Chicago
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Fossett declared deadFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett was declared legally dead Friday by a Chicago court five months after the airplane he was flying went missing over Nevada, U...
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Accused Cook Co. jail guard suesFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Cook County jail guard implicated in the escape of six inmates in 2006 has filed a lawsuit against the county and several jail officials, saying they falsely im...
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Politics of Oprah, McBain and VintonFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - First, Oprah endorses Obama, Now, McBain (parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Simpsons) endorses McCain. What's next? (Bobby) Vinton for Clinton? Walter Brzeski Chic...
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Female condom maker sees record salesFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of Chicago-based Female Health Company Inc. shot up nearly 8 percent Wednesday on the company's announcement it had swung to a net profit of $854,600, or 3 cents ...
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Playboy misses expectations, says 'murkiness' is aheadFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc. posted an unforeseen fourth quarter loss and forecasted a first-quarter 30 percent decline in print advertising revenue after a major client cut...
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Privatizing Midway Airport in worksFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The city of Chicago is moving another step closer to privatizing Midway Airport. The city announced Wednesday it was asking operators that want a long-term lease to subm...
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Briefs: Parents want special testFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A group of Latino parents is expressing fears that requiring their children to take the regular state math and reading exams could result in widespread failure and shatt...
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Despite sales drop, area homes maintain valueFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Home sales in the Chicago area declined in the fourth quarter of 2007, but the Illinois Association of Realtors is hopeful housing provisions in the federal government's...
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Chicago on list for brewer's HQFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - DENVER -- The headquarters of the proposed joint venture between Molson Coors and SABMiller will not likely be in either Denver or Milwaukee, where the two companies hav...
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'Decoupling' is an innovative strategyFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas are inviting customers to use less natural gas. That's the result of an innovative tool used in 12 other states and recently approved by ...