Chicago
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Chicago soldier dies in IraqJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The Department of Defense says a 26-year-old soldier from Chicago has died following a bombing in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Roberto Andrade Jr. died Sunday in Baghdad of wounds s...
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Mexican activist asks Obama to end immigrant raids
Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- A deported Mexican immigrant who holed up in a Chicago church to fight for immigrants' rights is asking President Barack Obama to stop raids and deportati...
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Special menus, festivities ring in Chinese calendar's year of the oxJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - This year more than ever, people are craving a fresh start. And while to some extent the new year holiday offered that a few weeks back, a double dose is arguably what t...
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Bail set for man arrested at Midway with gun
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Investors pull $152 bil from hedge fundsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Hedge-fund investors withdrew a record $152 billion in the fourth quarter as the industry posted its worst returns in almost two decades, according to Hedge Fund Researc...
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West Side alderman charged with DUI
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Northern Trust posts higher earningsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp. rose as much as 26 percent after it said fourth-quarter profit increased, leading a surge by independent custody banks a day after rival State Stree...
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Birkett hosts inaugural party for Ill. GOP
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Reform commission starts work with public meetingJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Members of the public are invited to attend the Illinois Reform Commission's first public meeting Thursday in Chicago. The commission, headed by former Assistant U.S. At...
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Bank may back $9 bil in Boeing plane ordersJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The U.S. Export-Import Bank may increase the value of guarantees on bank loans for Boeing Co. aircraft this year by more than 70 percent and also may lend money directly...