Chicago
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Seniors need aid in many waysNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - As an advocate of welfare reform legislation in America, for the past decade, Catholic Charities has addressed issues such as housing, the working poor and hunger in ann...
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Flight from Chicago searched for bomb at NYC's LaGuardia
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK A plane that flew from Chicago to LaGuardia Airport was searched today after someone reported finding a bomb threat against the plane on the Internet, official...
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Longtime Chicago disc jockey Jimmy Pearson Staggs dies at 72Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Jimmy Pearson Staggs, an iconic Chicago disc jockey who toured with The Beatles and interviewed scores of legendary musicians, has died, his daughter said. He was 72. S...
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Chicago Transit Authority sets new deadline for fare hike, service cuts
Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority has approved a set of service cuts and fare hikes that will take effect January 20th if the agency doesn't receive state government funding...
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The high costs of domestic violenceNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - I am writing in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to shed some light on the economic impact of domestic violence. As director of Wilson SC Associates ...
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Judge allows bond for Jesuit priest charged with molesting boys
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a Jesuit priest accused of molesting a boy he traveled with on an overseas trip released on $50,000 bail. U.S. Magistrate Judge Arland...
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Reimbursement rates are too lowNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - A new study reveals Illinois reimburses foster parents at a rate far below the actual costs of caring for a foster child, according to a report released in October by th...
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Defense opens case in Liberty City 7 terrorism trial
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- The leader of a group of men on trial for allegedly plotting to topple Chicago's Sears Tower took the witness stand in his own defense Tuesday, describing his f...
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Police investigating their use of Taser on 82-year-old woman
Nov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago Police are investigating an officer's use of a Taser on an 82-year-old woman. Spokeswoman Monique Bond says the officer used a Taser to shock Lillian Fletcher on...
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One dead, three injured in apartment fire
Nov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - A man was killed and three people were injured yesterday in an apartment fire on the city's North Side. Fire Department Commander Will Knight says the fire at the three-...