Chicago
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Taste of Chicago -- with a twistJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - OK, we admit it. It's not like you're going to find monkey brains for sale at the Taste of Chicago. And even the less repulsive, but still exotic, dishes such as fried g...
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Court upholds conviction in state trooper's death
Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction a Chicago man for the shooting death of a state trooper who came to his aid along a highway. The court issued ...
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Telecoms should not get immunityJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - People who knowingly commit crimes, if caught, are punished. Are corporations exempt from the law? The telecom companies should not be given any escape mechanisms. Th...
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The boon of NIU's proton therapyJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, Northern Illinois University made a significant step toward bringing a state-of-the-art proton therapy cancer treatment center to the Chicago area when offici...
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Protests in ChicagoJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Dozens of protesters converged on downtown Chicago to urge lawmakers and Governor Rod Blagojevich to avoid devastating budget cuts. The Illinois Legislative Voter Coalit...
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Court quickly upholds Black's convictions
Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Conrad Black's convictions of fraud and obstruction of justice, brushing aside his claim he and three other former Hollinger ...
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Feds alleges coverup of flight handling errors
Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general's office has confirmed that managers at an FAA radar facility handling flights into and out of Chicago's airpor...
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Lawsuit settled in 2006 Stroger Hospital beating
Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - An elderly stroke victim and Cook County have settled a lawsuit stemming from an attack on the man by Stroger Hospital security officers. In the lawsuit, 78-year-old Agu...
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Tribune Tower on the block?
Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Tribune Company says it's exploring a possible sale of its iconic headquarters on Chicago's Magnificent Mile while also eyeing ways of "maximizing the value" of building...
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Fresh off Tony win, Chicago playwright serves up 'Donuts'Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Tracy Letts has earned some time off. For more than a year, "August: Osage County," his blistering dysfunctional family drama that took first Chicago and then New York ...