial in decades, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday by a judge w...
Investigation into tow-truck bribery grows

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - A federal investigation into the shakedown of tow-truck operators by Chicago police has expanded with the unsealing of charges against another officer. Jimmie Akins is c...
Potential Olympic venues get approval of sport federations

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - The venues proposed for an Olympics in Chicago in 2016 have gotten the approval of all 26 international sport federations, bid organizers said Thursday. Chicago 2016 con...
Reports: Russian airline S7 cancels Boeing order

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russian airline S7 said Thursday that it was canceling an order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, Russian news agencies RIA-Novosti and Interfax reported. S7 ...
Hilton executive witnessed history

By Eileen O. Daday
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - William Smith ~ 1925-2009 As the general manager of some of the largest Hilton Hotels in the country, William Smith made it his custom to greet important...
2 get life sentence in rape and murder

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Two men convicted of raping a teenage girl and killing her boyfriend nearly three decades ago have been handed life prison sentences. Ivory Loyd and William Atkins were ...
Chicago chef joining White House staff

Associated Press
Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama has hired a Chicago cook to supplement the White House kitchen staff and serve as the Obama family's personal chef. Sam Kass worked as a line cook at the...
Mayor wants accountability in impersonation case

Associated Press
Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is demanding accountability from police supervisors who were on duty when a 14-year-old boy allegedly impersonated a police officer and went ...
Women who had sex change sue for birth certificate

Associated Press
Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Two people who've undergone sex-change operations are suing Illinois for refusing to issue them new birth certificates. The women say that for more than 40 years the Ill...
Boeing posts loss, announces 10,000 job cuts

Associated Press
Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Boeing Co., the world's second-largest airplane maker, swung to a surprise fourth-quarter loss, hurt by a labor strike that disrupted deliveries. It also a...

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