Chicago
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Does Chicago need 2016 Olympics?Aug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The question of Chicago applying for the 2016 Olympic Games demands more answers than the questions it currently produces. In order to adequately measure the value of t...
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Congress has duty to guard electionsAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We the citizens of America, "the home of the free and the brave," depend on the courts and elected officials to guard our freedoms. Therefore, it is the duty of Congres...
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American Airlines, safety inspectors end weeklong feudAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration and American Airlines are making love not war after a week of testy statements and counterclaims involving a controversia...
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Sky's Fowles coming up big in OlympicsAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - "Big Syl" is coming up big in Beijing. And her employer, the Chicago Sky, believes it needs to think big to welcome her home. Sylvia Fowles will likely be returning from...
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Aon buys Benfield for $1.6 billion
Aug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Aon Corp., the world's biggest insurance broker, said Friday it has agreed to buy Britain's Benfield Group Ltd. for almost US$1.6 billion in cash. Chicago-base...
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Drive-by wounds 5 on Chicago's South Side
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Temple to close Libertyville plant, move jobs to ChicagoAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley and Tempel Steel said Thursday the company will expand and renovate its current manufacturing plant in Chicago and bring more than 350 jobs to the...
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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
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Man charged with attack on elderly landlord