Chicago
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Evanston has whooping cough outbreak
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Health officials in Evanston say they've confirmed five cases of whooping cough. The City of Evanston Health and Human Services office said Wednesday that two additional...
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IDOT seeks funding for more Amtrak cars
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois transportation officials are considering buying more Amtrak passenger cars for popular routes in southern parts of the state. Illinois Department of Transporta...
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Missing Chicago student found
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities ay a 15-year-old Chicago girl who vanished after she was seen heading off to high school is back home and safe. Chicago police said Wednesday night that Tish...
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Pace fares will go up a quarter in JanuaryNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Pace riders will pay an extra 25 cents at the fare box in January following a Wednesday vote. Pace officials said they recognized it's not a popular move given the econo...
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Obama to be featured on trading cards
Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Wanna trade Obamas? Topps -- the maker of commemorative sports memorabilia and "Bazooka" gum -- is unveiling 90 "Inaugural Edition" trading cards spanning the life of Pr...
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White supremacist leader denies threatening juror
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A white supremacist leader pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he threatened one of the jurors who convicted another racial activist of soliciting the murder of...
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Midway Games' outlook falls to '96 lowNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the video-game publisher controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, fell to 38 cents a share, the lowest since 1996, because of concerns about debt de...
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Group seeks help selling Chicago for OlympicsNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Raising their international profiles has provided long-term economic benefits for the last several Olympic host cities, particularly those of the Summer Games. That's th...
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Chicago woman charged with kidnapping girl
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - A 44-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with kidnapping after a 3-year-old girl was captured on tape being led away from a Northwest Side store. Chicago police say ...
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Charges dropped in nightclub stampede
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - More than a year after a judge acquitted three men of criminal charges in a 2003 nightclub stampede that left 21 people dead, prosecutors on Wednesday dismissed the same...