Chicago
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Burnham's vision for Chicago area 'remarkably relevant' 100 years laterOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It's 1909 and the region has a problem. Traffic is murder. Freight trains are backed up. There's not enough open space. Air and water pollution are troubling. Sound fami...
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Appeals court orders Chicago officer freed
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- An appeals court Wednesday ordered a Chicago police officer freed from prison in an Iowa assault case that had top brass back home defending one of t...
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Chicagoan gets Michigan home with $1.75 eBay bid
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - SAGINAW, Mich. -- With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman is getting an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan. The Saginaw News reports 30-year-old Joanne Smith ...
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Chargers take field at home for first timeSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Chargers from Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights came running through a breakthrough banner made by their cheerleaders on Saturday, it signaled more...
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Chicago cabbies seek fare increase
Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Claiming a $1-per-ride surcharge hasn't help them much, Chicago taxi drivers plan to petition City Hall for a 16 percent fare increase. United Taxidrivers Community Coun...
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Chicago man charged in police officer's death
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police have charged a man with first-degree murder in the death of an officer who was shot while serving a search warrant. Police said Monday that 37-year-old La...
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Rezko courthouse visits fuel rumors he's talking
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Convicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko has been quietly visiting Chicago's federal courthouse, setting off speculation that he may be spilling secrets to federal ...
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Strike tables Boeing's 787 delivery to Japan
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- Delivery schedules for Boeing's repeatedly delayed 787 mid-sized jet are now up in the air because of a strike that has shut down production, the manufacturer's...
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City officials say layoffs coming
Sep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - About 1,000 city employees could be laid off and 3,000 vacant positions eliminated under Mayor Richard Daley's effort to balance the city's budget. Union leaders briefed...
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Midway goes private, gets new lease on lifeSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago will be flying solo when it comes to airports next year. Officials confirmed Tuesday Chicago has struck a deal to privatize Midway Airport for $2.52 ...