Chicago
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Let's talk school funding solutionsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to school funding, Illinois has come down with a bad case of "boiling frog" syndrome. As the story goes, if you throw a frog into boiling water, he'll jum...
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Some parents struggling with back-to-school buys
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Charles Lane-Bey combed through racks of blue jeans at a Salvation Army thrift store and held up a pair with potential to his 8-year-old son, Edward, who swung them over...
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Man charged with attack on elderly landlord
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say a 28-year-old Chicago man has been charged with dousing an elderly landlord with a flammable liquid and setting him on fire. Donald Hardy was charged Friday w...
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Boeing weighs exiting $35 billion tanker competition
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co. is considering bailing out of a politically charged competition for a $35 billion contract to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, ...
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Fired Philly TV anchor admits e-mail hacking
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- A fired TV newscaster admitted Friday that he hacked into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts, pleading guilty to one count of illegally accessing a computer...
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Fitch cuts Tribune ratings deeper in 'junk' status
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings on Friday cut the issuer default rating on Tribune Co. debt further into "junk" status and said it may lower the media company's rating again b...
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Chicago mayor supports lawsuit over school funding
Aug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he supports the Chicago Urban League's lawsuit against the state of Illinois to alter the state's education funding system. The lawsuit,...
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Inspector enters parked planes at O'Hare
Aug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - American Airlines is defending its security practices after a Transportation Security Administration inspector entered nine American Eagle planes parked overnight at O'H...
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Conrad Black denied retrial on fraud chargesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman serving a 6½-year prison sentence for mail fraud and obstructing justice, lost a request for review of his...
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Editorial unfair to Obama, McCainAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - You are really off-base with your editorial (Our View, Aug. 20) regarding the travels of senators Obama and McCain. You are arguing for all elected officials to spend al...