Chicago
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Indiana prison escapee arrested in Chicago
Dec 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say Sarah Pender, a convicted murderer who escaped from Indiana's Rockville Correctional Center in August, has been apprehended in Chicago. News of the arres...
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O'Hare wins one court battleDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Washington, D.C., court ruled Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration performed a proper cost-benefit analysis on Chicago's plan to raise money for O'Hare Inte...
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UAL offers bonuses for top on-time performance
Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - United Airlines, which struggled in on-time rankings over the summer, said it would offer rank-and-file workers up to $1,200 bonuses in 2009 for top-rated performance. O...
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Oprah Winfrey named PETA's 'Person of the Year'
Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has named Oprah Winfrey its "Person of the Year." PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk says Winfrey has used ...
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Priest blasts church settlement of sex abuse claim
Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Catholic priest accused of child sexual abuse says he feels betrayed by church leaders who announced a nearly $1.4 million settlement in a case involving allegations a...
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Brookfield Zoo gorilla dies
Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The Brookfield Zoo says one of its lowland gorillas died this week. The zoo said Friday the 47-year-old female gorilla named Beta died Thursday night. Spokeswoman Sondra...
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Workers at Thompson Center watch governor
Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Work all but stopped at the James R. Thompson Center as employees watched Gov. Rod Blagojevich make his first public statements since his arrest on federal corruption ch...
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Priest blasts church settlement of sex abuse claim
Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Catholic priest accused of child sexual abuse says he feels betrayed by church leaders who announced a nearly $1.4 million settlement in a case involving allegations a...
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Ky. plane crash had Chicago connection
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky pilot died after a single engine plane crashed on a golf course northeast of Louisville early Thursday morning, federal aviation officials ...
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Fed. court upholds Chicago handgun banDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge has upheld Chicago's 26-year-old handgun ban, but a pro-gun group immediately appealed the decision. U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur on Thursday reject...