Chicago
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Briefs: Sears' Lampert goes on defenseNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert criticized media coverage of his company and Wall Street commentary in a letter to employees Friday, a da...
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Briefs: Groom cleared in meleeNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - A judge has acquitted a bridegroom and his brother on charges they battered a police officer at an Orland Park wedding reception. Judge David Sterba found the groom's co...
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Sears Tower terror case going to jury
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Little evidence exists that six men were involved in an alleged plot to topple the Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices, their lawyers said in closing arguments Fri...
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FCC decision clears Tribune Co. sale to billionaire Zell
Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ The Federal Communications Commission approved the $8.2 billion buyout of the Tribune Co. by a 3-2 vote Friday, a move that will allow the deal to close by ...
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Chicago hedge fund to buy part of E-Trade
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- E-Trade Financial Corp., which flirted with collapse amid the growing mortgage crisis, said Thursday it is getting a $2.55 billion cash infusion from Citadel...
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Briefs: Victim's family sues barNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The family of a man shot to death in December while at a Chicago nightclub with former Chicago Bear Terry "Tank" Johnson has sued the bar's owners and operators. The fam...
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Winter storm warning for Saturday; United cancels flights
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The National Weather Service has upgraded Saturday's winter storm watch for the Chicago area into a winter storm warning. The warning will be in effect from 2 p.m. to mi...
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Navtec traffic studio opensNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Almost exactly one year after its acquisition of Traffic.com Inc., global mapmaker Navteq Corp. opened its most sophisticated traffic hub in downtown Chicago Thursday. ...
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FBI official picked to lead Chicago police
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Mayor Richard Daley picked a Philadelphia FBI official on Thursday as Chicago's next top cop to lead a department tarnished by allegations of police misconduct and abuse...
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5-year-old Chicago boy dies after TV falls on top of him
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities say a five-year-old boy died after a television fell on him in his South Side home. Police say it's not clear how the television fell on Sergio Chavez, but t...