Chicago
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Field Museum opens DNA Discovery Center
May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - A new state-of-the-art laboratory called the DNA Discovery Center is open at Chicago's Field Museum. Visitors can look through windows to see how DNA is extracted from p...
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Rooftop owner agrees to give the Cubs cut of his profits
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Ford to eliminate shift in ChicagoMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. will offer buyouts to about 1,300 workers at two assembly plants in Chicago and Louisville, Ky. Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski also said Frida...
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Tribune nears deal to sell NewsdayMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which had appeared close to a deal to buy Newsday from the Tribune Co., doesn't plan to raise its bid for the Long Island newspa...
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Conrad Black shouldn't win conviction reversal, prosecutors sayMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Conrad Black, convicted of stealing $6.1 million from Hollinger International Inc. with three other former executives, relied on sham non-competition agreements to commi...
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Aon grows profit on consulting, sale of unitsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Aon Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 2 percent on strong growth in its consulting business. The Chicago-based company's net income rose to $218 million,...
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Witness testifies Rezko offered him choice of jobsMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Loyal, discreet and good with money, Ali Ata seemed the perfect director for the Illinois Finance Authority. But his leadership of the powerful state agency was a fraud,...
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Northwestern withdraws honorary degree to Wright
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Wrigley plan in worksApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Former Gov. Jim Thompson says the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority is preparing a plan to purchase and renovate Wrigley Field that doesn't use state or local tax dol...
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CHA toughens work rules