Chicago
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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
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Chicago man charged with firing gun at Schaumburg homeSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A Chicago man is being held on $50,000 bond after police said he shot a gun at his girlfriend's home. William Estrada, 28, of 2057 N. Lorel in Chicago, was charged with ...
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Cubs sale process likely to see delay
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Plane carrying aviation adventurer Steve Fossett missingSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - RENO, Nevada - A small plane carrying aviation adventurer Steve Fossett has been missing since Monday night, federal officials said today. Fossett took off in the singl...