Chicago
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We certainly can't have thatOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Gerald Shinn, in his Oct. 17 letter, suggests that Cook County workers be replaced by illegal immigrants. Sounds good, but the illegals would probably put in a full day'...
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3 of four boaters die after craft hits breakwater
Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cook County Medical Examiner is reporting that three of four boaters rescued from Lake Michigan after their sailboat ran into a breakwater last night have died. Fire...
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One bag dropped from plane found
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A railroad employee found one of two bags that fell from an aircraft that left Chicago's Midway Airport and was forced to return because the cabin failed to pressurize. ...
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Chicago Red Cross sends 2 dozen to help wildfire victimsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - While Southern California continues to burn, local volunteers have begun arriving to help. The American Red Cross of the Greater Chicago Area has already deployed more t...
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Kuwaiti group pushes for greater U.S. tradeOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Armed with surveys showing Americans know little about Kuwait and often think it is a "terrorist state," a delegation of Kuwaitis toured the Chicago area Tuesday touting...
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Ambulance transporting Chicago Marathon runner got lost
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The ambulance that rushed a dying Chicago Marathon runner from the race to the hospital apparently got lost on the way, authorities said. Chad Schieber collapsed while r...
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Release list of cops with multiple complaints, aldermen urge
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Twenty-eight aldermen asked a federal judge Monday to release to them confidential information concerning hundreds of Chicago police officers who have been repeatedly ac...
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Zell says newspaper industry needs discipline, less complacency
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Billionaire investor Sam Zell told a group of newspaper executives Monday that the industry's woes result partly from complacency in responding too slowly to rapid chang...
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Boxing event is city's Olympic trial
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When about 650 amateur boxers gather in Chicago for the world championships that begin today, they won't be the only ones with Olympic hopes on the line. The tourn...
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Teen survives lightning strike
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 14-year-old Chicago boy now belongs to an exclusive club. Jason Torres was struck by lightning and lived to tell about it. He was struck as he rode a bike during storm...