Chicago
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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...
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Fire guts Chinatown restaurant
Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities in Chicago say a weekend extra-alarm fire that gutted a popular Malaysian restaurant in Chinatown could have been a lot worse, except for one lucky fact. The...
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Daley defends payments for gradesOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The nation's third-largest school system has handed out more than $265,000 in checks for good grades. Chicago Public Schools distributed payouts Thursday to 1,650 freshm...
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Vote delayed on Chicago gay high school
Oct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools has delayed a vote on a proposal to open a "gay-friendly" high school that will weave gay and lesbian "heroes" into its curriculum. Chicago Publi...