Chicago
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Flower and Garden Show returns to Navy Pier in MarchJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The Chicago Flower & Garden Show, "Our World in Bloom," will be March 7-15 at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. The show is returning to the city after two years in...
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Strip search of teens at school alleged
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The parents of two girls allegedly strip searched by an off-duty Chicago police officer searching for a lighter have filed a federal lawsuit. The parents contend their 1...
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Girl's wish to meet foreign grandmother comes trueJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Schaumburg girl with a rare, life-threatening liver disease has been enjoying the fulfillment of her heart's desire for nearly a month. Since mid-December, ...
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Aon unit fined $7.9 mil over suspect paymentsJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A U.K. unit of Aon Corp., the world's largest insurance broker, received a record 5.25 million pound ($7.9 million) fine from Britain's Financial Services Authority for ...
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Letter to Rep. Rush prompts hazmat response
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Police in Chicago are investigating a report of a threatening letter at the office of Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush, but the suspicious material found with the lette...
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USG: 2009 will be a 'challenging year'Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - USG Corp., the largest maker of gypsum wallboard in North America, agreed to reduce the amount of a credit line by $150 million and secure it with assets in exchange for...
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2 arrested in alleged $15 mil fraud scheme
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Two suburban men who billed themselves as foreign currency traders have been charged by federal prosecutors with swindling customers out of $15 million to pay for a life...
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Boeing plane deliveries fall 15 percent in 2008
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s airplane deliveries and orders fell in 2008 as a strike temporarily halted its commercial aircraft operations and airlines grounded planes and reduced flyin...
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Bail set for man arrested at O'Hare with gunJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - A Cook County judge has set bail at $75,000 for an Indiana man arrested for trying to bring a gun through security at O'Hare International Airport. Forty-seven-year-old ...
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Move leaves homeless shelter broke
Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Officials of the Chicago Christian Industrial League say they can't afford to operate the organization's new $25 million shelter. Chicago's oldest homeless shelter left ...