Chicago
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Teacher accused of sex assault
Jan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - A teacher at an all-girls Catholic high school on Chicago's southwest side is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Twenty-four-year-old Maria ...
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Groups tell Blago to release health reimbursements
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Some state legislators and healthcare advocates have started pressing scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich to immediately release $8 million in state reimbursements for ...
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Aetna drops '09 forecast because of pension gapsJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Aetna Inc. reduced its earnings forecast for this year because the "significant decline" in equity markets in 2008 caused an increase in pension costs. The Hartford, Con...
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Bill Ayers to speak at FSU
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Vietnam War-era radical and Chicago professor Bill Ayers is scheduled to speak at Florida State University, an invitation that has rankled area cons...
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2 dead in West Side fire; 11 left homeless
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A 91-year-old woman and her 85-year-old brother have died in a fire on Chicago's West Side. Authorities identified them as Eva Pearson and her brother, Early Giles. Chic...
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Ossama hair salon changes name to Obama
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Thanks to a well-placed letter B, things are looking up for the Chicago hair salon formerly known as Ossama's. Owner Mike Elsheikh says he's already seen business improv...
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Boeing, Airbus heading for tough 2009
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - PARIS -- For many of us, the New Year is about making resolutions -- but for rival planemakers Airbus SA and Boeing Co., 2009 will be about keeping promises. Both face p...
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4-year-old boy dies after family dog attacks him
Jan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A 4-year-old Chicago boy died after he was mauled by at least one of his family's Rottweilers. Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman Eve Rodriguez says the boy was found S...
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Victims of high school shooting recovering
Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago police are continuing their investigation of a drive-by shooting incident outside a high school on the city's South Side. Authorities say at least one of the fiv...
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Rabid bat found in Chicago
Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The discovery of a rabid bat in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood has prompted the city to issue a warning against any contact with bats or other wild animals. The C...