Chicago
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Museum starts fund driveApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is launching a $205 million fundraising effort. The campaign is the museum's largest fundraising effort since it opened 75 ...
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Police want help identifying accident victimApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Police are looking for help identifying a pedestrian hit by a car on O'Hare International Airport property near Bensenville. He was struck at 11:30 p.m. Saturday while c...
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Hung jury causes second mistrial in Sears Tower terror case
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- A federal judge in Miami has declared another mistrial for six men accused of plotting to spark an anti-government war by toppling Chicago's Sears Tower and bom...
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Chicago police officers charged
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on charges they lied on several occasions about the arrests they made. Officer John Haleas is accused of falsifying info...
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Chicago gets cash for Lake Shore Drive potholes
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's pothole-plagued Lake Shore Drive will soon get a $4.5 million facelift. Earlier this month, Chicago officials said the north end of the scenic route along Lake...
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Police officer acquitted of conspiracy
Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A former Maywood police officer has been acquitted of charges he tipped off a gang leader about a 2005 police drug raid. An investigation intended to net drug dealers wh...
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Cougar's killing by police prompts controversyApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - There is debate over the decision to shoot and kill a 150-pound cougar in Roscoe Village. The 5-foot-long animal was found roaming the neighborhood Monday. Chicago poli...
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It was a sad day for Marlon PerkinApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Marlon Perkins would not be proud today. Why could not the police have used their Taser guns on the poor cougar? They all have one. Twelve officers with Tasers could hav...
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Northern Trust reports profitApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago-based Northern Trust Corp.'s first-quarter earnings more than doubled on a gain from selling Visa Inc. shares as part of credit-card company's initial public off...
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The sorry fate of cougar in ChicagoApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago police officers who valiantly venture into the city's most dangerous and deadly neighborhoods to rescue abused dogs and cats from the clutches of inhumane cr...