Chicago
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Rezko witness says clout trumped experienceMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In her experience, it was who you knew, not what you knew, that reigned supreme in getting appointed to state boards and commissions, a former Blagojevich administration...
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Rep. Bobby Rush undergoes cancer surgery
Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush successfully underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from a salivary gland and was scheduled to recover at home for several weeks, officials...
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Bond denied for teen charged in school shooting
Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has denied bond for a 15-year-old boy charged in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Crane High School junior outside the school. Devonte Smith, who...
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Elgin woman killed in hit-and-runMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A 23-year-old Elgin woman was killed early Sunday morning in an apparent hit-and-run accident, Chicago police said. Ashley Brown and an unidentified 26-year-old Chicago ...
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Man guilty of '69 shooting out of jailMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A Canadian man who pleaded guilty in February to the 1969 shooting of a Chicago police officer has been released from Cook County jail. In exchange for his guilty plea t...
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Chicago cop fired after criminal past revealedMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A veteran Chicago police officer was fired after an investigation revealed he concealed a felony conviction when he applied for the job. David Hayes pleaded guilty in 19...
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Police searching for suspect in Chicago student's shooting death
Mar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - One Chicago Public Schools student has been shot dead and another was beaten with a golf club near a high school on the city's West Side. A puddle of blood marked the si...
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Boeing considers tanker deal protestMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Boeing Co. said late Friday it will give "serious consideration" over the weekend to filing a formal protest of the Air Force's decision to award a $35 billio...
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Woman allegedly tried to poison two children and herself
Mar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities in Chicago say a West Side woman has been indicted on 27 charges for allegedly trying to kill her 3-year-old and 10-month-old children by spiking their juice...
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Governor's pardon raises eyebrowsMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - An administrator at the Chicago school that mistakenly received a $1 million state grant was one of just 67 people to get a pardon from Gov. Rod Blagojevich during his f...