Chicago
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Ueberroth goes on offensive in IOC money dispute
Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Peter Ueberroth took a swipe at international officials critical of the money the U.S. Olympic Committee receives, setting up some possibly uncomfortabl...
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CTA announces new fare card with I-GO
Oct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Officials have approved a new Chicago Transit Authority fare card that can also be used for a car rental service. Anyone who registers for the card can use CTA's trains...
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Chicago man faces fraud charges for suburban mortgagesOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal agents arrested Chicago resident Tomas Leiskunas, a Lithuanian national who also goes by the name of Elidijus Pocevicius, Friday in connection with a $3.7 millio...
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Three miles and counting: Scalf finds personal victory in runningOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - My friend Abby Scalf and I laugh about it now. But she wasn't laughing months ago when she was about to do a three-mile run on her treadmill. "There's no way I can do th...
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GPS could save airlines time and fuel
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an up...
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Firemen battle blaze on Chicago RiverOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Firefighters and barge workers battled a stubborn fire on the Chicago River this morning. The fire was burning next to the State Street Bridge near the Loop. A pylon n...
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Olympic women's champion among contenders for Chicago MarathonOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Berhane Adere looks to do something Sunday that no woman has ever been done before. The Ethiopian is out to capture her third consecutive Bank of America Chicago Maratho...
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Kids' health gives marathoners push to keep goingOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - On Saturday night, thousands of runners will feast on pasta in their last carb load before the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning. The Marathon Web site ...
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Chicago announces city jobs cuts
Oct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is cutting nearly 240 jobs by combining several departments as the city continues to try to close a multimillion dollar budget hole. The city...
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Bus shooting suspect turns himself inOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A man wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a girl on a CTA bus earlier this week has surrendered to police at a church. The man's mother recognized him after po...