Chicago
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Chase offers cash for window company workers
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Another creditor is offering money to the owner of the Chicago factory where laid-off workers are staging a sit-in in a demand for pay. The office of Congressman Luis Gu...
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The Tossers celebrate roots, resilience on latest CDDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Depending on whom you ask, the definition of the slang term "tosser" varies. It might be what the Irish called an English coin after winning independence from Great Brit...
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Tribune wins OK for $125 million in loans
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. -- Tribune Co. was authorized Wednesday to make certain payments to employees, vendors and others as it works through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganiza...
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DuPage hospital CEO decries government 'shakedown'Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Four years ago, Pam Davis, CEO of Edward Hospital in Naperville, alerted federal authorities to an alleged extortion attempt by Rod Blagojevich's underlings. Davis wore ...
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John Harris enters spotlights, reluctantlyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - John F. Harris, the governor's chief of staff who was charged with corruption along with his boss Tuesday, isn't exactly a household name. But Harris served in several k...
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Chicago sit-in negotiations continue
Dec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Negotiations are set to continue Wednesday afternoon between workers entering their sixth day of a sit-in at a Chicago factory, their employer and its creditor. Republic...
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CN agrees with suburb over rail line
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Canadian National Railway says it has reached an agreement with a Chicago suburb over its proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. Canadian National ...
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'Holidays' a family affair on Humboldt Park movie setDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Three of Hollywood's most respected Hispanic movie stars - Elizabeth Pena, Luis Guzman and Freddy Rodriguez - swear they had their best time ever on a movie set when the...
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Tribune bankruptcy buys time to fix finances
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy filing gives the struggling newspaper and television station owner time to put its finances in order, and complete the difficult tas...
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Bank of America extends credit to resolve factory sit-in
Dec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Bank of America says it will extend credit to a Chicago window and door manufacturer whose workers have occupied the factory for five days. The bank says it's willing to...