Chicago
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Woman dead in Chicago alley
May 12, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Chicago police are investigating the bludgeoning death of a woman on the city's southeast side. Officers say they found the woman late Sunday night in an alle...
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Judge issues gag order in bartender beating case
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge says prosecutors and attorneys representing the Chicago police officer charged in a videotaped beating of a bartender must stop talking about the cas...
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University of Chicago students wrap up scavenger hunt
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The list of 269 items is outrageous and seemingly impossible. But dozens of students from the University of Chicago returned Sunday from their four-day multistate trek d...
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Chicago to expand recycling program
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - City officials are expanding a recycling program across Chicago. The so-called "Blue Cart" program allows residents to put recyclables in carts without presorting. The c...
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New library planned for U of C
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Renowned architect Helmut Jahn has designed a new library at the University of Chicago that will be partially underground and topped with a glass dome. The library will ...
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Chicago police wound man in shooting
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Authorities say Chicago police have shot and seriously wounded a man in the South Side's West Englewood neighborhood. Officers reportedly responded to a call ...
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El Al places firm order for Boeing 777-200ER jets
May 11, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Chicago-based Boeing Co. has announced a firm order from El Al Israel Airlines for four 777-200ERs. The extended-range passenger jets are worth $850 million a...
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Tests find drug traces in Lake Michigan
May 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago officials say the city's drinking water is safe despite recent tests that found trace amounts of pharmaceuticals and an insect repellent. John Spatz is the city'...
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Chicago community leaders discuss gun violence
May 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Mayor Richard M. Daley has asked Chicago residents to work to rid guns from their communities and support a ban on automatic weapons. Daley made the tape-recorded statem...
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Cable fire snarls rapid transit
May 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The aftermath of a cable fire was causing major delays and cancellations of rapid transit service in downtown Chicago. The fire was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Saturd...