Chicago
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Wrigley names Petrovich new chiefOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. on Monday named a 30-year veteran to replace the chewing gum maker's first outside chief executive officer following its $23 billion purchase by Mar...
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Hundreds line up for flood aid
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Hundreds of suburban Chicago residents are taking advantage of assistance offered by the state after last month's flooding. Some started lining up at 3 a.m. Monday at Il...
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Ex-police commander Jon Burge arrested in torture case
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A former Chicago police official accused for decades of beating, shocking and otherwise abusing scores of black suspects was arrested Tuesday and charged with lying unde...
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3 banks robbed in Chicago
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The FBI and Chicago police are looking into the robbery of three banks. FBI spokesman Ross Rice says the first robbery occurred early Monday on Chicago's southwest side....
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Cook Co. reports 6 cases of Legionnaires' disease
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Cook County health department says it's investigating six recent cases of Legionnaires' disease in Chicago's south suburbs. The department said Monday five cases wer...
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Homeless shelters get training on gay issues
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Homeless shelters across Chicago are getting a crash course in how to better serve members of the gay community. The Chicago Department of Human Services is conducting f...
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Cook County selling picnic tables on eBay
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Money is tight everywhere but that's not why the Cook County Forest Preserve District is selling its old picnic tables on the auction site eBay. But the thousands of dol...
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Police Review investigates taser death
Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials say a man who died after being stunned with a Taser gun by Chicago police had been released from prison days earlier. The man was identified Sunday as 39-year-...
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Activists call for Obama help on immigration
Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Activists are calling on Barack Obama to fulfill promises to keep immigrant mothers from being separated from their children. That plea came outside immigration offices ...
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Exelon offers $6.2 billion for NRG EnergyOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two years ago when NRG Energy rebuffed an $8 billion buyout offer, it said the bid was far too cheap to be taken seriously. There may be a bit of share...