Chicago
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FBI says 25 indicted in mortgage fraud scheme
Feb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The FBI says 25 people have been charged in one of the biggest mortgage fraud schemes ever prosecuted in the Chicago area. The agency says the suspects were named in thr...
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Vallas mum on political futureFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Former governor candidate and Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas returned to town recently to talk education reform -- but not politics. Vallas side-stepped a ques...
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Analysts cool on prospects for PlayboyFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Though long-suffering Playboy Enterprises Inc. reported a tiny quarterly revenue increase last fall, the company hasn't convinced analysts improvement will be sustained....
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Ritchie Capital sues fund investorsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Ritchie Capital Management LLC sued investors who are trying to force one of its hedge funds into bankruptcy, claiming they disparaged the Lisle-based investment firm. C...
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Aon's changes reduce profit
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Priest pleads not guiltyFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A Jesuit priest convicted of molesting two boys pleaded innocent Wednesday to charges that he traveled outside the U.S. to engage in sex with a teenage boy. The Rev. Do...
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Man accused of threatening judgeFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A man set to appear in a Chicago court on Monday faces a charge of sending a threatening communication to a federal judge, authorities said. Anthony Meyers, 30, was indi...
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Children's Memorial expansion OK'd
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Oceanarium to close for makeoverFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The popular Oceanarium marine mammal exhibit at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium will be closed for several months starting in September to allow construction crews to update an...
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Recycle plastic bags a law?