Chicago
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Hockey ready to add another special moment to Wrigley Field's historyDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A bunch of clowns, some occasional fireworks and a daylong trip through Margaritaville. Pretty much sums up the past few decades at Wrigley Field, eh? Well, that depends...
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Chicago's newspapers facing troubled futures
Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A little more than a century ago, Chicago boasted 11 daily English-language newspapers. The fierce competition among them, immortalized in the 1928 play "The Front Page,...
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Report: Chicago most segregated big city
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A published report says Chicago is the country's most segregated big city. After analyzing 2008 population estimates, the Chicago Tribune found that blacks in Chicago ar...
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Michigan Ave. bridge to get $3.5 million facelift
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Pedestrians on Chicago's Michigan Avenue bridge will see improvements after the city installs nonskid fiberglass decking and restores decorative handrails. The $3.5 mill...
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Mom seeks answers in son's death, files lawsuit
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A suburban mother is suing a car dealership and a nightclub in an attempt to discover what happened the night her son died. Kevin Devuono of Tinley Park was 26 when he d...
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Many faces of Lincoln on display in Chicago
Dec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Images and representations of Abraham Lincoln will be on display at the Chicago Public Library for the next year starting in February. The library says it will host the ...
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Naperville C. reaches Wheeling championship gameDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville Central rallied from an 8-point deficit late in the third quarter and then rode a 13-point outburst by Drew Crawford in the fourth to advance to Saturday nigh...
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Chicago firefighters battle meat plant fire
Dec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Chicago firefighters contained an extra alarm fire at a South Side meat-processing plant. No injuries were reported Thursday. Chicago Fire Department spokesma...
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Fog closes Midway Airport; cots coming for stranded
Dec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago officials say all airlines have canceled flights to and from Midway Airport because of thick fog that's causing low visibility. Aviation Department spokeswoman K...
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Priest revered to his ministry to Hispanic faithfulDec 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The Rev. Raphael Orozco was a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago, but to Spanish-speaking residents of the Northwest suburbs, he was a missionary. Fr. Orozco passed aw...