Chicago
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Local foundations to help Chicago's Olympic bidFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - A group of Chicago foundations plan to offer $3.5 million in grants to help neighborhoods affected by Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The John D. and Catheri...
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Family suing CTA bus driver in woman's death
Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The family of a woman who was hit and killed by a Chicago Transit Authority bus she had been riding on a minute or two earlier is suing the driver and asking witnesses t...
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Two dead, three wounded in stabbing attack
Feb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago Police say two men were fatally stabbed and at three others were injured when a fight broke out Saturday night in an apartment in the city's Little Village neigh...
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Ice falls, strikes pedestrian on Sears Tower
Feb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police say a man struck on the head by falling ice while he was walking outside the Sears Tower is in good condition. Police say the incident occurred late Frida...
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Veteran sportscaster suspended over anti-Semitic remark
Feb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago radio station WMVP-AM has suspended veteran sportscaster Chet Coppock until Feb. 23 because of an offensive remark he made about Jews on his show a week ago. Cop...
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Chicago cop cleared of DUIFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Cook County judge has dismissed drunken driving charges against a Chicago police officer in connection with a fatal crash. Judge Donald Panarese said Friday there was ...
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Ex-Chicago schools chief still challenging the systemFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas developed a reputation as an unabashed reformer, unafraid to ruffle feathers. Vallas, now superintenden...
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Police search downtown hotel for fugitive
Feb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago police, including a SWAT team, searched a downtown hotel late Friday night for a fugitive wanted on a LaSalle County warrant. Police and staff at the Congress Ho...
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Suspect back in courtFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A man accused of trying to kill a Chicago police officer was in a Cook County courtroom Friday -- nearly 40 years after he is said to have fired three bullets into the m...
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Teacher likely will be firedFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - A Chicago teacher faces dismissal after wrapping masking tape around a special education student to keep him in his chair when he wouldn't sit down, authorities said. Th...