Chicago
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144 illegal immigrants arrested
Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal agents have arrested 144 illegal immigrants in a series of sweeps in the Chicago area and northern Indiana. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials an...
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Area Muslims, Christians break fast together to further interfaith dialogueSep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Reciting verses from the Bible and Quran, roughly 50 area Muslims and Christians popped dates into their mouths to break fast together for the Muslim holy month of Ramad...
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Chicago worker shot while attaching Denver boot
Sep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A worker for the city of Chicago who was putting a Denver boot on a Buick was shot in the back after a confrontation with the car's owner. Police spokeswoman Monique Bon...
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Blagojevich meets with ministers, spars with Daley
Sep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said his criticism of the Chicago Transit Authority over its funding problems is not "cuckoo" like Mayor Richard Daley suggested Monday. "But I will...
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Alleged 'Groucho Bandit' nabbed after fresh heist
Sep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Prosecutors asked a judge Monday to jail the man FBI agents call the "Groucho Bandit," saying the bank robber known for his bushy fake mustache struck again while free o...
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Off-duty Chicago cop kills daughter, himself
Sep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed his young daughter and critically injured his young son before taking his own life with a gun Monday morning, police s...
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Charges upgraded against man in fatal carjackingSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities have upgraded charges to first-degree murder for a Chicago man accused in the carjacking of an 88-year-old northwestern Indiana man who was fatally injured w...
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French market planned for commuter stationSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Commuters at Metra's Ogilvie station suffering from ennui will soon be filled with joie de vivre as construction gets under way on a long-delayed French market. Groundbr...
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Chicago companies ordered to repay $200K
Sep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. -- Two Chicago businesses accused of using a North Dakota Indian reservation school to bilk the federal government have been ordered to repay more than $2...
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Metra hopes to weather year of increased expensesSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Just a few days after the Chicago Transit Authority sounded the alarm about budget troubles ahead, Metra is warning of growing expenses of its own for both capital and o...