Chicago
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Shedd says beluga calf to be named Miki
Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The votes are in and the Shedd Aquarium says its four-month-old beluga whale calf will be named Miki (MEE'-kee), an Inuit word for "little." Nearly 9,000 votes were cast...
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Boeing to expand business in India
Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- Boeing Co. has tentatively agreed to send as much as $1 billion in aerospace manufacturing work to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. in India over the ...
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Brookfield Zoo staff says farewell to 52-year-old hippoDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo's Hansel was the hippopotamus version of Dick Clark. Well past the age of the average entertainer, Hansel was still creating smiles. Hansel was the second...
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Briefs: India's Tata may win Land Rover bidDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. could name Indian automaker Tata Motors Ltd. a "preferred bidder" for its Jaguar and Land Rover units as early as Friday, two people briefed on...
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Briefs: Autopsy sheds no light on woman's deathDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cook County medical examiner's office says autopsy results were inconclusive for a Chicago elementary school principal who died during a root canal at a North Side d...
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Bus misadventure merits Kelly breakDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Prosecutors on Wednesday urged the arrest of R&B superstar R. Kelly, who missed a scheduled court appearance on child pornography charges because of what attorneys said ...
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Chicago attorney charged with fraud
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A Chicago lawyer lied about the finances of Refco Inc., misleading investors who lost more than $1 billion in the financial downfall of the commodities broke...
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Chicago attorney charged with fraud
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A Chicago lawyer lied about the finances of Refco Inc., misleading investors who lost more than $1 billion in the financial downfall of the commodities broke...
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Daley says son made mistake with sewer company
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said Tuesday his son made a mistake when he acquired a stake in a sewer-inspection company that did business with the city. "I did not know a...
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Political hiring still thrives in Chicago, monitor says
Dec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Political hiring is still thriving at City Hall despite high-profile efforts to stamp out patronage, according to an annual report from a federal monitor. The report by ...