Chicago
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Man pleads not guilty in fatal overdose caseJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago man accused dealing a fatal dose of heroin to a McHenry woman formally pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge that could earn him a 30-year prison term. Carlton...
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Tribune editor, L.A. Times publisher announce resignations
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski and Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller resigned Monday as parent company Tribune Co. cuts staff and shrinks its papers na...
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Police superintendent meets with aldermen
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago aldermen told new Police Superintendent Jody Weis that officers seem to be doing less and taking fewer guns off the streets. Weis said that could be because offi...
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Exelon to slash greenhouse gases by 2020
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Exelon Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to slash its greenhouse gas emissions and those of its customers within 12 years to levels below what one of th...
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DePaul students excavating former Pullman town
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - DePaul University students are digging into the past of a Chicago community that was the brainchild of rail car magnate George Pullman. The students are wrapping up a fi...
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Jackson's campaign cash at $894,000
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For the November general election, seven-term Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has an opponent that is much lesser known. Even so, the Democratic incumbent's ...
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Police pose as pedestrians to nab errant drivers
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - One driver saw the pedestrian in the crosswalk but hadn't heard about the "new" law requiring him to stop. Another knew about the law but didn't see the pedestrian. Moto...
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2 teens slain over weekend
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two teenagers in weekend violence. Seventeen-year-old Marlow Jones was shot while standing on the street early Su...
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State police enforcing Scott's law
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois drivers need to be careful around emergency vehicles or risk a ticket from authorities who have stepped up enforcement of a 2002 law. More than 1,770 tickets ha...
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Chicago bus catches fire
Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say dozens of people were evacuated when the rear engine compartment of a Chicago Transit Authority bus caught fire on the city's Lake Shore Drive. CTA spoke...