Chicago
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Slots at track would turn it into a casinoFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Arlington Park racetrack is one of six remaining horse racing venues in the state of Illinois. Those six racetracks are controlled by three groups which each year get ...
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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...