Chicago
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Stroger administration hunkers down against pressJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Besieged with negative press over a record-breaking $426 million sales tax increase, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's administration is forbidding department h...
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Mickey Hart: Unity, healing through the beatJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Drummers are expected to focus on rhythm, but Mickey Hart's dedication cannot be compared to that of your average skin brasher. For him, rhythm is seemingly inseparable ...
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5-year-old drowns in harbor
Jul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - A 5-year-old boy is dead after falling into Jackson Park Harbor on Chicago's South Side. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the boy fell from a rock l...
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Can it be summer without potholes?Jul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Would somebody at city hall ask the mayor if it's still pothole season. Must be. Because the streets are still a mess and it's July! Timothy D. O'Reilly Chicago ...
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3 hurt, 1 dead in post-fireworks shootings
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State of emergency looms in IllinoisJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - A lack of cooperation among our legislative leaders and the governor threatens to grind the operations of numerous social service agencies to a halt--the very agencies ...
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Tribune signs repayment dealJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, signed a $300 million asset-backed commercial paper credit agreement with Barclays Bank PLC, using $225 ...
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Parents win lawsuit over custody dispute
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Wesley Clark insult a political charadeJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama's pinch hitter, retired General Wesley Clark, rung the bell when he belittled Sen. John McCain's service in Vietnam. Sen. Obama, in his speech later, vehemen...
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U of C cuts ties with state student loan agency