Chicago
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Ebert's surgery failedApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Movie critic Roger Ebert will resume writing reviews later this month, but will not rejoin his syndicated television show because he is still unable to speak. In a lette...
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Truckers cited for impeding traffic
Apr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Three truck drivers are accused of impeding traffic on the Stevenson expressway -- apparently as part of a protest of high fuel prices by truckers nationwide. An Illino...
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United Airlines inspecting 777s, warns passengers to expect delays
Apr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - United Airlines is testing dozens of Boeing 777s to make sure components of a cargo fire suppression system are operating effectively. The Chicago-based airline says tes...
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Chicago official resignsApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago official who boosted the 2004 hiring of an unqualified teenager as a building inspector has resigned. Nearly 14 months ago, Mayor Richard Daley refused to fi...
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Rezko trial witness tells of pressure for $750,000 payoffApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It wasn't enough that Stuart Levine was raking in kickback after kickback from finder's fees associated with mammoth deals on state pension fund deals. He wanted the mam...
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Police officer accused of battery
Apr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A Chicago Police officer has been charged with three counts of official misconduct and domestic battery for allegedly attacking a woman while on duty. Police News Affair...
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School's out for gun protest
Apr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Enough desks to fill a classroom sat empty in a downtown plaza Tuesday, each bearing a pair of sneakers and representing one of 20 Chicago Public Schools students killed...
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Illinois stadium agency, Tribune exchange offers on Wrigley sale
Apr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority has exchanged proposals with the Tribune Co. over the possible purchase of Wrigley Field. But steep political and financial hurd...
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Few answers for lawmakers on mistaken Blagojevich grant
Apr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois House committee grilled a Blagojevich administration aide for 90 minutes today about a botched $1 million grant to a private school, but got l...
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Schaumburg firm wins court battleMar 31, 2008 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- An Illinois appellate court upheld a lower court's decision Monday that Sprint Nextel Corp. must stop selling Nextel-branded products in parts of the Midwest....