Chicago
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Jet lags soarAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Sal LaRosa isn't supposed to be here. Standing outside a bustling United Airlines gate at O'Hare International Airport, his rolling suitcase rests in one hand and a lapt...
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BriefsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Purchasing index rises for Chicago CHICAGO -- U.S. business activity held at a level in August that suggests companies continue to expand, though at a less rapid rate, a...
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Briefs: Allstate's Liddy joins Boeing boardAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Allstate Corp. Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy has been elected to the Boeing Co. board of directors, the aerospace company said. Liddy, 61, has been chairman o...
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Melding national, religious identity key for MuslimsAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Beefed-up airport screens target anyone with a head covering -- cowboy hats, turbans, hijabs and all. A Chicago-bound flight is grounded because six men speaking Arabic ...
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Briefs: Federal review says no gas price-fixingAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it found no evidence of market manipulation by refiners and other sellers in gasoline prices spiking at more tha...
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Media can help reduce suicide riskAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - We were deeply saddened by the death of Nimisha Tiwari and her children and extend our sympathies to the Tiwari family and Nimisha's parents. When lives suddenly end as ...
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Briefs: CME Group sells trading floorsAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- CME Group Inc., which operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, announced an agreement Tuesday to sell the Merc's trading floors to...
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Media can help reduce suicide riskAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - We were deeply saddened by the death of Nimisha Tiwari and her children and extend our sympathies to the Tiwari family and Nimisha's parents. When lives end as a result ...
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Briggs: I panickedAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - After losing control and crashing his 640-horsepower Lamborghini Murcielago, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs said he panicked. "I didn't want there to be a big scene there...
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Madigan throws legislative weight behind tax hike for mass transitAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - At the largest publicity push yet for transit tax hikes, supporters roped in heavyweight support as Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan unexpectedly took the stage to...