Chicago
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Chicago doubling its library fines
Nov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - One more cost will soon be going up for many Chicago residents and families. Starting Jan. 1, the Chicago Public Library will double the daily fine for overdue library b...
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Remembering the Our Lady of the Angels fireNov 29, 2008 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Daily Herald on Nov. 29, 2008. First of two parts On a bitterly cold afternoon 50 years ago on Dec. 1, a fire blaz...
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Midway Games may be delistedNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the video-game publisher controlled by Sumner Redstone, received a delisting notice from the New York Stock Exchange after failing to keep an average ...
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Local families survive Mumbai terrorist attacksNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Three Chicago area families described harrowing escapes Friday from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. One local couple saw armed attackers through a hotel door peephole. ...
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CNA taps into $250 mil credit facilityNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - CNA Financial Corp.., the business insurer controlled by Loews Corp., drew down the $250 million available under a credit facility. Most of the money will be used to ret...
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Aon may cut 700 jobs after buying BenfieldNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Aon Corp. the world’s largest insurance broker, will cut as many as 700 jobs in connection with its acquisition of London-based competitor Benfield Group Ltd. The purc...
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Nissan to return to Chicago Auto Show
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Go beyond Michigan Avenue on a Neighborhood TourNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Looking for something to do when your parents come to town? Rather than take them to Navy Pier or the Art Institute for the seventh time, why not explore a different par...
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Boeing pledges to improve QC as Osprey line restartsNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Boeing Co., the second-largest U.S. defense contractor, resumed production today of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft after pledging to improve security and quality-control...
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7-month-old Chicago boy found safe