Chicago
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Obama distances himself from pastor
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday denounced inflammatory remarks from his pastor, who has railed against the United States and accus...
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Bond set for music teacher accused of sexually abusing studentsMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge has set bond at $150,000 for a music teacher at Kenwood Academy on Chicago's South Side who is accused of sexually abusing two male students. The bon...
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Chicago's new top cop says shakeup brings 'positive role models'Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago's new police superintendent said he was looking for new ideas and "positive role models" when he replaced 21 of 25 district commanders in a department whose imag...
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'North Side Rapist' sentenced to 100 years in prison
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Boarding schools proposed for Chicago Public Schools
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Daley cuts spendingMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says the country is in a recession and the city needs to prepare for any resulting economic slowdown. That's why he announced steps Thursday ...
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Witness details efforts to oppose hospitalMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The former head of Metra gave jurors in the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko an inside look Thursday at lobbying behind a vote to allow a new hospital in Crystal ...
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CTA drops Blue Line legMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Citing low ridership, the Chicago Transit Authority says it plans to halt rapid transit train service on the 54th/Cermak branch of the Blue Line, which runs west to Cice...
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Inmate killed in fightMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal officials say an inmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago has died from injuries he suffered in fight with another prisoner. Prison spo...
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Resident falls to his deathMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago police are attempting to learn why 23-year-old Michael Rivera fell 19 stories to his death from the fire escape of the Near North Side apartment building where h...