Chicago
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Convicted Chicago mob hit man gets life in prison
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...
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Investigation into tow-truck bribery grows
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...
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Potential Olympic venues get approval of sport federations
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...
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Reports: Russian airline S7 cancels Boeing order
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 ...
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Hilton executive witnessed historyJan 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...
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2 get life sentence in rape and murder
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 ...
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Chicago chef joining White House staff
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...
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Mayor wants accountability in impersonation case
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 ...
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Women who had sex change sue for birth certificate
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...
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Boeing posts loss, announces 10,000 job cuts
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...