Chicago
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University of Chicago to establish economics instituteMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The University of Chicago plans to spend about $200 million to establish the Milton Friedman Institute for the study of economics to attract scholars, students and donor...
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Chicago overturns foie gras ban
May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - For French chef Didier Durand, foie gras was a dish he cooked with his mother growing up in France. So he was elated to learn Wednesday that the Chicago City Council vot...
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Contract prompts federal investigation of Chicago Park District
May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A firm that lost a bid for a contract to manage Chicago's harbors has written a letter to state and federal authorities expressing concern the process was skewed in favo...
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Drink water, and risk a failed drug test?May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that Chicago tap water has been found to contain traces of drugs, will professional sport leagues and workplaces that drug test their employees add it their list of ...
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New museum to open in restored mansion
May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago mansion built in 1880s has been restored to its original grandeur and next month will be reopened as the Richard H. Driehaus Museum. The museum will be housed ...
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Boy whose stroller blew into lake is getting stronger
May 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago says a 2-year-old boy who spent 15 minutes underwater after his stroller was blown into Lake Michigan has grown strong enough to ...
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Unissued tickets foundMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Records made public by the city of Chicago show a police officer was fired last month after deputy sheriffs evicting him from his home in August 2005 found foil packets ...
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Trib nixes plan to sell Wrigley Field to state
May 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Tribune Co. and its CEO Sam Zell rejected an Illinois state agency's plan to buy Wrigley Field and are pushing ahead to sell the ballpark together with the Chicago Cubs,...
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Unissued parking tickets found
May 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Records made public by the city of Chicago show a police officer was fired last month after deputy sheriffs evicting him from his home in August 2005 found foil packets ...
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Fourth Kelly juror pickedMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A criminal justice student who said she knew one or two songs by R&B star R. Kelly and called his music "old stuff" was added to the jury in the singer's child pornograp...