Chicago
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'R-word' protests to new movie growing in city, suburbsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Disability advocates plan to hold a rally and hand out fliers today at some of the local theaters showing the movie "Tropic Thunder." The movie, which makes jokes about ...
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Toll authority just perpetuates itselfAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Brian McPartlin recently addressed a Schaumburg business association and commented on the economic viability of the Illinois tollway. Mr. McPartlin is an excellent spoke...
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Chicago says 2009 budget outlook is bleak
Aug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago officials aren't saying how many city workers might lose their jobs to help fill an estimated $420 million budget hole. City Chief Financial Officer Paul Volpe s...
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4 shot in Chicago attempted robbery
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say four people have been shot in an attempted jewelry store robbery on Chicago's West Side. Chicago police spokeswoman Officer JoAnn Taylor said Wednesday that t...
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As Chicago cop sits in Iowa cell, officials fume
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- No one disputes that Michael Mette punched Jake Gothard, fracturing his nose, cheek and jaw, during a drunken altercation in Dubuque two years ago. B...
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On the bill for Chicago?Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - In the spirit of Bill Murray, who's taking a (literal) leap of faith to support the USO at the Chicago Air & Water Show, here are some other stunts we'd like to see happ...
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Settlement in root canal death
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The family of a 46-year-old Chicago school principal who died of cardiac arrest while under sedation for a root canal has been awarded $3.9 million in a settlement. An a...
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Chicago Air & Water Show remains the Greatest Show Above the EarthAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're old enough to remember how cool it once was to fly, you know just how glum the whole affair has gotten in the last few decades. An event like the Chicago Air &...
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Tribune Co. posts $4.5 billion 2Q loss
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tribune Co. plunged to a $4.53 billion loss in the second quarter after taking a $3.84 billion charge to write down the book value of its newspaper brands. T...
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Gov's wife gets a new job
Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich is getting a new job. She's expected to start work next month at a a nonprofit Chicago homeless agency that's received more than $2...