Chicago
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Illinois banks on Obama buzz to boost tourism
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago's tourism Web site beckons visitors to "experience the city the Obamas enjoy." The Illinois Bureau of Tourism plans to launch a three-day getaway promotion featu...
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Boeing presents first contract offer to engineers
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Chicago-based Boeing Company has presented its initial contract offer to the union representing its engineers and technical workers. The Society of Profession...
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Sun-Times narrows 3Q loss, to cut more costs
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The Sun-Times Media Group Inc. told shareholders Thursday that dropping ad revenue will force it to take more "aggressive actions" to cut costs, including potential job ...
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'Mr. Man', will.i.am guests on Oprah
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am debuted his new music video celebrating President-elect Barack Obama's victory during a live Friday morning broadcast of "The Oprah Wi...
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2 people shot to death in ChicagoNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say two people have been shot to death on the Chicago's South Side. Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the victims were already dead when emergenc...
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Metra trains under severe delays
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say Chicago-area Metra commuter trains are operating under severe delays after signal problems shut down several tracks. Metra spokesman Michael Gillis says...
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Round Lake man fatally shotNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A Round Lake man was shot and killed Tuesday night in Chicago, authorities said. Anthony Murdock, 22, of the 1000 block of Railroad Ave., was shot in the 7000 block of ...
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6 charged in alleged Mississippi-to-Chicago gun ring
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Federal agents arrested four men and searched for a fifth in Mississippi on Wednesday on charges of illegally buying guns there and bringing them to Chicago, where stree...
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Playboy posts loss after shedding TV assetsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc., the men's magazine publisher, reported a third-quarter loss after asset sales cut into revenue and ad sales slipped. The net loss of $5.2 milli...
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8 injured in fire engine crash
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities say a crash that sent a Chicago fire engine into the corner of a building on the city's near North Side injured seven people, including five firefighters. Ch...