Chicago
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Park Ridge girl in critical condition after Chicago shootingJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Police are investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Park Ridge girl on Chicago's South Side. The girl is in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, pol...
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Two men charged with hate crime
Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Two northern Illinois men face hate crime and battery charges. Joliet deputy police chief Patrick Kerr says two white men used a garbage can to beat a 43-year-old black ...
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Suburban snow sculpting contest moving to ChicagoJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A snow sculpting competition that's been held in the Northwest suburbs for the past four years is moving to Chicago. Snow Visions Inc., headed by Arlington Heights resi...
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Chicagoans protest Gaza assault; call for Obama to get involved
Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Hundreds have protested in Chicago for and against Israel's air offensive targeting Hamas. Similar protests have been held across the world since Israel launched the bom...
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Many illegal immigrants live in public housing
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Untold thousands of illegal immigrants live in public housing at a time when hundreds of thousands of citizens and legal residents are waiting years for a spot. There ar...
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Chicago police union faces suit over Burge defense
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A lawsuit has been filed in federal court demanding that Chicago's police union stop paying legal fees for former Cmdr. Jon Burge. Burge is accused of lying under oath a...
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R.I. mansion donated to Chicago Christian school
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - WAKEFIELD, R.I. -- The owners of the 14-room mansion in Rhode Island have donated it to the Chicago Hope Academy, a Christian school for inner-city youth. The Larchwood ...
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Obama returns home after vacation in Hawaii
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - KAILUA, Hawaii -- President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii "aloha" after a 12-day vacation. Obama, wife Michelle and their two young daughters flew...
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Sun-Times Media says 3 board members will stay
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The Sun-Times Media Group Inc. said Friday that three board members have postponed plans to resign until the company can recruit new directors. Gordon A. Paris, Graham W...
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Chicago police seize assault weapons
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police officials say stings carried out by officers over the holiday will prevent crimes in the coming year. The department says its organized cr...