Chicago
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No charges for Chicago driver in fatal funeral procession crashJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago man who struck and killed an 82-year-old Elk Grove Village woman on Monday while driving in a funeral procession will not be ticketed, police said. Since th...
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Chicago priest Greeley is released from hospital
Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Best-selling novelist and newspaper columnist the Rev. Andrew Greeley has been released from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, several months after he fell and su...
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Lincoln Park Zoo cutting programs and staff
Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is cutting cut more than $1 million from its $21 million annual budget, which means cuts in programs and elimination of staff positions. Zoo o...
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Tribune given more time to file bankruptcy papers
Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has granted the Tribune Co. more time to file schedules of its assets and liabilities and other financial statements. Jud...
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Daley wants ex-president to boost Olympics bid
Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he wants a dream team of former presidents, secretaries of state and ambassadors to work to make his Olympic dream a reality. Calling Pr...
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Man selling Obama's old Chrysler 300C
Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A luxury Chrysler sedan that President-elect Barack Obama drove before winning the White House is being auctioned off on eBay. Starting bid: $100,000. Tim...
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Another suit filed in drowningsJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - The family of Jimmy Avant, one of three Chicago teens who drowned last November while on a leadership retreat at McHenry County's Camp Algonquin, have filed a wrongful-d...
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Firefighter accused of stealing gas meters
Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - A Chicago firefighter has been charged with misconduct after allegedly stealing gas meters from empty homes and reselling them. Fire department spokesman Larry Langford ...
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Aldermen approve tax funds for Olympics bid
Jan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago City Council has approved the use of property taxes for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid. Without debate, the council on Tuesday also guaranteed the city would cov...
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Burris takes bows at Chicago City Council meeting
Jan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Roland Burris, who will become Illinois' junior senator later this week, spent an hour at Chicago's City Hall soaking up the praise of aldermen and Mayor Richard Daley. ...