Chicago
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Robbery suspect arrestedFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A man suspected of robbing 10 banks in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana, and earning the nickname "the Kangol bandit," has been arrested. According to the FBI, 57-...
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Oprah to address gradsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Oprah Winfrey has been tapped to deliver the commencement address at Stanford University's graduation ceremony in June. University President John Hennessy announced Winf...
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Rezko lawyers want to bar list of state workers he sponsored
Feb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Lawyers for indicted political contributor Antoin "Tony" Rezko asked a federal judge Thursday to bar prosecutors from telling jurors at his upcoming fraud trial about st...
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Attorney who won battles with Chicago mob diesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - It may seem an odd compliment, but there is perhaps no better praise for the work Assistant U.S. Attorney Mitchell Mars did than how mobsters referred to him. "That (exp...
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Suspect known at 'Kangol bandit' arrested
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Library sculpture stolenFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police say a stainless-steel sculpture that stood at the entrance of the Newberry Library since 2005 has been stolen. Newberry Library president David Spadafora ...
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Exposure causes deathFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - An autopsy has determined that the death of a rowing coach who collapsed near a lagoon in Chicago's Lincoln Park was caused in part by exposure to frigid temperatures. T...
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One ruling in favor of Rezko, other againstFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The judge in charge of the Tony Rezko trial handed him both a defeat and a victory Tuesday, ruling the government can have its key witness testify about statements he al...
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Sculpture that stood outside Newberry Library stolen
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Give citizens option of self-defenseFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again, on the heels of the Lane Bryant killings, is another mass shooting at NIU. What are we to do? As I listened to a morning talk show a few moments ago, a shr...