Chicago
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Briefs: Jury starts deliberationsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - After listening to 10 weeks of testimony and arguments in Chicago's biggest mob trial in years, jurors began deliberating the fate of five defendants Tuesday. Jurors hav...
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Close call at O'Hare shows need for fixSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Normally, a bird strike on a jetliner is a traumatic but not catastrophic occurrence at O'Hare International Airport. But on July 19, one of those common incidents set ...
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Boeing's new 787 won't fly until November or DecemberSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner will not begin flight testing until months later than originally planned, the head of the company's commercial airplanes unit said today. ...
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Chicago officially sends America's bid for Olympics
Sep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that Chicago officially is the U.S. bid city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, it must convince the International Olympic Committee it deserves to stage the games. Organ...
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Culinary transplant from the citySep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - If Donna Smith ever wants a job in an upscale French restaurant, her resume is ready to go. The Long Grove resident's credentials include several cooking classes in Fran...
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Briefs: United fills seats more efficientlySep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines reported Tuesday its preliminary traffic results for August showed its highest-ever for the month for passenger load -- 86.3 percent. Total sc...
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Killer slips Elgin mental centerSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A convicted killer escaped Monday evening from the Elgin Mental Health Center by using a visitors pass, police said. Tolbert Walls, 31, whose last known address was on t...
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Lawmakers ditch bailout plan for Chicago transitSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers rejected a multimillion-dollar bailout of the Chicago region's transit agencies Tuesday, a move that not only threatens to curtail bus ser...
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R. Kelly trial delayed againSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - R. Kelly remains trapped in the legal closet. A Cook County judge postponed the R&B superstar's trial Tuesday, adding another delay to the much-prolonged, 5-year-old ca...
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City can use passenger fees for O'Hare modernization plan