Chicago
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Economic woes boost library use
Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - As the nation's economy continues to slow down, Chicago Public Library officials say they are seeing increased use of its facilities. Library officials are reporting cir...
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Hudson shows strength during her darkest hour
Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Shielded by a black umbrella on a dreary Chicago day, Jennifer Hudson arrived at a nondescript county building Monday with a heartbreaking task -- to identify the body o...
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Suspect in Hudson family murders arrested in June for drugs
Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The convicted felon suspected in the Chicago slayings of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew was arrested on a drug charge in June, but authorities...
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Hundreds turn out for Hudson vigilOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Hundreds of people have gathered outside Jennifer Hudson's childhood home to pray for her mother, brother and nephew on the day the child was found dead in the back of a...
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Decemberists to play at Wheaton CollegeOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - While their upcoming album ("Hazards of Love") is being mixed, the literate Oregon folk rockers head out in support of "Always the Bridesmaid," a series of three new sin...
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Halloween salsa party in LombardOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Adobo's Halloween Salsa Party includes a costume contest awarding more than $500 in cash and prizes. Complimentary Latin dance lessons (salsa, merengue, bachata, cha-cha...
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Northern Trust to get $1.5 billion from TreasuryOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Northern Trust Corp., the Chicago- based bank, plans to sell $1.5 billion in stock and warrants to the U.S. Treasury Department as part of a $250 billion program to shor...
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Ex-police cmdr. says he didn't lie about torture
Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The former Chicago police commander at the center of allegations that officers tortured suspects into confessing has pleaded not guilty to charges he lied about the tort...
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General Growth names Metz interim chiefOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based owner of malls, named Adam Metz as interim chief executive officer after John Bucksbaum resigned. Thomas Nolan will be ...
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Workers hurt in scaffold collapseOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Two workers are hospitalized with serious injuries after a scaffold collapsed on the 300 block of West Ohio Street. Both men suffered head injuries, according to officia...