Chicago
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Alum gives U of Chicago $300 million for business school
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - An alumnus has given the University of Chicago its largest individual donation ever: $300 million for its business school. Dean Edward Snyder said Thursday that the unre...
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General Growth sinks on lower outlook, debt fears
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The new managers of troubled mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. sought to reassure investors Wednesday that the company plans to sell off properties...
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Chicago rallies to put best face forwardNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - It didn't appear on television, but one of the indelible images from Tuesday's Obama election rally in Grant Park found revelers gathering afterward around the statue of...
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Union woes at Johnson Controls hurts GMNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - General Motors Corp. cut a shift at a Venezuelan automotive plant and Ford Motor Co. may trim production there tomorrow as a labor dispute slows work at supplier Johnson...
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MillerCoors 3Q income rises 15% on cost savings
Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Brewer MillerCoors, the new joint venture between Molson Coors and SABMiller's U.S. unit, announced Wednesday that third quarter net income was 15 percent high...
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Chicago detective dies 7 years after being shot
Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A Chicago police detective who was critically wounded seven years ago while trying to apprehend a suspect has died. Police say 53-year-old Detective Joseph Airhart Jr. d...
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Passenger duct-taped to seat on Chicago-bound flight
Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - RALEIGH, North Carolina -- An airline crew used duct tape to keep a passenger in her seat because they say she became unruly, fighting flight attendants and grabbing oth...
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Boeing: 787 test flight delayed due to strike
Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said Tuesday the first flight of its long-delayed 787 jetliner has been postponed until next year due to an eight-week strike by union workers. The Chicago-ba...
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McCormick & Schmick's to honor veteransNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Six McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants in the Chicago area show their appreciation for veterans by offering a free entree to retired U.S. military personnel. Fact...
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Reputed gang member acquitted in slaying
Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A Cook County jury has acquitted a reputed gang member in the 2001 slaying of a 4-year-old boy. Terrence Ligon had been charged in the shooting of Robert Anderson. The b...