Chicago
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Revamping the path to collegeMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Weak school support and financial aid hurdles can derail even the most qualified students on the road to college, says a new study that could be instructive for suburban...
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Airports nearly back to normal after storm
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Flights are mostly back on schedule at Chicago airports. An unseasonable snowstorm struck the area Friday, forcing the cancellation of more than 400 flights at O'Hare In...
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Lonely Planet City Guides growing up
Mar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Lonely Planet has long been synonymous with adventurous, no-frills young travelers, but the guidebook company's City Guides are growing up. The revise...
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Cross comes to Daley PlazaMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In preparation for an Easter sunrise resurrection service, a 19-foot cross has been erected on Daley Plaza in Chicago, and in a rare blending of purposes, one of those t...
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Woman sues Oprah claiming she was hurt in mad dash for seats
Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A woman claims in a lawsuit that she was injured in a dash for seats at Oprah Winfrey's talk show. Orit Greenberg's lawsuit seeks at least $50,000 in damages. She claims...
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Phone tapes give Levine testimony added credibilityMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The tale of the tapes moved prosecutors closer toward defendant Antoin "Tony" Rezko on Friday, with recordings of Rezko being played for the first time. The tapes played...
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Foster will help to save ConstitutionMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The election of Bill Foster is invigorating. He will be another vote for the Constitution in a Congress where there are too few with guts. Given the Bush administratio...
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73-year-old charged with shooting wife of two months
Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities have set bond at $500,000 for a 73-year-old man charged with shooting his new wife at in their home on Chicago's South Side. Cook County State's Attorney's o...
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Attorney: 'Missing' businessman wants no contact with family
Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A lawyer for a Chicago businessman who hasn't been seen by his family since last fall says the man is now living in Hong Kong with his second wife. The family has feared...
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Rush back Camp CourageMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago Rush and Deb Hohensee, wife of head coach Mike Hohensee, will help raise awareness and funds for Camp Courage, a camp for children living with grief, at toni...